Final Exam
- Write down a topic that comes to mind when you read this article.
- What is one research question would you ask about this topic?
- What keywords would you use to search for this question in the databases? (This is worth 5 points)
A topic is whether
the internet is helping or hurting us. Internet in the classroom.
Internet and
attention span or distractions
- Use a deep web resource to find articles on your topic. Write down the search statement that you used.
a.
In detail, describe
the steps you took in your research process. Did your search strategy change
during the process?
b.
Select one item and
provide a MLA citation. (This is worth 5 points)
I went to academic Search premier and got
7,776 response to my query. I did not have to search hard because there is so
many readily available articles since it is such a hot button topic right now.
Works Cited
Cowen, Tyler. "Three Tweets For The
Web." Wilson Quarterly 33.4 (2009): 54-58. Academic Search Premier. Web.
17 June 2013.
- After reading the article, evaluate using ASPECT and indicate the level of trustworthiness.
a.
Provide your examples and which elements you use to evaluate.
b.
Explain how each ASPECT criteria applies or doesn’t apply to this
article and how you would use that information to rate the credibility.
Remember to use both open and deep web resources in your analysis. (This is worth 10 points.)
So the author is Tyler Cowen he is a Professor of economics, George
Mason University. I searched through the academic search premier portal. The
article was published by an established academic magazine.
- Write a review of one of the articles.
a.
This is a short essay (3-4 paragraphs) that demonstrates you’ve read
the article and includes your opinion of which arguments are most compelling to
you.(This is worth 10 points.)
So
author Cowen disputes the fact that distraction as and attention span is being lessened
by the internet. He states” It may seem as if we have entered a nightmarish attention-deficit
culture, but the situation is not nearly as gloomy as you have been told. Our
culture of the short bit is making human minds more rather than less powerful.”
He goes on to state that “Indeed, far from shortening our attention spans, the
Web lengthens them by allowing us to follow the same story over many years'
time. If I want to know what's new with the NBA free-agent market, the debate
surrounding global warming, or the publication plans of Thomas Pynchon, Google
quickly gets me to the most current information. Formerly I needed personal
contacts-people who were directly involved in the action--to follow a story for
years, but now I can do it quite easily.”
I
have gathered from what I read that he is a proponet for the internet and he
allows that we can actually multitask at the level the internet, the tv and
ours phones offer at the same time. He believes that we are adapting as a
culture and that it is broadening our horizons as a race.
Tyler
states” Many critics of contemporary life want our
culture to remain like a long-distance relationship at a time when most of us
are growing into something more mature. We assemble culture for ourselves,
creating and committing ourselves to a fascinating brocade. Very often the
paper-and-ink book is less central to this new endeavor; it's just another
cultural bit we consume along with many others. But we are better off for this
change, a change that is filling our daily lives with beauty, suspense, and
learning.” Tyler has faith in our ability to adapt to the next level of life.
He does not like many of the doom-sayers believe that we are losing our attention
span but rather expanding it.
