Evaluating

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Beware Online “Filter Bubbles”

As Web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there’s a dangerous unintended consequence: we get trapped in a “filter bubble” and don’t get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy.

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Bias Detection

Building on the example of sports fans, this video illustrates how bias is a common and sometimes productive part of how we communicate. It also shows how bias can cause problems when it’s hidden or not detected.

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Biology 101 library assignment

This interactive tutorial will help students learn about key library resources, develop an understanding of the definition and purpose of peer review, and find and cite peer reviewed articles themselves using the Library's article search and ProQuest Biological Sciences Database. Students will receive a copy of their responses to the tutorial via email once they complete it. To assign students to complete the tutorial, simply share the tutorial link with them and create an assignment dropbox where they can upload a PDF of the email they received.

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Determining the bias and credibility of a website: In class exercise

Assign each small group/row of computers a different website from the list provided, give time to investigate, and then report out to the larger group, having volunteers teach from podium if desired.