Social Media and Climate Change – SoMeCliCs
Which role does social media play in the societal discussion about climate change. What skills are required to distinguish facts from fake news? And how can we promote these skills in school education? These questions will be answered at the "Social Media and Climate Change" symposium.
- The symposium is for experts who want to get together and discuss the latest results.
- Everyone interested in the subject is invited to the keynote lecture, where theparticipants of the symposium will contribute their expertise.
Keynote Lecture
The interested public is invited to the keynote lecture to find out about the status of the discussion on these topics. In addition to a general introduction to the SoMeCliCs research project, a presentation will address the overlap between climate change and social media. Finally, the findings will be classified in a panel discussion.
The keynote lecture will take place on the 9th of March 2023 from 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. in the Leibnizhaus in Hanover and is aimed at anyone who would like to find out more about the topic of climate change in social media. Interested researchers can also register for the associated symposium on the following day.
The lectures will be held in English. The participation in the keynote lecture is free of charge.
For better planning, we ask for your registration by the 06th of March 2023.
Schedule | Keynote Lecture
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Thursday, 09.03March 2023
From 16:00
Registration16:30
Internal opening
Dr. Alexander Büssing Institute of Science Education, Leibniz University Hannover17:00
Official opening
Prof. Dr. Sascha Schanze Director Leibniz School of Education (LSE), Leibniz University Hannover17:15
Climate change in social media: Investigating usage, literacies, and interventions in SoMeCliCS
Dr. Alexander Büssing Institute of Science Education, Leibniz University Hannover17:30
Informed trust decisions as key to competently Informing oneself in digital contexts
Dr. Friederike Hendriks Technische Universität Braunschweig18:00
Climate Change in Social Media: A Perspective for Science Education
Nadja Belova (Moderation), University of Bremen, Germany
Thomas Schubatzky, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Kerstin Kremer, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Germany
Hannes Balk, Fridays for Future Hannover, Germany
Shakked Dabran, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Jonas Wagner, Lutherschule Hannover, Germany19:10
Informal get-Together
Symposium
Details
The symposium is aimed at people with expertise and researchers in the field of social media and climate change. It will take place on Friday, the 10th of March 2023 from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm (Königlicher Pferdestall). We invite all participants to also take part in the keynote lecture on Thursday. After the lectures, there will be a welcome reception exclusively for the participants of the symposium.
Since the conference has an international audience, we have chosen English as the conference language - all presentations will be held in English. In addition to the lectures, the focus will be on the mutual exchange. Interested people can submit their poster at any time (see below).
Since the number of participants is limited, your participation is only binding after receiving the confirmation of participation.
Schedule Symposium
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Thursday, 09 March 2023
From 04.00 pm
Registration in the foyer of the Leibnizhaus04.30 pm
Openingof the Symposiums (Hannah-Arendt-Saal)07.10 pm
Opening night (Hannah-Arendt-Saal) -
Friday, 10.March 2023
09:00
Opening and overview09:30
A1) Kresin et al.: Credibility criteria
A2) Dabran et al.: Conspiracy theories about climate change
C5) Grothaus et al.: Labs4Future10:30
Coffee break11:00
D1) Upadhyaya et al.: Students or AI?
D2) Taibi & Fulantelli.: Information Distortion
B3) Bortolluzzi: Plant representation in social media12:00
Poster session and discussions12:30
Lunch13:30
B1) Pfeiffer et al.: Review of relevant literacies
B2) Zilz & Höttecke.: Science Media Literacy
B4) Dorsch: Digitality for Fut.14:40
Coffee break15:00
C1) Siegmann et al.: Prerequisites for Intervention
C2) Schubatzky et al.: Inoculation Theory
C3) Belova: Overview on Literacy Interventions
C4) Schlamelcher & Fögele: Social digital participation16:20
Wrap up and outlook 17:00 End of symposium
Submission of posters
While lectures for the SoMeCliCS symposium on Friday, March 10, 2023, were already submitted, there is still the opportunity to submit posters on the topic of social media and climate change.
Poster contributions can be registered until February 22, 2023 in form of a short abstract of max. 150 words (excl. title, references). Please send the abstract to Catharina Pfeiffer. The abstract and poster contributions should be written in English. Posters have to be prepared in DIN A0 format and brought to the symposium in printed form..
Locations
Königlicher Pferdestall
Appelstraße 7
30167 Hannover
Leibnizsaal im Leibnizhaus
Holzmarkt 4 - 6
30159 Hannover
Plan your journey:
Directions to Leibniz Universität Hannover
Project funding
The project started in July 2021 and will be ongoing until June 2024. We are thankful for the funding of the Volkswagen Stiftung and the Niedersächsische Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur (MWK) in the line Niedersächsisches Vorab.
