Online Learning

Part 1

Read between the lines

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

·      Look for facts you know or can check with a trusted source. If the 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 by evidence, and whether the site presents only one point of view.

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

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It’s Online, But Is It On Target

It’s Online, But Is It On Target?

Part 3

Dot-what?

Look at the site’s address. What follows the dot?

·      Dot-com is not only for businesses; anyone can use it. Dot-coms include well-known and respected companies, but also private individuals.

·      Dot-org usually indicates a not-for-profit organization. Many dot-orgs present unbiased information, but others have political agendas, focused on debates issues instead of facts, and might not present all sides of an argument.

·      Dot-gov indicates a government website at the federal, state or local level. The federal government is a good source of statistics, and its site is widely considered among the most reliable.

·      Dot-mil is used by sites that are part of the military.

Dot-edu usually indicates a university website. While its published research is generally considered very trustworthy, anyone associated with the university, whether a world-renowned scholar or a freshman, can be given space on its server. Professors sometimes put student’s course work up on the web, but that doesn’t mean they’re vouching for the information’s accuracy. 

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It’s Online, But Is It on Target?

It’s Online, But Is It on Target?

Part 2

Research with attitude

Conduct your research with the attitude of a skeptic. As you examine websites for clues that there trustworthy, ask these questions:

§  Who wrote the web page? If you can’t identify the individual or organization responsible for the information, don’t use it.

§  What are the author’s qualifications for writing on the subjects?

§  Has the article passed through an editorial process designed to ensure quality and accuracy?

§  What is the website’s purpose? Look for motives – like selling products or winning votes – that could result in biased or incomplete information.

§  Is the information accurate? Is it up-to-date?

§  Where did the author get this information?

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Student Success Statement

“When an archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bulls eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim, improve yourself.”

-Gilbert Arland

Reflection: This statement is a metaphor regarding you succeeding in something. Overall it’s telling you even if you don’t succeed in something, you can’t blame anything, or anyone else for it. You’re the one to blame.

SQ3R

SQ3R

SQ3R=Survey-Question-Read-Recite-Review

Recite 

At the end of each selection, look up from the text and in your own words recite an answer to your question for that selection. Then write down your answer. Be sure to provide examples that support it.

Now repeat the Question, Read, and Recite steps for each section. Then read to find the answer. Finally, recite the answer in your own words and jot it down. The written question and answer can help you study in the future.

Review

After completing the chapter, review your notes. Identify the main points by looking for the most important idea in each selection. Recite or write a brief summary of the assignment.

Review your study notes every week to help you remember the information. When it is time to prepare for your test, you'll find you’ve created an invaluable study guide.

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SSS

“The first law of success….. Is concentrating; to blend all the energies to one point, and to go directly to that point, looking neither to the right nor to the left,”

-William Mathews

Reflection:

SQ3R

SQ3R

SQ3R= Survey-Questions-Read-Recite-Review

Questions

As you survey the text, ask questions for each selection. Ask who, what, where, when, why, and how questions as they relate to the content. Here’s how you can create questions:

Turn the tittle, heading or subtitle into questions.

Rewrite the questions at the end of the chapter or after each subheading in your own words.

Write down your questions. Questions help you pay attention, understand the text better and recall the information more easily later on.

Read

Read one section of the chapter at a time, actively looking for an answer to your question for that section. Pay attention to bold and italicized text the authors use to make important points.

Be sure to review everything in the section, including table, graphs, and illustrations – these features can communicate an idea more powerfully than written text.

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