evaluation

Search tool comparison activity

This group activity is conceived of as part of a larger session about finding academic books and articles. It is an opportunity to address emerging AI tools like Elicit and the various chatbots. The jigsaw design assigns each group one tool to evaluate and present to the rest of the class.

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Multidisciplinary
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CC Attribution-NonCommercial License CC-BY-NC

Evaluating Online Information

This learning object is a visual rubric that students can use to evaluate materials they have found online including news, scholarly sources, and web content. It can be used as a handout or online image. A link to the Google Drawings version is also available if you'd like to remix this material with your own colors and branding or make edits. Choose File>Make a Copy to create your own editable version. This learning object is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. 

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Not Discipline Specific

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CC Attribution-NonCommercial License CC-BY-NC

From Idea to Library

Short Video: Where do research articles come from? How do they end up in your search results? This video has the answers.

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Not Discipline Specific

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CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License CC-BY-NC-SA