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Norwalk SIFT Method

The purpose of this guide is to provide information literacy skills so that students can effectively locate and evaluate resources and information.

Articles

Cut the CRAAP: Replacing Vertical Evaluation with Lateral Reading by Mary Kamela
Disinformation is a Heart Beating Beneath the Floorboards: The Unreliable Narrator and Fake News by Rachel Hammer
Dismantling the Evaluation Framework by Alaina C. Bull, Margy MacMillan, and Alison Head
Exploring The Relationship Between Media Literacy, Online Interaction, and Civic Engagement by Park et al.
Extending Lateral Reading: A Holistic Approach to Source Evaluation by Andrea Baer and Mandi Goodsett
From Cynicism to Trust: Strategies for Teaching Students Source Evaluation Skills by Mandi Goodsett and Melanie Gagich
Political Polarization, Misinformation, and Media Literacy by Gaultney et al.
Teaching SIFT for Source Evaluation in Asynchronous One-Credit Information Literacy Courses by Allison Faix and Tristan Daniels
Why Did You Choose THAT?: A Study on the Relationship Between Reading, Searching, and Synthesizing by Megan Heuer and Julia Anderson

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