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Critically Reading Web Content: We Haven’t Necessarily Gotten Any Better At This

On 26 April 2010 By

Professor Michael Eisenberg Talks Critical Thinking Today in a great expose about literacy and critical thinking skills.

How has the need for Internet literacy and critical thinking skills in students changed in the last 5-10 years? Are they getting smarter by the time they get to the University of Washington?

The need for [...]

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Credibility and Authority of Social Media on the Decline?

On 25 February 2010 By

The findings in Patricia McDonald’s article on authority and credibility in the realm of social media do not surprise me at all. The reality is that social media provides a platform for self-appointed experts who propogate their opinion across the social media sphere. The more opinions there are, the more social media platforms [...]

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Journalists Use Blogs for Research but Don’t Trust the Facts

On 15 February 2010 By

Journalists are getting their information from the Web, but is Web Content reliable?

A full copy of the George Washington University and Cision 2009 Social Media & Online Usage Study is also available for download.

A national survey, conducted by Cision and Don Bates of The George Washington University, found that an overwhelming [...]

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