The internet has led to major changes in nearly every area of modern life, higher education included. Many colleges and universities have created internet based study programs to meet the needs of today’s students. But a growing number of experts say more change is required. A recent study from an American non profit research organization suggests colleges and universities must also expand what they are teaching. Researchers found a need for schools to add internet use training to their study programs. This training, they say, should center on how to best use the internet to find trustworthy information. The Harvard Graduate School of Education and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation established Project Information Literacy. It examines how college students find, process and use information. In January, the organization released findings from an opinion study of 37 professors and over 100 college students from across the United States. The study found the current generation of young people who grew up using the internet on a usual basis is highly distrustful of much of the information they find online. They question how internet companies use software programs known as algorithms to decide what information users see.
Title: Experts Say Colleges Must Help Students Understand Internet Algorithms
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