Online Learning

Part 1

Read Between the Lines

Make a judgment about the site’s reliability based on your own analysis of the site and the information it contains. Here are some ways to do this:

·      Look for facts you know or can search on a trusted source. If the site gets those facts right, it’s more likely that the other facts on that site are also accurate.

·      Study the language used. Is it angry, satiric or overly impassioned? This may indicate that the site is biased.

·      Consider whether the arguments are logical and backed up by evidence, and whether the site presents only one point of view.

·      Check the links to the sources that the author acknowledges. Scholarly writing, whether in print or online, should include a bibliography.