Tuesday, February 23, 2010

YouTube/FoxNews evaluation exercise

I just came across this neat classroom activity using one of those tv news 'let's argue about stuff and pretend it's informative news coverage' segments. The librarian shows the clip to students, which launches a class discussion about evaluating information beyond knowing the difference between popular and scholarly sources. She includes discussion of what constitutes an 'expert', evaluating claims using studies and statistical sources, and the importance of evaluating information in daily life, not just academic life.

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