2.1: Chapter Overview

Info Smarts: Developing the Information Literacy You Need for Effective and Ethical Participation in Information Ecosystems · LibreTexts

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    green icon showing a globe surrounded by symbols including a person, an envelope, a cell phone, and a computerThis chapter will...

    • Identify the elements of information landscapes and ecosystems
    • Describe algorithms and their relationship to filter bubbles, epistemic bubbles, and echo chambers
    • Identify key concerns surrounding algorithmic bias
    • Examine the psychological, physiological, and sociological effects of algorithms, the attention economy, and digital polarization
    • Introduce formal and informal systems for organization of and access to information

    2.1: Chapter Overview is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Ellen Carey.