SIFT & Lateral Reading Strategies - Videos by

Investigate the Source

margery_ricards — 2021-01-20 05:41:48 UTC

This video from Mike Caulfield (WA State) describes the first step in the SIFT method, the "Wikipedia Trick." June 2018. 2:44 min.

"Find the Original"

margery_ricards — 2021-01-20 05:43:30 UTC

In this video Mike Caulfield discusses the importance of "going upstream" to find the original information source to determine credibility. 2018. 1:33 min.

"Look for Trusted Work"

margery_ricards — 2021-01-20 05:44:20 UTC

Mike Caulfield (Wash State) explains how trusted news reporting sources help verify information by synthesizing claims and evidence. 2018. 4:10 min.

"Lateral Reading"

margery_ricards — 2021-01-20 05:45:56 UTC

This video describes how lateral reading is used to judge the credibility of unfamiliar sources. (Univ. of Louisville Libraries. 2020 3:33 min.)

"Understanding Expertise"

margery_ricards — 2021-01-20 05:46:30 UTC

Understanding the significance of authority in assessing the validity of sources. Univ. of Louisville, 2020. 4:08 min.

"Assessing Expertise"

margery_ricards — 2021-01-20 05:49:57 UTC

Tips for assessing the authority of experts based on credentials and situational context. Univ. of Louisville, 2020 (2:38)

"Evaluate Expertise with Mike Caulfield"

margery_ricards — 2021-07-30 04:10:37 UTC

Gives tips for investigating an author's "domain knowledge" and expertise, and discusses the importance of finding corroborating opinion from multiple authorities in the field. 2020. (4:33)

"Sort Fact from Fiction Online with Lateral Reading"

margery_ricards — 2021-07-30 23:05:27 UTC

Describes how professional fact-checkers use lateral reading strategies to verify online sources and answer the question, "who's behind the information?" Stanford History Educ. Group, 2020 (3:48)

Evaluating Sources with SIFT

margery_ricards — 2022-05-04 05:51:34 UTC

Demonstrates using the SIFT strategy “investigate the source” to evaluate websites. College of Western Idaho. 2019 (3:28)

SIFT!

margery_ricards — 2022-05-04 06:09:45 UTC

A straightforward step-by-step guide to using SIFT to evaluate web content. Univ. of Houston-Downtown Library. 2021 (4:04)

Introductory video: the Stanford Study

margery_ricards — 2024-11-17 04:37:50 UTC

Mike Caulfield, introduces the SIFT Method for online verification, the need for which was glaringly illustrated by research conducted at Stanford spotlighting deficiencies in students' ability to identify credible sources. (2018, 3:13 min.)