Tag Archives for Critical Reflection
Engagement Insights: Survey Findings on the Quality of Undergraduate Education – Annual Results 2017
Students in courses with more inclusive practices reported greater learning and engagement, according to new survey results released by the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). About 3 in 5 college students said their courses emphasized sharing their own perspectives … Continue reading
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Predatory Publishing but Were Afraid to Ask
Librarians have a key role to play in educating users about predatory publishing. Predatory publishing can be described as low quality, amateurish, and often unethical academic publishing that is usually Open Access (OA). Understanding predatory publishing helps authors to make … Continue reading
Predatory Publishing and Academic Integrity: A Perspective Statement on Retraction of Neurosurgical Publications: A Systematic Review
Despite the increasing awareness of scientific fraud, no attempt has been made to assess its prevalence in neurosurgery. The aim of our review was to assess the chronologic trend, reasons, research type/design, and country of origin of retracted neurosurgical publications. … Continue reading
Predatory publishing: an emerging threat to the medical literature
The quality of medical literature is increasingly threatened by irresponsible publishing, leading to rising retraction rates, irreproducible results, and a flood of inconsequential publications that distract readers from more meaningful scholarship. “Predatory publishers” offer rapid publication with loose peer review, … Continue reading
Be aware: Elevate your news evaluation: Emphasizing media literacy, one library’s initiative
The following article outlines the University of California-Merced Library’s unfolding news evaluation campaign,1 shares our strategies, and reflects on our efforts. The impetus for this campaign came when a colleague shared Vanessa Otero’s News Quality Chart, a graphic that places … Continue reading
Says who? Librarians tackle fake news
Like many, the librarians at Aquinas College were concerned about the impact that fake—and just plain inaccurate—news had on the political discourse surrounding the 2016 election. Our concerns intensified when, on the heels of the election, the Stanford History Education … Continue reading
No more “frame-shaming” Using critical reflection to facilitate change
Those who expressed frustration at change are often met with their colleagues’ responses that defend ACRL’s new document, also known as “frame-shaming.” While I have empathy for both sides, the culture of debate in academia may impede on the adoption … Continue reading