Do We Need a New Technique for Information Evaluation? For years information professionals have created catchy ways to teach students systems for evaluation of information. School librarians have focused especially on websites and other online sources. Acronyms of all sorts,… Read More ›
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Critical Thinking through Conspiracies
The moon landing is fake. The earth is flat. 5G radio waves cause COVID-19 and suppress the immune system. What do these claims have in common? They are conspiracy theories. Renee Hobbs, Professor of Communication Studies, Director Media Education Lab, University… Read More ›
Authority, Credibility, and Determining Expertise: A Challenge to Ultracrepidarian
The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word ultracrepidarian as “Expressing opinions on matters outside the scope of one’s knowledge or expertise.” While this phenomenon is nothing new, it has become a recent concern of mine when students are determining the… Read More ›