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How do we Keep on Learning?

Graduation marks the end of formal education, but it shouldn't be the end of learning. Discover why turning to search engines, improving search strategies, and evaluating online resources are essential for post-graduation education.

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How do we Keep on Learning?

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  1. How do we Keep on Learning? Sole Pera

  2. What happens after we graduate? • “Graduation is an exciting time. In part, because it means you’ve reached your goal and accomplished what you set out to do, but it’s also because it means at least a temporary end to tests, homework and those dreaded group projects. However, just because your formal education has come to an end doesn’t mean you should stop learning”

  3. Why turn to search engines?

  4. How to start a search? Find the right set of keywords, be specific, but don’t over do it

  5. How can we improve our search?

  6. Should we trust online resources?

  7. Why wouldn’t we want to use Wikipedia? • Let’s take a look at Wikipedia’s “about us” page… “Wikipedia is written collaboratively by largely anonymous Internet volunteers who write without pay. Anyone with Internet access can write and make changes to Wikipedia articles…”

  8. Then how do we choose resources? • Authority • Currency • Accuracy • Objectivity • Usability • Appropriateness

  9. Checking resources: simple questions • Who is the author? What qualifies him/her to speak on the subject? • Who is sponsoring this website? Are any biases at play? • Where did she/he get this information? • Can you verify this information from another source? • When was the website published? • Has it been updated recently?

  10. Checking resources: domains • edu = college or university • gov = government agency • org = non-profit organization • mil = military organization • com = commercial organization • info = general information site • net = network provider • int = intergovernmental organization

  11. Checking resources: Deceptive sites

  12. Let’s practice Is this a credible source?

  13. Let’s practice (cont.) What about this one?

  14. Where do we look for scholarly literature?

  15. Google scholar

  16. How to keep track of resources?

  17. Now let’s see what we can learn about…

  18. And what about…? Let’s pick together a topic to discuss next week?

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