Comments on: Learning Tools: for the Learner http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/learning-tools-for-the-learner/ eLearning, mLearning, Web 2.0, Blogging and the stuff in between Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:51:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: jra http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/learning-tools-for-the-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-51 jra Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:15:16 +0000 http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/?p=1109#comment-51 Virtually every source of information should come with a warning label. Far too few people use critical thinking skills when they are evaluation information they consume in their daily lives (online, television, conversational, and printed). You might be interested in the Nature article and research done a few years back. The research compared scientific entries in Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica - virtually the same. In fact, Wikipedia actually had less errors. I'm not saying Wikipedia is a gold-standard for research. But as a starting off point to initially learn about novel content, I can't think of a better place. Of course, you are welcome to disagree. Virtually every source of information should come with a warning label. Far too few people use critical thinking skills when they are evaluation information they consume in their daily lives (online, television, conversational, and printed).

You might be interested in the Nature article and research done a few years back. The research compared scientific entries in Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica – virtually the same. In fact, Wikipedia actually had less errors.

I’m not saying Wikipedia is a gold-standard for research. But as a starting off point to initially learn about novel content, I can’t think of a better place. Of course, you are welcome to disagree.

]]> By: David Hopkins http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/learning-tools-for-the-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-50 David Hopkins Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:13:41 +0000 http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/?p=1109#comment-50 Hi Jane. I don't have a sign-in for Google yet, so please feel free to add my contribution (I'll sort myself out one day, then I can do it myself). Thanks for the great articles I've been reading this past few months, don't stop. David. Hi Jane. I don’t have a sign-in for Google yet, so please feel free to add my contribution (I’ll sort myself out one day, then I can do it myself). Thanks for the great articles I’ve been reading this past few months, don’t stop.

David.

]]> By: Jane Hart http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/learning-tools-for-the-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Jane Hart Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:05:12 +0000 http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/?p=1109#comment-49 David, Can I add your list to the contributions received so far, or would you like to do so at http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cFZnblZ4RHFyN0ZBa0w4V2tYenRuZkE6MA. Jane David, Can I add your list to the contributions received so far, or would you like to do so at http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cFZnblZ4RHFyN0ZBa0w4V2tYenRuZkE6MA. Jane

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