Abstract
This article considers the issue of false information, which has been increasingly available on the World Wide Web. This misrepresentation has engendered much distrust in populations, leading to polarized views, anger and fear, which is tearing society apart. How to evaluate information sources for judgement about their reliability and validity is crucial, particularly for impressionable students, who need a fair, unbiased perspective in their learning experiences. The fact that universities have been cracking down on ideas and materials that are unpopular amongst certain sections of society is an issue that must be addressed. Free speech has always been considered necessary for the progression of societies, but is in danger from today’s oppressive culture that cancels those whose views are not accepted.
Highlights
A teacher recently told me about a colleague who switched on a Zoom lesson to find all the students hanging upside down! I read about this happening elsewhere! What a relief! Students have not lost their sense of humour during the pandemic
Evaluating sources for their authority, accuracy and relevance is important for students acquiring knowledge to help them become worthy citizens and writers who produce this for audiences to read and accept
Top Level Domain (TLD) are useful for looking at specific information, but with no guarantee of content credibility, so it is vital to evaluate material properly
Summary
A teacher recently told me about a colleague who switched on a Zoom lesson to find all the students hanging upside down! I read about this happening elsewhere! What a relief! Students have not lost their sense of humour during the pandemic. With over one billion sites on the world-wide-web Evaluating sources for their authority, accuracy and relevance is important for students acquiring knowledge to help them become worthy citizens and writers who produce this for audiences to read and accept.
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