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Unit 3 - Searching and Validating Sources

Objectives

- Searching and validating sources (F2F & HUST_LMS)

3.1. Finding OER, Public Domain, and Creative Commons Materials

(f2f)
There are many organizations and institutions that are dedicated to making Creative
Commons (CC)-licensed materials openly available, and searchable by license type.
A Creative Commons (CC) license is one of several public copyright licenses that
enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted "work".
Materials
Google Scholar (Source: https://scholar.google.com.vn/)
Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or
metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines.
The Google Scholar index includes most peer-reviewed online academic journals and
books, conference papers, theses and dissertations, preprints, abstracts, technical
reports, and other scholarly literature, including court opinions and patents. Please
note that all material is not independently verified with regards to licensing, so ensure
material is CC BY licensed before using.
Creative Commons (Source: https://search.creativecommons.org/)
Creative Commons offers access to various search engines that are populated with
CC-licensed material. Please note that all material is user-submitted and not
independently verified with regards to licensing, so ensure material is CC BY licensed
before using.
Multimedia
Flickr Commons (Source: https://www.flickr.com/commons)
Flickr Commons, in partnership with the U.S. Library of Congress, exists to increase
access to publicly held photography collections, and to provide a way for the public
to contribute information and knowledge for sharing with the public. All material is CC
licensed, and you can specifically search for photos which are in the public domain,

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U.S. Government works, with all copyright waived (CC 0), and licensed CC BY (select
“Commercial and Mods Allowed” when searching). Please ensure that material is CC
BY before using.
Unsplash (Source: https://unsplash.com/)
Unsplash provides high-quality photos that are all CC 0-licensed. They can be used,
revised, and adapted without any attribution to the original creator, but all
adaptations created for the AE E-Teacher Program should be marked CC BY 4.0 and
the appropriate attribution language.
Vimeo’s Creative Commons (Source: https://vimeo.com/creativecommons/by)
Vimeo allows you to search for content by license type; the hyperlink above leads
directly to Vimeo’s CC BY-licensed material. Please note that all material is user-
submitted and may not be independently verified with regards to licensing, so ensure
material is CC BY licensed before using.
YouTube
YouTube will allow you to search for content that is CC-licensed. Please note that this
will sort for all CC content, not just CC BY. Please ensure videos are CC BY-licensed
before using.
(AE E-Teacher Program, 2017)

Task 3.1.: Read the text above and write down at least 3 material/source types to use
in your part in the group presentation in the table.

Assignment:

Full name: Tran Tri Dung

Material/source types to be used What purposes for using that source?

Resource 1:

Resource 2:

Resource 3:

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3.2. Validating sources (f2f)

Sources can be evaluated using PROMPT checklist as follows.

Task 3.2. Complete the table using PROMPT checklist below.

PROMPT criteria Resource 1 Resource 2 Resource 3

Presentation
Is the language, layout and structure of the
information clearly shown in the resource?

Relevance
Is the resource relevant to the topic/theme of
your assignment/report?
Look at the introduction, overview, abstract or
headings/sub-headings to find out the main
ideas/key information.

Objectivity
Is the resource biased or balanced in
viewpoints?
Is the language neutral or subjective?

Method: for research reports

Is data collection method clearly described?
Were the research methods relevant and
valid?

Provenance
Can you find the author(s) / organization(s),
and are they trustworthy?
Do the authors list references/citations for
further research, and are they valid sources?

Timeliness
When was the resource published? Is it an
updated or old material?

Adapted from PROMPT Checklist by Being digital Copyright © 2020 The Open University

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Task 3.3: Read Scenarios 1-3 below and decide your choices under each scenario.
Then, discuss two reasons for your choice with your partners.

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Key of Task 3.3.

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References
AE E-Teacher Program. (2017). Finding OER, Public Domain, and Creative
Commons Materials. Retrieved from https://canvas.aeeteacher.org/.
The Open University. (2021). Finding resources for your assignment. Retrieved
from https://www.open.ac.uk/library/finding-resources-for-your-assignment.

Preparation for Unit 4- Goal setting

Do activities in Unit 4 in f2f and on LMS classes.

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