WR 121 Erwert Fall 2020: Get Started
In this guide
This guide has resources that go along with your Research Essay Project about online education.
See below some resources for starting to explore the topic of online education. Then use the tabs to find resources for different steps of this assignment:
- Find Sources -- strategies and resources for conducting research about online education
- Evaluate for credibility -- tips for judging the reliability of your sources
- Presentation formats -- options for choosing a format for Part 2 of the assignment
- Citations -- resources for citing text, images, etc. in MLA and APA format
- Contact a librarian -- options for the librarian conference assignment
Background readings about online education
For any research project, start with some background readings to get a good overview of the topic. This will introduce you to the important concepts and vocabulary about the topic, and help you decide where in this big topic you want to go deep.
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Online EducationArticle from the library database Opposing Viewpoints
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Online learning in higher education (Wikipedia)A wikipedia article should NOT be one of your primary sources in your annotated bibliography, but it's a great place to start familiarizing yourself with a topic. Some of the links may be useful also.
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"The Future of College Is Online, and It’s Cheaper"Opinion article from the New York Times, May 25, 2020
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"The Trouble With Online Education"Opinion article from the New York Times, July 19, 2020
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