Evaluate It

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1 Learning Objectives
2 Pre-Class Reading
3 In-Class Resources

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Learning Objectives

Students will:

Learn criteria for evaluating information sources.
Apply evaluation criteria to a source identified for the class project.

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Pre-Class Reading

Ask students to read the following tutorial before class. Each tutorial includes practice activities and self-test questions, and requires about 30 minutes to complete. A graded multiple-choice quiz in Carmen is also available for instructors to use on request.

Title: Evaluating Web Sites

Link: http://liblearn.osu.edu/tutor/les1/

Duration: 30 minutes

Overview: Describes a strategy and criteria for evaluating Web-based content. Topics include authority, purpose, content bias, accuracy, scope of coverage, currency, and recognition (links, citations by others, etc.). Brief checklist is also available.

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In-Class Resources

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Instructor PowerPoint

Title: Source Evaluation

Link: http://liblearn.osu.edu/courses/english110/evaluate.ppt

Duration: 20-25 minutes

Overview: Reviews reasons for evaluating sources, proposes a simple 5 question strategy (who, what, when, where, why) and relates these questions to the information provided in the tutorial, offers some examples, and suggests a practice task for the class.

Instructor script: http://liblearn.osu.edu/courses/english110/evaluate_script.doc

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Narrated Presentation

Title: Source Evaluation

Link: http://liblearn.osu.edu/movies/evaluate_it.htm

Duration: 10 minutes

Overview: This is a narrated Captivate movie that incorporates the PowerPoint slides along with examples. It may be assigned to students to view independently or as homework, along with the activity on this page.

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