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New Media, New Research: Information for College Students doing the Extended Project
- 1. 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 seminar 29 Oct 2013 www.le.ac.uk Photo by slimlibrary on Flickr
- 2. 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
- 3. 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 Photo by Mr_Stein on Flickr http://www.jrdg.com/trends/the-dirty-little-secrets-of-search-wonder-why-google-let-j-cpenney-cheat
- 4. My husband’s computer My computer
- 5. 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
- 6. 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?
- 13. Good material: blogs by experts Blog post by an expert
- 14. New online ‘libraries’: YouTube.edu youtube.com/education
- 15. New online ‘libraries’: iTunes U
- 16. http://youtu.be/hiZ1KTfeZ38 New online ‘libraries’: iTunes U
- 17. Flickr
- 19. Wikipedia
- 20. 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?
- 23. Look at the author’s profile
- 24. Social Media Citations (Gamboa, 2013)
- 25. Internet power for surveys: SurveyMonkey, KwikSurveys • SurveyMonkey
- 26. Internet power for interviews • Skype • Google Hangout • Ask permission to record or quote Photo by Annette Schwindt on Flickr
- 29. Use the internet wisely Photo by ocean.flynn on Flickr
- 30. 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-socialmedia-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-aredifferent-than-mine