Learn+it+from+the+URL

Sarah Berndt**
 * Learn it from the URL

The learning exercise I prepared could be used as part of writing or research class, as part of library instruction or any situation involving adult learners who have not had much exposure to the internet for academic purposes. The topic is evaluating a web site from its most basic information, the URL. The exercise goes over the parts of the URL, what they indicate and what an internet searcher might infer from a results list.

Learners are asked (by email, forum, syllabus or course management system) to quickly view, then save their own copy of the powerpoint “[|You Can Learn it from the URL]” and work from their own copy. Tasks related to the presentation are detailed in the instructor’s notes of each slide.
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 * Step 4** – The completed version “[|You Can Learn it…2]” is here.


 * Step 5** – Another exercise, “[|Copyright, Copywrong, and Fairuse]” is potentially used for the same purposes and addresses the same audience utilizing an identical setup. Learners are again asked to save their own copy of the powerpoint and work from their own copy. Tasks related to the presentation are detailed in the instructor’s notes of each slide. The complete version “[|Copyright, Copywrong and Fairuse2]” is here.