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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. When comparing two articles, students will comment on the level of context and detail that are present, differences in language (e.g.,

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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. When comparing two articles, students will comment on the level of context and detail that are present, differences in language (e.g.,

Teaching 111
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Inventing a Job-Skills Machine

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Or the internet. Feed it a typical job description or help-wanted ad—that is to say, one that’s likely either vague or full of jargon—and its artificial intelligence-informed system spits out a new version of that text translated into the language of skills. Like the steam engine. Or the telephone. He thinks a new system is needed.

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