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We often assume students are proficient in evaluating & managing online information. And more often than not, we are wrong. That is why we need to put *online media literacy* & *knowledge management* skills at the heart of the learning process. Now more than ever. Some ideas 
At first sight this may seem outside the scope of your course. But if you give it a try you'll see that training these skills will enhance students’ overall performance & the quality of their academic output. Here are 5 core aspects of knowledge management & infomation literacy:
1. Learning to search for a variety of sources. It's easy to limit our search to the obvious information sources, mostly available online. Do send students to the library & explain them why it's (still) very relevant to read books and to intentionally look for certain resources.
2. Learning to critically assess the information they come across- the importance of a *critical mindset* cannot be overestimated and there is no better moment to develop and train it than while studying, in a safe environment.
3. Learning how to store information in a structured and easily retrievable way- creating a personal knowledge management system supports students in their learning and in making sense of the professional world they are about to enter.
4. Learning how to use the information in the process of knowledge creation- everything from correctly referencing different pieces of information to building and defending an argument.
5. Learning what & how to share. Sharing has become common place & it often happens semiautomatically, with a click. We can play a role in keeping the information landscape as clean as possible, simply by reading what we're about to share & giving a thought to why we're doing it.
If you are curious to find out more about this topic and interested in some ideas of activities you can use in your course to train these skills, read my latest newsletter: https://educationalist.substack.com/p/too-much-information
For a superb collection of resources (everything from fascinating research to practical assignments, materials for teachers & students)- check @SHEG_Stanford's Civic Online Reasoning section: https://cor.stanford.edu/
This is a brilliant game you should try (and recommend to students of course). Really drives the important points home in a very engaging way ;) https://www.getbadnews.com/
