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SUMMARY:Checking source quality & verifying information (Online)
DESCRIPTION:★★★ advanced\n\nOverview\n\nThis 1 hour workshop covers 
 fact checking and evaluating skills that will help you avoid unreliable 
 sources and build your views and arguments on solid evidence. Being able to 
 critically evaluate information is an important life skill and essential 
 for academic and professional success. This session is relevant to all 
 information consumers.\n\nKey areas covered:\n\n\n	Distinguishing between 
 quality vs unreliable information\n	Finding authoritative 
 sources\n	Applying the SIFT fact checking method to verify academic\, news 
 media\, and social media sources\n	Evaluating information using the TRAAP 
 checklist\n\n\nSupporting Resources:\n\n\n	Workshop activity: evaluate the 
 6 sources that you have already found or the list of sources provided 
 (available via Moodle)\n	Prepare by exploring the 'Checking sources' 
 section of our Skills at Library training.\n\n\n\nEssex students: book your 
 place here!\n\nWe encourage students to book onto our workshops via 
 CareerHub in order to keep a record of their learning.\n\n \n\nDon't have 
 access to CareerHub? You can register below.
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Clarissa St Yves":MAILTO:c.styves@essex.ac.uk
CATEGORIES:SfR, Workshop
CONTACT;CN="Clarissa St Yves":MAILTO:c.styves@essex.ac.uk
STATUS:CONFIRMED
UID:LibCal-4524820
URL:https://libcal.essex.ac.uk/event/4524820
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