Does Google Make You Does Google Make You Stupid?Stupid?

““It ain’t what you do, it’s the It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it”way that you do it”

Implicit trust in Google/InternetImplicit trust in Google/Internet

Tendency to implicitly trust information Tendency to implicitly trust information found on Internetfound on Internet

Trust that 1st pages of results are most Trust that 1st pages of results are most relevant and important, & thatrelevant and important, & that

Google’s values are the same as youGoogle’s values are the same as you

Cool image of GoogleCool image of Google

Lack of Intelligent UseLack of Intelligent Use

Assumption that new college entrants Assumption that new college entrants have grown up with Internet = expert have grown up with Internet = expert searcherssearchers

Don’t understand how search engines Don’t understand how search engines behave & how websites are constructedbehave & how websites are constructed

Web searching not always efficient & Web searching not always efficient & quickquick

- “Pancake people = spread wide and thin”- “Pancake people = spread wide and thin”

Failure to Search Other Sources/Use Failure to Search Other Sources/Use Internet as Main SourceInternet as Main Source

11stst port of call for most students when port of call for most students when starting an assignmentstarting an assignment

What about using a number of different What about using a number of different sources?sources?

Lecturers concerned about thisLecturers concerned about this

Easier to rely on Google/to be lazyEasier to rely on Google/to be lazy

Only c.40% of Internet indexed by GoogleOnly c.40% of Internet indexed by Google

Lack of Evaluation of InformationLack of Evaluation of Information

The more a student uses the Internet, the The more a student uses the Internet, the more they trust the information & don’t more they trust the information & don’t question itquestion it

Disengaging of ability to interpret textDisengaging of ability to interpret text

Students not distinguishing between Students not distinguishing between documents found via Google search & documents found via Google search & ones found on full-text database ones found on full-text database subscribed to by Librarysubscribed to by Library

Some say research quality of student work Some say research quality of student work submitted has fallen with rise of Internet submitted has fallen with rise of Internet useuse

Wikipedia- “fallacy of infallible collective”Wikipedia- “fallacy of infallible collective”

Information illiterate or lazy?Information illiterate or lazy?

Underlines the importance of information Underlines the importance of information literacy/instruction in this arealiteracy/instruction in this area

Not whether you use it but howNot whether you use it but how

In Conclusion-In Conclusion-

““It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it -you do it -

““And that’s what gets results”And that’s what gets results”

Bananarama & Fun Boy ThreeBananarama & Fun Boy Three

19821982

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