The essay answered a lot of the unanswered questions that I had about online databases. The way college students use online databases to find information for research papers, Sidler notes the continuing need for students to have methods that will critique such information and see through genre constructions, abstract language, and in general the glamour of new digital technologies. I use to have a hard time using library technologies to find information. I found that it works just like any other technology tool. You have to take the time and patience in order to figure it out.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Chapter 22 Web Research and Genres in Online Databases: When the Glossy Page Disappears
Citation: Sidler, Michelle. “Web Research and Genres in Online Databases: When the Glossy Page Disappears.” Computers in the Composition Classroom: A Critical Sourcebook. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2008. 350-365. Print.
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Sounds like you are saying that you need to give opportunities for students to learn how to process both the technology and the "content."
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