Online learning

Part 1

Read between the lines

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

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

·         Study the languages 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 website represents only one point of view.

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

Choose the right.