Today we discussed how to evaluate information and crowdsourced evaluation criteria for web content; here is the proof. The final criteria we determined in class are the following:
- authenticity
- objectivity
- scholarly merit
- date of publication
Your research paper outline is due as an email attachment to me before the start of class on Wednesday, April 4. Remember, the format I provided is an option; your goal is to produce an outline that actually helps you write a good first draft, so if you have a more effective way to organize your arguments, please use it.
On Wednesday, April 4, we’ll be discussing why to evaluate information. For Wednesday, please read Fister, “The devil in the details: Media representation of ritual abuse and evaluation of sources” and Grimmelman, “The Google Dilemma.” Time permitting, we’ll use the information evaluation criteria in a research game in class.
Slides from today are available here.
~Prof. L.
