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Teaching Information Literacy in an Age of Misinformation 

Faculty Focus

I had started integrating information literacy skills into my sociology classes with a narrow focus that built on research method topics that were appropriate for an introductory course. One challenge of this question is that it requires students to have some knowledge of different political perspectives on the topic.

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Teaching Information Literacy in an Age of Misinformation 

Faculty Focus

I had started integrating information literacy skills into my sociology classes with a narrow focus that built on research method topics that were appropriate for an introductory course. One challenge of this question is that it requires students to have some knowledge of different political perspectives on the topic.

Teaching 111
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Inventing a Job-Skills Machine

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Or the internet. One long-established repository of skills knowledge is called the Occupational Information Network, or O*NET system. One that hits a sweet spot, blending the rigor of traditional research methods with the convenience of modern technology. Like the steam engine. Or the telephone. Sounds reasonable enough.

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