New Media, New Research: Information for College Students doing the Extended Project
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www.le.ac.uk New Media, New Research: Using the internet in research for the A level Extended Project Terese Bird Learning Technologist and SCORE Research Fellow For Queen Elizabeth I College EPQ semina Oct 2013 Photo by slimlibrary on Flickr
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This presentation briefly demonstrates why one should not always trust Google nor Wikipedia, gives principles for deciding whether an online source is trustworthy, and introduces good online sources and ways of doing research online.
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New Media, New Research: Using the internet in research for the A level Extended Project
Terese BirdLearning Technologist and SCORE Research FellowFor Queen Elizabeth I College EPQ seminar 29 Oct 2013
Photo by slimlibrary on Flickr
What will we talk about?
• Google’s tricks
• What is a good source?
• Excellent online ‘libraries’
• Wikipedia
• How to reference YouTube, iTunes U, Flickr
• Online surveys and interviews Photo by Ed Yourdon on Flickr
The truth about Google
• Google is a business, not a service
• When you Google something, the results are different from when your friend Googles it
• Companies pay other companies to improve search returns on Google – sneaky cheats
http://www.jrdg.com/trends/the-dirty-little-secrets-of-search-wonder-why-google-let-j-c-penney-cheat
Photo by Mr_Stein on Flickr
My computerMy husband’s computer
Why are your search results different from mine?• Location – Google knows where you are
• Personalisation – Google knows what you’ve clicked
• Data Centre – Google has at least 36
• Algorithm testing – 40% of searches are tests
Image by Squidooer on Flickr
http://themetaq.com/articles/reasons-your-google-search-results-are-different-than-mine
How can I tell if a website is reliable? (Lee College, 2007) • Author
• Publisher
• Purpose– To sell?– To persuade?– Hobby?– Public service?– Scholarship?– General Info?
• Purpose– Scholars/general?– Age group?– Geographic area?– Profession?
• Information– Regular updates?– Citations– What sites are linked?
Good material: OCWC
Blog post by an expert
Good material: blogs by experts
New online ‘libraries’: YouTube.eduyoutube.com/education
New online ‘libraries’: iTunes U
Flickr
Vimeo – vimeo.com
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
• Anyone can add or edit
• Neutral Point of View
• Don’t cite it’, but use the references
• Anything without a reference will probably be removed
• Is it trustworthy?
Look at the author’s profile
Social Media Citations (Gamboa, 2013)
Internet power for surveys: SurveyMonkey, KwikSurveys
• SurveyMonkey
Internet power for interviews
• Skype
• Google Hangout
• Ask permission to record or quote
Photo by Annette Schwindt on Flickr
Internet Power: Twitter
Internet Power: Twitter
Use the internet wisely
Photo by ocean.flynn on Flickr
References• Gamboa, C. (2013). How to Cite Social Media in Scholarly Writing | SAGE
Connection – Insight. Sage Connection. Retrieved from http://connection.sagepub.com/blog/2013/09/17/how-to-cite-social-media-in-scholarly-writing/
• LeeCollege. (2007). How Can I Tell if a Website is Reliable? University of Texas website. Retrieved from http://www.edb.utexas.edu/petrosino/Legacy_Cycle/mf_jm/Challenge 1/website reliable.pdf
• Segal, D. (2013). Search Optimization and Its Dirty Little Secrets - NYTimes.com. New York Times Business Day. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/business/13search.html?_r=0
• Snipes, S. (2012). Reasons Your Google Search Results Are Different Than Mine | Articles | Meta Q. Q Digital website. Retrieved from http://themetaq.com/articles/reasons-your-google-search-results-are-different-than-mine
