Week 15. Research Project Exchange and Feedback

Course Objectives:

Use inquiry and critical thinking strategies to examine primary source media for author intent, audience, and media communication effectiveness.
Examine factors such as perspective, bias, author intent, audience, and cultural impact.
Locate research that reflects how 21st century media is used in various media communication contexts and for multiple media communication purposes.
Identify ways in which 21st century media can be evaluated for authenticity, validity, and reliability. (4, 5)
Demonstrate ability to ethically use 21st century media through citation, attribution, and copyright. (3)

[Provide a general overview of the topic you are teaching.]

Explain inference to the best explanation and how it differs from other kinds of induction.
Differentiate between explanation and argument.
Demonstrate using inference to best explanation in different contexts.

Chapter 1: Inference to the Best Explanation

View: Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century

Read: Accuracy in Media for Fairness, Balance, and Accuracy in News Reporting

This is the media the class will examine in this module.

These are the critical thinking skills the class will focus on in this module.

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Use inquiry and critical thinking strategies to examine primary source media for author intent, audience, and media communication effectiveness.

Examine factors such as perspective, bias, author intent, audience, and cultural impact.

Locate research that reflects how 21st century media is used in various media communication contexts and for multiple media communication purposes.

Identify ways in which 21st century media can be evaluated for authenticity, validity, and reliability.

Demonstrate ability to ethically use 21st century media through citation, attribution, and copyright.