Unit 10 Disc 1

Unit 10: disc #1

1. First, it’s a great idea to learn (from Grammarist.com) the best way to spell judgment.
2. Next, choose one of the following questions and complete its associated activities.
   1. Should you trust Wikipedia?
      • Read Wolchover’s (2011) article, “How Accurate Is Wikipedia?”
      • Read the abstract for Kräenbring et al.’s (2014) article, “Accuracy and Completeness of Drug Information in Wikipedia: A Comparison with Standard Textbooks of Pharmacology.”
      • Read the abstract for Reavley et al.’s (2012) article, “Quality of Information Sources about Mental Disorders: A Comparison of Wikipedia with Centrally Controlled Web and Printed Sources.”
      • Read Zastrow’s (2017) article, “Wikipedia Shapes Language in Science Papers.”
      • Read West’s (2019) tweet, which was part of the “Hi, I’m a __. You may know me from my greatest hits” meme.
      • Now, imagine the following situation: A hypothetical psychology professor tells your class not to use Wikipedia as a reference source and instead to use only textbooks or print-based encyclopedias, like Encyclopedia Brittanica, as references.
      • Go to Unit 10: Assignment #1 and #3 Discussion Board and make a post of at least 200 words in which you write an email to this hypothetical professor explaining what you have learned regarding Wikipedia‘s accuracy. (Be sure to mention all the materials you were required to read, using the authors’ or tweeters’ names.)
   2. Should you believe that rumor?
      • Read Eddy’s (2014) article, “Meet the Mysterious Creator of Rumor-Debunking Site, Snopes.com.”
      • Read Dean’s (2017) article, “Snopes and the Search for Facts in a Post-Fact World.”
      • Read Jones’s (2018) tweet.
      • Learn how to use Snopes.com.
      • Search on Snopes.com for a non-political rumor you’ve heard (via email, Facebook, or word of mouth). By non-political, we mean not related to any elected official (or any person who has run for office or is running for office).
      • Now, imagine the following situation: A friend or relative has sent you a text telling you the rumor you learned about on Snopes.com.
      • Go to Unit 10: Assignment #1 and #3 Discussion Board and make a post of at least 200 words in which you write an email to this friend or relative telling them what you learned about the rumor on Snopes.com and explaining to them what Snopes.com is, according to the materials you were assigned to read. (Be sure to mention all the materials you were required to read, using the authors’ names.)
   3. Should you click on (or forward) that link to gossip?
      • Watch Sally Kohn’s (2014) TED talk, “Don’t Like Clickbait? Don’t Click.” (A transcript is available in 30 languages here.)
      • Watch Monica Lewinsky’s (2015) TED talk, “The Price of Shame.” (A transcript is available in 40 languages here.)
      • Imagine the following situation: A friend or relative has posted on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter a link to what you judge to be gossip (e.g., a link to celebrities’ private photos, made available through hacking).
      • Go to Unit 10: Assignment #1 and #3 Discussion Board and make a post of at least 200 words in which you write a Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter (private) message to your friend or relative about your decision to click or not click on the link they posted, based on what you learned from Sally Kohn’s and Monica Lewinsky’s TED talks. (Be sure to mention both TED talks that you watched, using the TED-talk presenters’ names.)