After taking a long time to review about researching and how to go about finding appropriate research on the Internet I was pleasantly surprised.
If you are like me you most likely feel that you have been through this already. Why does it matter? Isn't it just the same thing over and over again? I felt this way, but I was surprised at maybe how more I need to be aware of when I research topics and use online information.
So often we are in such a rush that our 21st century culture doesn't have the time, and take info for face value. From going about finding false websites to learning how to more appropriately research websites I found out that I would fail in ability to research.
We are in such a rush, and are teaching this in every aspect of our life that it has leaked into the discipline of academia, and our children today have lost the ability to "seek the truth." The questions are no longer the most important thing, but rather the emphasis has switched to the answer. In our culture the faster you get the answer the better, and you are done. So we take everything at face value. It is important to me, and I believe that the following questions from Berkley University are a good criteria to follow.
Remember to look at: 1) Accuracy 2)Authority 3) Objectivity 4)Currency and 5) Coverage
Brett,
ReplyDeleteI agree. I too, felt that I knew most of this information, but I did come away with more knowledge than I had before. I think we (our generation) often takes technology and the internet for granted. We don't take time to make sure the websites are accurate, and unless the professor forces us to use actual texts as sources, hardly anyone goes to the library in search of books.
-Erin A