Title
Empowering students to make sense of an information-saturated world: The evolution of information searching and analysis
Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8270-0363
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Publication Title
Communications in Information Literacy
Volume
10
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
13
Abstract
How well students conduct research online is an increasing concern for educators at all levels, especially higher education. This paper describes the evolution of a 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 research a social justice issue 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.
DOI
10.15760/comminfolit.2016.10.1.18
Recommended Citation
Wittebols, James H.. (2016). Empowering students to make sense of an information-saturated world: The evolution of information searching and analysis. Communications in Information Literacy, 10 (1), 1-13.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/poliscipub/11