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Canada, Mark – Liberal Education, 2021
The dramatic spread of COVID-19 has given rise to widespread "mis"information and "dis"information. Even seasoned journalists have to work hard to avoid misinformation, a term for, among other things, inadvertent mistakes made in the reporting process. More troubling are the numerous examples of deliberate fabrications, or…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Deception, Pandemics, COVID-19
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Sánchez, Fernando; Lane, Liz; Carter, Tyler – Composition Studies, 2014
English 106: Introductory Composition is a mandatory four credit hour course offered at Purdue University. English 106 is offered by the English department through the Introductory Composition at Purdue program (ICaP), supervised by the Writing Program Administrator (WPA) of first-year composition (FYC). Students enrolled in English 106 gain…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, College Freshmen, Introductory Courses, Writing Instruction
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White, Robert W.; Gronfein, William P. – Assessment Update, 2004
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), located in a large metropolitan area, enrolls more than 29,000 students. Many of these students are the first in their families to go to college, commute to the campus for their classes, and have significant commitments--to work, spouses, children--that may interfere with their studies.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Metropolitan Areas, Sociology