Playable nowBrightSpark Digital · 7 minutes
The Strange Email
A message at BrightSpark Digital asks you to reset your staff password urgently. Working out whether to trust it is information literacy in real time.
Start practice →Information & Media Literacy
Deciding what to believe is a working skill now. It shows up in messages, in research and in the things colleagues forward to each other.
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Short workplace experiences.
These run on the same SkillRise Workday structure as the workplace stories: you arrive, something happens, you decide, and Spark talks it through with you.
In development (6)not playable yet · no release date
- Would You Rely on This Source? — Everyday life
- The Chart That Proves Too Much — BrightSpark Digital
- Two Sources, One Question — Everyday life
- Advertising or Information? — Everyday life
- Something About This Video — Everyday life
- Where Did This Policy Come From? — Precision Manufacturing
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