online literacy

The Search Myth: Quality information is not a click away 11/13 12noon ESB1001
Nov 13, 2008

The Search Myth: Quality information is not a click away 11/13 12noon ESB1001

This talk challenges the myth of information on the Internet: while information may appear excessively easy to find because of quick search results and increased accessibility to materials, locating relevant, high-quality information requires highly sophisticated literacy skills. Monica Bulger shares results of an empirical study for her dissertation that assessed the ways in which students negotiate potentially overwhelming online information options.