Most recent public comments by Julia Amting https://nowcomment.com/users/46648 https://nowcomment.com/documents/117207?scroll_to=1144385 https://nowcomment.com/documents/117207?scroll_to=1144385 You bring up a really good point, because in this video they do address young people directly. Access to information is changing for adults too, and they similarly need to learn how to use the internet effectively for research to succeed in their fields. However, I think the point of the video is not as much about deeming young people as incapable as it is about creating some sort of objective system to determine credible sources. Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:54:01 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/117207?scroll_to=1143088 https://nowcomment.com/documents/117207?scroll_to=1143088 I think this is extremely relevant because it is election season, and I just finished filling out my absentee ballot. Learning to read "laterally" instead of "vertically" to make voting research count could save time and and allow us to cross our sources to find out what is true and what isn't. For both the August primaries and the November General Election, I struggled with figuring out what was true, and what different campaign statements/promises actually meant without different biases. Being a proficient "lateral" reader would be extremely valuable in this instance of fulfilling civic duty, especially within the mess of online information about politics. Mon, 29 Oct 2018 03:32:36 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/117207?scroll_to=1143086 https://nowcomment.com/documents/117207?scroll_to=1143086 I like that they're creating an objective rather than subjective way to evaluate how students perceive the credibility of online information. I've notice that in discussions about this issue, we address young people specifically, and kind of simply observe the tendency to take online information at face value. I think at this point in time the prevalence of the internet for information and research is being recognized. With the recognition, educators are taking action to create a less subjective system that teaches us as students how to evaluate content quality and credibility, accepting and embracing the digital age we live in. Sun, 28 Oct 2018 01:04:33 -0400