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Informational Literacy Project
Wyatt Lucas

Informational Literacy Project Part 3

Finding Sources
Article 1: This article talks about how having more online learning can be incredibly
beneficial to school corporations. The author talks about how it could save the school
money therefore allowing people to keep their jobs and avoiding budget cuts. The article
also discusses about how some teachers feel about this rapid approach to online learning.
The main point of this article I believe is that online learning can be a good thing. But
schools should move to it slowly and not too fast.
Citation: Brown Easton, L. (2012). Walk, don't run - to online learning. Phi Delta
Kappan, 7-9.
Article 2: This article gives a very specific and detailed overview on online learning. It
gives many details on what it is and the many aspects about it. It gives perceptions of
what students and faculty members think about online learning. The article also gives
evidence on how online learning can be effective.
Citation: Perry, Edward H., & Pilati, Michelle L. (2011). Online Learning.New
Directions for Teaching and Learning, (128), 95-104.
Article 3: This article talks about massive online classes that thousands of students could
take at a time. It also talks about some setbacks with this, and how some people believe
that you cannot replace conventional teaching methods. There are just some things you
have to be in the classroom to learn.
Citation: Waldrop, M. Mitchell. (2013). The virtual lab: Confronted with the explosive
popularity of online learning, researchers are seeking new ways to teach
the practical skills of science. Nature,499(7458), 268.