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Covid-19 CRAAP Analysis – What Constitutes Credible Data?

Posted on 19 July 2021
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No, the Earth is not flat because a Flat Earth society says it is. Nor are vaccinations infused with microchip tracking devices as legions of crazies assert. Too many people are informationally off the grid, willingly accepting of the pseudoscience or outright false science promoted by various sources. Regrettably, too...Read more

Bullying has Life-Long Consequences

Posted on 28 August 2019
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True Story… Sadly… In the late 50’s and early 60’s, popular TV shows — Combat, Rat Patrol, 12 O’clock High, and the omnipresent war movies and documentaries — made it difficult for me, a small child. You see, to some of my peers, I was the Kraut and, sadly, to...Read more

Netiquette

Posted on 23 August 2019
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The following two videos describe what is meant by the term netiquette and what constitutes acceptable online behaviours. Take a few minutes to watch these videos. A good practice is to watch a video once, paying attention to the concepts and principles described, then watch it again with paper and pencil in hand, pausing the video to...Read more