Discussion: Module 8: Identifying Credible Health Information - Discussion

JG Voss-Blair, MSED-OTL
2014-10-21T12:24:16-06:00

Module 8: Identifying Credible Health Information

Creating a Credible Teaching Tool

Outcomes

Evaluate credibility of health information

Investigate the definition, risk factors, and the prevention and detection strategies for a chronic disease.

Activities

Part 1

Create an educational tool to teach your classmates about a chronic disease.

You may create a handout, pamphlet, PowerPoint presentation, poster, video, diagram, song, poem, game, or speech via audio link. Inform your classmates about a chronic disease from the list below.

Include a description of the disease, the primary risk factors and the prevention and detection strategies. The chronic diseases on this list are broad; you may narrow them down. For example, you may focus on breast cancer or osteoarthritis.

- Alzheimer’s/Dementia - Arthrits

- Cancer - Cardiovascular Disease

- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Diabetes

- Depression - Hypertension

- Osteoporosis - Stroke

- Other: An instructor approved choice

1. Use at least three credible internet sources in your research. Find websites that meet the Medical Library Association guidelines for credible health websites found at this link:

http://www.mlanet.org/resources/userguide.html#5

In the Discussion Forum, you will introduce your teaching tool then upload it as an attachment.

Part 2

Using the discussion forum, you will ask at least 2 of your classmate’s a question about their teaching tool; then you will answer questions asked of you.

Assessment

You will be graded on (see rubric below):

1. Your teaching tool

2. The information in your tool

3. The credibility of the sources you used to gather the information

4. Your ability to answer questions from your classmates

Criteria

Follow these guidelines for maximum points:

1. Use at least 3 credible internet sources for your research. The credibility of the information you use is the most important factor in this assignment.

2. Any statements of fact must be referenced; embed the credible sources in the text. You do not have to follow MLA or APA citing guidelines, but you must directly associate the information in your teaching tool to a credible source.

3. Provide the name of the website and the complete internet address (URL). Ideally, you will have a numbered list of sources at the end of the handout, and references to those sources in the text.

4. Do not cut and paste directly from a source without stating where it came from and using quotation marks. If you are using information directly from a source, it is considered a direct quote and must be enclosed in quotation marks and cited. Failure to do this is considered plagiarism. Any paper which is discovered to have plagiarized material will not receive ANY credit.

5. Respond to at least 2 of your classmate’s postings with a question.

6. Answer at least 2 questions that your classmates ask you about your teaching too.

Criterion

Below Expectations (0-69%)

Meets Expectations

(70-80%)

Exceeds Expectations

(90-100%)

Score

Number of Resources | Less than required sources were used | | Required number of sources were used. |
Quality of Resources | Most websites are not credible sources. | Some website are professional, credible, unbiased websites (following the NLM criteria) | All sources follow NLM criteria and are professional, non-biased, and credible. |

References

Some citations were incomplete.

Information was presented without acknowledging source.

Most citations were complete with author, title, publisher, web address, date, pages.

Most information presented was appropriately acknowledged.

All citations were complete with author, title, publisher, web address, date, pages.

All information presented was adequately acknowledged.

Presentation Information

Presentation of ideas was not clear or organized.

Information was incomplete/inaccurate

Some information was incomplete/inaccurate.

Presentation of ideas was mostly clear. Somewhat organized

Presentation was clear, complete, and very well organized.

Writing Quality

Grammar/sentence structure needs work

Spelling errors are common.

Grammar/sentence structure good

A few spelling errors were found.

Grammar & sentence structure is exceptional

Spelling errors were rare.