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HKU Faculty of Education 1
Seminar 6
BIM005 Information society issues
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OverviewOverview
1. Debate review2. Social issues derived from the adoption
of ever expanding ICT & especially web 2.0 tools regarding the work/home divide
3. Sociology/philosophy of information and its impact on our ideas of neutrality of information and information providers such as libraries
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DebateDebate
1. Rules2. Sides of Topics3. Evaluation of performance
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Evaluation of debateEvaluation of debate
A debate is scored on six key elements: argument, content, rebuttal, style, teamwork and overall impact.
See below for clues: http://sdsu-physics.org/physics180/physics180B/PodDebateGroups.htm
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Social issues regarding the work/home divide
Social issues regarding the work/home divide
In groups of 3 review the ideas you gleaned from the readings on home and work…
What are the major social issues?
Can information professionals influence these issues?
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Sociology/philosophy of information
Sociology/philosophy of information
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InfocusInfocus
http://www.infocus.sl.nsw.gov.au/res/about.cfm
Consider this page and the ideas generated according to standard measures of information through the eyes of the student user.
(Authority, coverage, bias, etc)
See next slide…
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Evaluation examplesEvaluation examples
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/rguides/studentinstruction/evaluation/websiteevaluationchart.html
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webeval.html
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Alternative ideas about understanding informationAlternative ideas about
understanding information
In pairs you will now consider the ideas one one of the following to obtain a new filter for understanding information.
Begin with the given wikipedia reference but then, if needed, look elsewhere until you are sure you can explain the ideas to the whole class
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Alternative ideas about understanding informationAlternative ideas about
understanding information
• Derrida• Foucault• Sociolinguistics• Ethnomethodology• Theories of social practice• Critical literacy (Yanny)• Social semiotics• Cultural studies• Critical discourse analysis
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DerridaDerrida
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstruction
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FoucaultFoucault
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Foucault
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SociolinguisticsSociolinguistics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociolinguistics
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Ethnomethodology Ethnomethodology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnomethodology
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Theories of social practiceTheories of social practice
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Practice_of_Everyday_Life
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Critical literacyCritical literacy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_literacy
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Social semioticsSocial semiotics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiotics
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Cultural studiesCultural studies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_studies
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Critical discourse analysisCritical discourse analysis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_discourse_analysis
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InfocusInfocus
Now consider the infocus page with the insertion in the left centre of the page of the iconic hotlink to Duke Energy International.
As a reference look at the Duke page to see links to US National Council of teachers of mathematics.
Now consider the ‘meaning’ of the original page with the inserted icon in terms of the approach you just learned.
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InfocusInfocus
Your ideas should be posted to the forum.