University of Washington C&C/UWired Computer Training

R545: Teaching Students to Think Critically about Internet Resources

A Workshop for Faculty & TAs

Instructors:
Andrea Bartelstein, UWired Librarian
Anne Zald, Geography/UWired Librarian

Workshop Outline

  1. Introductions; workshop objectives
  2. What's the internet besides the Web?
  3. The Web:
  4. Evaluation Criteria
  5. Group activities (below) with checklists
  6. Reports from each group
  7. Web rating services: Rating the ratings
  8. Summary
  9. Resources: Other Sites about Evaluating Information on the Internet
  10. Citing Electronic Information Sources
  11. Listservs of Interest

Activities

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Class Evaluation

Please complete this course evaluation form so that we can continue to improve the class. NOTE: Use this form ONLY if you attended this workshop at the University of Washington. All other comments may be sent to andi@u.washington.edu

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