Insight, not Hindsights: Where Older Adults separate the wheat from the chaff

During this hands-on workshop we will critically evaluate digital sources and identify misleading food claims online. The goal of the workshop is for everyone to build the necessary confidence to find any information we might need or want, whether that be a recipe, a nutritional checklist, or simply cooking inspiration for tomorrow. We will practice fact-checking techniques and collaboratively build a shared resource guide detailing how we separate the wheat from the chaff.

Francis Léveillé is a PhD candidate in Communication Studies at Concordia University. His doctoral research examines political mobilization on videogame live streaming platforms, focusing on content creators who combine live political commentary with gaming. His broader research interests span political communications, science and technology studies, game studies, and aging. Francis works as a workshop facilitator for the engAGE Centre for Research on Aging and as a research assistant for the international research project Aging in Data. In these roles, his work focuses on online surveillance, online harms, and collaboratively designing games centered on aging.

engAGE Centre for Research on Aging is proud to be a partner of “Recipes for the Future!” This five-year initiative led by New Hope Senior Citizens’ Centre, supported by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program  brings together Concordia University’s ACT Lab, engAGE, and other community partners across NDG, Côte-St-Luc, Montreal West, and Côte-des-Neiges.

Rooted in the work of the Full Circle Garden Project and mind.heart.mouth Garden. Through food, culture, and intergenerational programming, this project aims to bring folks together to:

• Reduce social isolation among older adults
• Improve access to healthy food and strengthen local food security
• Create opportunities for intergenerational learning and collaboration
• Build a stronger, collective community network

This is a Recipes for the Future Workshop

If you would like to attend online, please email engage@concordia.ca