Posts made in June, 2023


Unit 1 Activity 3


Posted By on Jun 26, 2023

Our readings go into greater detail, but I found a great summary on Scribbr describing what makes a strong research question, plus there’s a video!!

A strong research question has all of the following elements:

  • Focused on a single problem or issue
  • Researchable using primary and/or secondary sources
  • Feasible to answer within the timeframe and practical constraints
  • Specific enough to answer thoroughly
  • Complex enough to develop the answer over the space of a paper or thesis
  • Relevant to your field of study and/or society more broadly

McCombes, S. (2022, October 6). Writing strong research questions. Scribbr. Retrieved June 28, 2023, from https://www.scribbr.com/research-process/research-questions/#:~:text=All%20research%20questions%20should%20be,the%20timeframe%20and%20practical%20constraints

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Unit 5 activity 1


Posted By on Jun 7, 2023

T. Elias (2023) because she’s informative and models a pathway to success in the real-world.

DavisChilds (2022) because it is a good introduction to academic writing and critical thinking. It also discusses expectations and framed the first class well in a new environment. Bonus, meet Russ before the first synchronised session!!

This assigned reading because it helped me get unstuck and get to work. I learned that this platform is transactional and requires me to comment in order to succeed.

This optional reading because it inspired my briefing note

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Unit 4 Activity 1 – Misinformation online


Posted By on Jun 6, 2023

I spent a lot of time making the infographic only to find out I had to pay to download it. If you’re having trouble reading, it the original can be viewed here

References:

Brown, S. (2022, January 5). Study: Digital literacy doesn’t stop the spread of misinformation.
MIT Sloan. https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/study-digital-literacy-doesntstop-spread-misinformation

Church, Z. (Ed.). (2018, March 8). Study: False news spreads faster than the truth. MIT Sloan.
https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/study-false-news-spreads-faster-truth

Pennycook, G., Epstein, Z., Mosleh, M., Arechar, A. A., Eckles, D., & Rand, D. G. (2021).
Shifting attention to accuracy can reduce misinformation online. Nature, 592(7855), 590–595. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03344-2

Perez Vallejos, E. (2019). Can we trust what we see online? Futurum Careers.
https://doi.org/10.33424/futurum21

Surlin, N., Epstein, Z., Arechar, A. A., & Rand, D. G. (2021, December 6). Digital literacy is
associated with more discerning accuracy judgments but not sharing intentions.
Misinformation Review. https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/digital-literacy-isassociated-with-more-discerning-accuracy-judgments-but-not-sharing-intentions/

Vosoughi, S., Roy, D., & Aral, S. (2018). The spread of true and false news online. Science,
359(6380), 1146–1151. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aap9559

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