| Autor: |
James H. Wittebols |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Communications in Information Literacy, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1933-5954 |
| DOI: |
10.15760/comminfolit.2016.10.1.18 |
| Popis: |
How well students conduct research online is an increasing concern for educators at all levels but especially higher education. The paper describes the evolution of a course that grew from a unit within a course to a whole course that examines confirmation bias, information searching and the political economy of information as keys to becoming more information and media literate. After a key assignment in which students assess their own tendency to engage in confirmation bias, students choose a social justice issue to investigate across web, news and academic research resources. Designed to build good analytical skills in assessing the trustworthiness of a variety of sources of information, the course empowers students as researchers, citizens and consumers. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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