Searching the WWW

What can I find on the WWW that I can use for my research?

In todays’ world with constant connectivity and instant solutions, there is an abundance of information at our fingertips

What is a blog?

You can search for blogs using Google!

Blogs are online discussions or conversations by experts, journalists, researchers and practitioners about topics of interest. This is an easy way to follow current developments in your field and you can even add your voice by writing in the comment section. This is called “blogging”

You can also use any of these tools to find out more and further the development of your research!

Vlogs (Video blogs)This is a blog in which posting are primarily in video form

Moocs (Massive Open Online Course)This is a course of study made available over the Internet without charge to a very large number of people

Videos: you can find videos on Youtube

Glogs digital educational content such as this Poster which you can create on your own using Glogster

Your own personal learning network Did you know that you can expand

your own personal learning network online?

You can do this by visiting the websites of local or international organisations that are focussing on topics related to your studies

Examples : http://www.westerncape.gov.za/service/finding-south-african-youth-organisations

http://www.parliament.gov.za/live/index.php

Can you think of other examples?

You will find interesting resources available on these sites such as blogs written by individuals or teams working together

There may be online newsletters that feature short articles by guest authors such as http://www.entrepreneurmag.co.za/

There may be online digital libraries of research papers available on such sites such as the World Digital Library at http://www.wdl.org/en/

This can be very helpful to you as you think through the “real-world” issues related to your discipline.