Hi everyone,

Today we discussed the information cycle [video], reviewed a timeline of information innovations, and discussed concepts from chapter one of Research Strategies by William Badke, especially peer review, open access, and gatekeeping. On Wednesday, we’ll discuss digital text, especially the differences between information that is “born digital” and online versions of print media (are these differences important?)

For Wednesday, please read the following:

Jabr, “The Reading Brain in the Digital Age” and Lepore, “The Cobweb.” Both are somewhat longer than the typical readings I’ll assign, so be sure to give yourself enough time to get through both articles in their entirety.

Your blogging assignment is one reading response blog post. Don’t forget to tag your posts with 2-3 relevant and descriptive keywords.

See you Wednesday!

~Prof. Leonard