Comments on: 5 Best Videos for Library Instruction

By: Andrew Walsh

Andrew Walsh — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:04:55 +0000

Great videos! The Obama/Clinton one, however, has been removed by the user.

By: Sarah Carter

Sarah Carter — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:23:05 +0000

Joining the chorus of voices, I also used the Eli Pariser “Filter Bubbles” video in class today. It was a good jumping off point to discuss the possible ways students can find information, and then think critically about what else they might be missing. Thanks!

By: Teaching, And Reaching, First Years | Information Tyrannosaur

Teaching, And Reaching, First Years | Information Tyrannosaur — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:52:03 +0000

[...] first semester information literacy course. A few weeks ago I wrote a post about some of the best videos for information literacy instruction. We used one of the videos, a TED talk by Eli Pariser about online filter bubbles, to open up a [...]

By: Nanette

Nanette — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:08:45 +0000

Hi Andy,
I think my students liked the Pariser talk, although probably not as much as I do. I just wanted them to be aware of the filtering techniques that are now so common on search engines and social networks. It certainly is timely, now that Facebook has just come out with all those changes (and nearly all my students have Facebook).

Now I am considering showing one the plagiarism videos. I absolutely love the one from Norway. It’s hilarious. But, as you say, it is a little risque. Some might consider it not appropriate in an academic classroom.

By: Andy Burkhardt

Andy Burkhardt — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:09:21 +0000

Nanette, how did the students react to it in your class. I showed it to three different classes last week and they really found it interesting. I think it really helps them see that a search engine is a tool and it doesn’t have all the information. You need to work for it. And they seem to get the idea that they should be using Google as opposed to letting it use them.

By: Nanette in Wisconsin

Nanette in Wisconsin — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 05:56:32 +0000

I showed Pariser’s “Filter Bubbles” talk to my freshman Information Literacy students. I recommend it to anyone who uses a search engine.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:35:23 +0000

Fun – good luck!

By: Andy Burkhardt

Andy Burkhardt — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:52:08 +0000

Thanks Emily! We’re really excited about trying it out in our first year classes. My first one is on Monday. Wish me luck!

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:21:29 +0000

That TED talk is awesome, thanks so much for sharing. I think I’ll try that with freshmen classes.