Information Literacy and Online Inquiry
This week’s resources really empowered me to become a better online inquirer. Coiro, (2005) and Hartman, (2010) explained how daunting it is for young students to navigate their ways online, and some adults are even in the same shoes. This week’s resources further reinforced the notion that students should be purposely thought how to search for the information they want online. I find some of the methods outlined by Dr. Hartman very tasking and time consuming. Trying to determine the authenticity of a web site by looking at web address and making predictions as to where next the website will take you could not be said to be realistic. On the other hand knowing the conventions about domain names can help students to determine which websites are authentic. November, (2008) and Eagleton & Dobler (2007) give some hints on how to identify and distinguish between a personal and institutional websites which I found very helpful.
