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Looking for Authority Clues on the World Wide Web High School Students & The College Admissions Search

Looking for Authority Clues on the World Wide Web High School Students & The College Admissions Search. a workshop presented by Colin Rea. Why does it matter?. “ One thing you can’t find on the Web

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Looking for Authority Clues on the World Wide Web High School Students & The College Admissions Search

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  1. Looking for Authority Clues on the World Wide WebHigh School Students & The College Admissions Search a workshop presented by Colin Rea

  2. Why does it matter? • “One thing you can’t find on the Web is a place for candid, authoritative evaluations of the nation’s best colleges. For that, you’ll need to find a copy of another volume in the Fiske series, Fiske Guide to Colleges.” Fiske, Edward B. (2005). What to do when for college 2005-2006 : A student & parent’s guide todeadlines, planning, and the last two years of high school. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks.

  3. Yore Guidance counselors With TIME! College Fair Videos Today Fewer guidance counselors Direct marketing to students AND parents Virtual tours and hi-tech toys The evolving search

  4. What Do They Need? Comprehensive Information About… • The application process • Choosing a College • Standardized testing • How to pay for college

  5. What we know • Style over Substance • Fidel et al. (1999) • “Healthy Mistrust” • Lorenzen (2001) • Strength in numbers • Radlick (2002)

  6. Will They Find it? • Yes, however… With the amount of information on the WWW, the ability to critically evaluate sites is paramount. Results 1 - 10 of about 25,000,000 for collegesearch. (0.13 seconds)

  7. The Workshop • Introduction www.senate.gov www.senate.com Accuracy / Authority / Objectivity Currency / Coverage

  8. Skill 1: Locate the author of a website & search for clues as to when it was last updated • Five criteria for evaluating websites http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webcrit.html Exercise: Students will identify… -Author (or webmaster) -Production Date -Date of last update -Dead links?

  9. Skill 2: Identify the difference between URL extensions Exercise: Students will… -Identify elements unique to a website with a .com, .edu, .gov, .org, or .net extension -Discuss how these elements might be different if the site ended with a different extension

  10. Skill 3: Analyze a website for visual clues toAuthority Exercise: Using a randomly chosen site, students will brainstorm about… -Does the site ‘feel’ authoritative? -Why a site may inspire confidence? -Why a site may NOT inspire confidence? -What changes might project a more authoritative look?

  11. Further Training • From Cornell University (as referenced in the lesson): http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webcrit.html • A tutorial from Berkeley: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html • An online workshop from the University of Washington: http://www.lib.washington.edu/uwill/research101/

  12. Bibliography • Fidel, Raya, Davies, Rachel K., Douglass, Mary H., Holder, Jenny K., Hopkins, Carla J., Kushner, Elisabeth J, Miyagishima, Bryan K., and Toney, Christina D (1999). A visit to the Information Mall: Web Searching Behavior of High School Students. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 50(1):24-37. Retrieved January 18, 2005 from LISA database. • Fiske, Edward B. (2005). What to do when for college 2005-2006 : A student & parent’s guide todeadlines, planning, and the last two years of high school. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks. • Lorenzen, Michael (2001). The land of confusion? High school students and their use of the World Wide Web for research. Research Strategies, 18, 151-163. Retrieved January 18, 2005, from ERIC database. • McCarthy, Bernice. (1997).  A tale of four learners:  4MAT's learning styles.  Educational Leadership, 54(6),  46-52. Retrieved February, 10, 2005 from ERIC database. • Kaptest.com. 2005. Kaplan, Inc. January 18, 2005. <http://www.kaptest.com/repository/templates/LevMInitDroplet.jhtml?_levMPare nt=/www/KapTest/docs/repository/content/College/Apply_to_College/Choose> • Radlick, Maureen (2002). Do They Know What They’re Downloading? A Study of How People Determine the Validity of Information from the Internet. Michigan: Grand Valley State University. • Wingert, Pat. (2005, March 27). For Parents. Newsweek, 23.

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