Annotated Bibliography Comparison

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When comparing the resources I chose for my annotated bibliography with the resources as chosen by Cami, one difference that stood out between the majority of articles selected was the type of information that was collected. The articles I was drawn to tended to be more quantitative in their analysis of media. A specific qualifier is identified, and the media is rated based upon quality. Cami selected many articles that were more qualitative in their analysis. Many of her articles simply asked open ended questions to help the evaluator think about the quality of media and come to a decision independently. I also like the fact that she included an evaluation tool that can be taught to and used by students.

I did notice that both Cami and I approached this assignment in a similar fashion: we cast our nets wide. We looked at evaluation of very specific media, hoping to generalize the findings to all media. Cami found an article created to evaluate Flash software. While the evaluation may have been created specifically for Flash, there may be some unique ideas that could be included when we create our own rubrics. We also both looked for resources regarding the evaluation of technology usage in general, which is a much broader focus than, for example, online video.

To be honest, I was a little surprised Cami and I didn’t have any matches. Clearly we were both looking for resources that were current. While I was researching, I was frustrated with the lack of current articles specifically addressing media evaluation. Most articles I found were either out of date, slightly off-topic, or not a tool that could be applied to current media. I don’t recall coming across any of the articles cited by Cami.