How do we Keep on Learning? Sole Pera

What happens after we graduate? “Graduation is an exciting time. In part, because it means you’ve reached your goal and accomplished what you set out to do, but it’s also because it means at least a temporary end to tests, homework and those dreaded group projects. However, just because your formal education has come to an end doesn’t mean you should stop learning” Discussion: what we need to become lifelong learners and how turning to the web for information can be the right place to start. https://www.wayup.com/guide/community/5-simple-ways-to-keep-learning-after-graduation/

Why turn to search engines? Prompt conversation to which search engines students use and why turn to the web is a good first step

Find the right set of keywords, be specific, but don’t over do it How to start a search? Discuss the use of keywords, phrases, and why questions should be avoided. Find the right set of keywords, be specific, but don’t over do it

How can we improve our search? Rephrasing queries to tailor how we better express information needs.

Should we trust online resources? Discuss credibility and reliability of resources retrieved in response to queries

Why wouldn’t we want to use Wikipedia? Let’s take a look at Wikipedia’s “about us” page… “Wikipedia is written collaboratively by largely anonymous Internet volunteers who write without pay. Anyone with Internet access can write and make changes to Wikipedia articles…”

Then how do we choose resources? Authority Currency Accuracy Objectivity Usability Appropriateness Choose sources that are reviewed for accuracy. Academic journals online are nearly always peer reviewed. Look for websites marked .edu or .gov – this means they are published by an educational or governmental institution. Look for websites known to be authorities on the subject (like, NASA for space exploration). Well-known periodicals (ex. The New York Times) generally report factually and objectively – the articles are edited before being published.

Checking resources: simple questions Who is the author? What qualifies him/her to speak on the subject? Who is sponsoring this website? Are any biases at play? Where did she/he get this information? Can you verify this information from another source? When was the website published? Has it been updated recently?

Checking resources: domains edu = college or university gov = government agency org = non-profit organization mil = military organization com = commercial organization info = general information site net = network provider int = intergovernmental organization Be fast about domains, mostly prompt students conversation on how they judge credibility

Checking resources: Deceptive sites Discussion on fake news, opinion vs facts

Let’s practice Is this a credible source?

Let’s practice (cont.) What about this one?

Where do we look for scholarly literature? Start the discussion with: What credible organizations might have done research into your topic? What would make someone qualified to speak on your topic? http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/07/100-time-saving-search-engines-serious-scholars-revised/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_databases_and_search_engines

Google scholar Discuss all the benefits and tricks of properly using google scholar

How to keep track of resources? Discuss why these resources can help

Now let’s see what we can learn about… Multimodal sentiment analysis for state of art http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7435182/ http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2835779

And what about…? Let’s pick together a topic to discuss next week? Lets pick a topic to prompt next week’s activitites Let’s pick together a topic to discuss next week?

Sources Tera McFarland