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Tutorial: Lateral Reading with Critical Source Analysis (Part 1/2)

The second of a two-part tutorial series on evaluating online sources through lateral reading

Introduction

Image of parallel row homesWelcome! We’re your friendly Rowan librarians, Andrea Baer and Dan Kipnis. We’ll work with you to navigate a complex work of lateral reading and critical source analysis. Carefully evaluating online sources has become especially important and more challenging as it’s become easier for anyone to create polished-looking web content. Educators like us are working to make online evaluation a less daunting process, one that helps you have more confidence and choice in how you navigate the online world. 

Note about Tutorial Activities
The tutorial creators are collecting responses to the tutorial activities in order to assess their effectiveness. Before completing the first exercise, you will be asked whether or not you agree to have your responses included in the analysis. You can continue with all activities, regardless of whether or not you agree.


Creative Commons License CC-BY-NC-SA
This guide was created by Andrea Baer and Dan Kipnis at Rowan University and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC-BY-NC-SA).

Image credit: "along the canal" by Kalense Kid is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0


Next: Pre-Activity: Evaluation Exercise