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Communication: Technical / Business English: COMM 0007

Supports COMM courses in Professional English Language Development (PELD) and Tech Entry (TE) programs.

Web Evaluation Activity

PART A: Open this website. https://library.rrc.ca/WebEvaluation/cars

  1. Learn about this website evaluation framework. Watch the video. What does CARS stand for?
  2. Scenario: Your group is working on a project about the green jobs in Canada. Use the framework to evaluate this website.
  3. Based on your evaluation, would you use this website? Why or why not?
  4. Did you find the CARS framework helpful for evaluating the site? Why or why not? Was it comprehensive? Was it easy to use? Did it compel you to 'dig deeper'?
  5. Do you think the framework supports critical thinking? Why or why not?
  6. Bonus: Do you think this framework would help you evaluate output from Gen AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.)? Why or why not?

PART B: Evaluating GenAI Output

1.With your partners, develop a question you want to learn about your topic of Green Jobs (or another one).

2.Design a prompt around the question. Make sure you include the need for citations.

3.Choose a GenAI platform. (Each of you in your group can use a different one.)

4.Analyze the response according this evaluation framework: https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/generative-ai/evaluation 

5.What is the result of your evaluation? Could you use the response in your academic work?

PART A: Open this website. https://library.rrc.ca/WebEvaluation/ccow

  1. Learn about this website evaluation framework. Watch the video. What does CCOW stand for?
  2. Scenario: Your group is working on a project about the green jobs in Canada. Use the framework to evaluate this website.
  3. Based on your evaluation, would you use this website? Why or why not?
  4. Did you find the CCOW framework helpful for evaluating the site? Why or why not? Was it comprehensive? Was it easy to use? Did it compel you to 'dig deeper'?
  5. Do you think the framework supports critical thinking? Why or why not?
  6. Bonus: Do you think this framework would help you evaluate output from Gen AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.)? Why or why not?

PART B: Evaluating GenAI Output

1.With your partners, develop a question you want to learn about your topic of Green Jobs (or another one).

2.Design a prompt around the question. Make sure you include the need for citations.

3.Choose a GenAI platform. (Each of you in your group can use a different one.)

4.Analyze the response according this evaluation framework: https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/generative-ai/evaluation 

5.What is the result of your evaluation? Could you use the response in your academic work?

PART A: Open this website. https://library.rrc.ca/WebEvaluation/craap

  1. Learn about this website evaluation framework. What does CRAAP stand for?
  2. Scenario: Your group is working on a project about the green jobs in Canada. Use the framework to evaluate this website.
  3. Based on your evaluation, would you use this website? Why or why not?
  4. Did you find the CRAAP framework helpful for evaluating the site? Why or why not? Was it comprehensive? Was it easy to use? Did it compel you to 'dig deeper'?
  5. Do you think the framework supports critical thinking? Why or why not?
  6. Bonus: Do you think this framework would help you evaluate output from Gen AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.)? Why or why not?

PART B: Evaluating GenAI Output

1.With your partners, develop a question you want to learn about your topic of Green Jobs (or another one).

2.Design a prompt around the question. Make sure you include the need for citations.

3.Choose a GenAI platform. (Each of you in your group can use a different one.)

4.Analyze the response according this evaluation framework: https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/generative-ai/evaluation 

5.What is the result of your evaluation? Could you use the response in your academic work?

PART A: Open this website. https://library.rrc.ca/WebEvaluation/actup

  1. Learn about this website evaluation framework. What does ACT UP stand for?
  2. Scenario: Your group is working on a project about the green jobs in Canada. Use the framework to evaluate this website.
  3. Based on your evaluation, would you use this website? Why or why not?
  4. Did you find the ACT UP framework helpful for evaluating the site? Why or why not? Was it comprehensive? Was it easy to use? Did it compel you to 'dig deeper'?
  5. Do you think the framework supports critical thinking? Why or why not?
  6. Bonus: Do you think this framework would help you evaluate output from Gen AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.)? Why or why not?

 

PART B: Evaluating GenAI Output

1.With your partners, develop a question you want to learn about your topic of Green Jobs (or another one).

2.Design a prompt around the question. Make sure you include the need for citations.

3.Choose a GenAI platform. (Each of you in your group can use a different one.)

4.Analyze the response according this evaluation framework: https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/generative-ai/evaluation 

5.What is the result of your evaluation? Could you use the response in your academic work?

PART A: Open this website. https://library.rrc.ca/WebEvaluation/sift

  1. Learn about this website evaluation framework. What does SIFT stand for?
  2. Scenario: Your group is working on a project about the green jobs in Canada. Use the framework to evaluate this website.
  3. Based on your evaluation, would you use this website? Why or why not?
  4. Did you find the SIFT framework helpful for evaluating the site? Why or why not? Was it comprehensive? Was it easy to use? Did it compel you to 'dig deeper'?
  5. Do you think the framework supports critical thinking? Why or why not?
  6. Bonus: Do you think this framework would help you evaluate output from Gen AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.)? Why or why not?

PART B: Evaluating GenAI Output

1.With your partners, develop a question you want to learn about your topic of Green Jobs (or another one).

2.Design a prompt around the question. Make sure you include the need for citations.

3.Choose a GenAI platform. (Each of you in your group can use a different one.)

4.Analyze the response according this evaluation framework: https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/generative-ai/evaluation 

5.What is the result of your evaluation? Could you use the response in your academic work?