Online Learning part 2

                      Online Learning

                                 Part 2

More tips

Finally, look beyond the article for more clues.

·     Read the website’s home page and the ABOUT US page. Look for a mission statement to learn more about the site, its purpose and the organization sponsoring it.

·     If there is an author listed, look for a biography that discusses the author’s education, profession and other relevant background. If there is no bio on the site, search for one elsewhere on the web.

·     Check the date. Facts can change over time, so see if the site shows when it was last updated.

·     Presentation counts; look at everything from design to spelling. A clean, well-organized site shows a certain degree of professionalism.

·     Avoid sites that are pornographic, vulgar, inappropriate, below par, suggestive, and falsifying.

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Online Learning part 1

                          Online Learning

                                   Part 1

Read Between the Lines

Make a judgment about the site’s reliability based on your own analysis of the site and the information it contains. Here are some ways to do this:

·     Look for facts you know or can be checked with a trusted source. If that site gets those facts right, it’s more likely that the other facts on the site are also accurate.

·     Study the language used. Is it angry, satiric or overly impassioned? This may indicate that the site is biased.

·     Consider whether the arguments are logical and backed up with evidence, and whether the site presents only one point of view.

·     Check the links to the sources that the author acknowledges. Scholarly writing, whether in print or online, should include a bibliography.

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