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Digital Research
Wilbert C. Jenkins, Jr.American
InterContinental University Online
Unit 3 IP
Digital Research
Definitions Looking something up using the internet(IR, n.d.)
Gathering information for further understanding (IR, n.d.)
Repetitive & continuous searching, filtering, & citing sources with a critical and skeptical mindset to discern useful content (Gil, 2012)
Digital Research. A 21st Century Skill
Content is digital, voluminous, & ubiquitous in this 21st Century
Success is linked to quick successful separation of useful information
Digital research skills are acquired the old fashion way—Practice use daily
Digital Research & Education! What’s the Connection?
The 4C’s-and 3R’s are involved Discerning worth and relevance of
information is at stake Surveys of 21st century learners identify:
an inability to formulate sound search queries, have poor to no strategies for poor results, have difficulty deciding value of resources
discovered
(Moran & Firth, 2011)
Research Context Sources Web sites
Pages of mixed-media content-text and media http://www.allabouthistory.org/native-american-history.htm
Blogs Single or group of authors write about an interest subject
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetorch/2012/07/23/156913101/lighting-the-torch-nprs-olympics-blog
Wiki’s Multi-author pages easily edited which allow easy publishing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Technology
(Unit 3 Activity, 2012)
Research Content Sources (cont)
Pod Casts Audio recordings posted to web to be
accessed by computer or mobile device http://
www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_detail.php?siteId=9911203
Resource Data Bases Online collections of content
http://eric.ed.gov/
(Unit 3 Activity, 2012)
Digital Research Components
Data Sources Primary & Secondary
Resource Management RSS & Atom
Research Process Search Engines Strategies
Data Sources--3 Primary
Document/artifact created at time of occurrence—inside view/actual source of information
i.e. Autobiographies, Films, Clothing, Manuscripts, Raw Research Data
Secondary Interpretive/analysis of primary data—1 step removed data
i.e. Encyclopedia’s, Political Commentary, Text Books Finding Tools
Research tools leading to discover primary & secondary sources
i.e. Online Library Catalog, Specialized Data Bases(Primary Sources, 2010)
Resource Management
Really Simple Syndication RSS Service to Push change data to subscriber Web page services indicator (RSS, n.d.)
Atom—2 Standards Syndication standard=XML language for
Web feeds Protocol standard=HTTP protocol to
create and update web resources (IR, n.d.)
Research Process Search Engines:
Standard/Common Google.com, Live.com, MSN.com, Yahoo.com
Meta Search Engines Dogpile.com, Metacrawler.com
Comparative Search Engines Pandia.com, Searchenginewatch.gom
CreativeCommon Search Engine Not a search engine; access point to search
engines
Research Process (cont)
Strategies for Effective Searching Boolean Search Phrase Search Homonyms, Synonyms, & Variations Search within results Domain & Site results
(Web Search, n.d.)
Research Process (cont.)
Strategies for Effective Searching (cont) Trimming a URL Title & URL Searching Advance Searching Alternative Search Engine Meta Searching
(Web Search, n.d.)
Digital Research and Learning
Digital Research Skills are essential skills to create a culture of learning to acquire and maintain the 21st century learner a competitive ability in the global economy of this digital time (Unit 3 Activity, 2012)
Conclusion Digital Research is an ability of
essential skill for the 21st Century Learners of the 21st Century need
strategies to acquire research skills A culture of learning is a cyclic
process Research skill acquisition is a
competitive edge for 21st Century learners in every regard
References Atom (Standard) (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_%28standard%29 Creative Commons Search (n.d.) Retrieved from http://
search.creativecommons.org/ Gil, P. (2012). How to properly research on the internet. Retrieved from
http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/navigatingthenet/tp/How-to-Properly-Research-Online.htm
Internet research (IR) (n.d.) Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_research
Moran, M. E. & Firth, S. (2011). Sweetsearch web research tutorial. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/sweetsearch/sweetsearch-web-research-tutorial
RSS (n.d.). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rss Unit 3 Activity (2012). AIU Course Materials. Retrieved from
https://mycampus.aiu-online.com/Classroom/Pages/multimediacoursetext.aspx?classid=451340&tid=207&uid=329981&HeaderText=Course%20Materials:%20EDU639-1203B-01%20:%20Twenty-First%20Century%20Learning
Web Search (n.d.). Retrieved from http://student.dcu.ie/~emmetty2/websearch.htm
What is a Primary Source (2010). Retrieved from http://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/help/using/primary.aspx