by LIS101 | Jul 19, 2018 | Interviews, Readings |
Today LIS101 interviews University of Nebraska English professor and gun control advocate Amanda Gailey. This interview sheds some light on the different factors that impact the quality of the information that informs this public debate, including culture, free...
by LIS101 | Sep 19, 2018 | lecture notes, Lesson Plans, Readings |
This overview of the materials in this class discusses generally: Why we see things differently. Why we don’t like to be wrong. Why it is dangerous to question authority. Where we got the letter A. The morbidity of Puritan children’s books. How culture and...
by LIS101 | Jan 19, 2016 |
Module 4: The Production of Information Introduction The complex information ecosystem–in which public and private sources battle for control of policy, in which marketers and publishers compete for the public’s attention, in which popular press...
by LIS101 | Mar 22, 2019 | Uncategorized |
The scientific method is essentially the formal process that scientists follow to advance understanding. It goes like this: Ask a Question Do Background Research Construct a Hypothesis Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment Analyze Your Data and Draw a...
by LIS101 | Dec 8, 2016 | Readings, Research Skills |
Fake news is in the headlines, and already a phalanx of tech-savvy students have come to our rescue by creating apps to root out verified and unverified stories. The effort is commendable, and the technology impressive. Unfortunately, the problem is harder to solve...
by LIS101 | Jan 11, 2016 |
Module 5: Information Online Introduction Since the dawn of the information age, people have been concerned about information overload, which is the stress people feel when they are exposed to so much information that it becomes impossible to think about it clearly....