Learning Outcomes
1.Students
should be able to define different types of authority such as subject expertise
(Scholarship), society position (public office or title), or special experience
(participating in an historic event)
2.Use
markers of authority to determine the credibility of sources
3.Recognize that authoritative content may be packaged formally or informally and may
include audio, visual an non-print sources
Materials Needed
1. Computers with Internet connectivity
2. Credibility evaluation checklist
3. Pen and Paper
Activities
1. The students will be divided into groups of three. The students will get a variety of examples that will contain the different types of authority. The students will get a YouTube video,observe students engaging with each other in a forum , journal article, newspaper articles, that will contain information of the different types of authority. The students will then have to identify what types of authority it is based on the examples given and justify their answer.
2. Students will draw up a few questions and conduct an interview with a LIS Lecturer to find out how to determine the credibility of sources.
3.The students will get a list of content which will be from a journal article, e-books, video, blogging page, Facebook page. Once they have the information, they will use the guidelines of the Credibility evaluation page which will help the students identify what content is authoritative and accurate to use.
Knowledge Practices.
Activity 1 ,allows the students to determine the different types of authority.
Activity 2, students will interview a LIS Lecturer which will explain to them how to determine the credibility of sources.
Activity 3, will help students to recognize that authoritative content may be packaged formally or informally and may include audio, visual an non-print sources.
Short and sweet and to the point.
ReplyDeleteWaseefa I will have to fault you on activities 2 and 3. To teach students that there are ways to assign credibility to a source, you have to teach them the criteria eg. CRAAP test. Then give them a few examples and ask them to say whether those examples are credible or not by using the criteria.
ReplyDeleteFor your third activity, I agree with the teacher showing them that there are various formats of information, but they should learn that credibility comes in all forms. Explain your activity as it is a bit vague.