MELS - ILP/LCEEQ 2013 Working Document

Sandra Bebbington, Lily Laganière & Julian TaylorCollaborators on the Information Literacy Project

MELS

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Online Tools

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Research Success

MELS - ILP/LCEEQ 2013 Working Document

Today’s Objective

Guide you through an inquiry process model and present online tools that will support your students in their research assignments.

MELS - ILP/LCEEQ 2013 Working Document

• What is an inquiry process and why use one?• Walk Through of the Steps• Plan• Search• Evaluate• Use

• Discussion• Q&A• Where to Find Support?• Comments

Agenda

MELS - ILP/LCEEQ 2013 Working Document

What is an inquiry process?

http://ictnz.com/infolitmodels.htm

MELS - ILP/LCEEQ 2013 Working Document

MELS - ILP/LCEEQ 2013 Working Document

WHY?•High school graduates do not have adequate research skills to succeed at a post secondary level or in the workforce (Duke and Asher, 2011, Beheshti, 2011, Radford, 2008, Jenson, 2004)

Research suggests:

• Starting young (Heider, 2009)

• Using a consistent model(Freeman & Lynd Balta, 2010) • Putting the process into practice repeatedly (Tripp, 2011)

• Using the process in various contexts (subject areas) (Ilomakai, Kantosalo, Lakkala, 2011, Freeman& Lynd Balta, 2010)• Having leaders modelling the process (Shenton & Fitzgibbons, 2009)

MELS - ILP/LCEEQ 2013 Working Document

www.theinquiryprocess.ca

MELS - ILP/LCEEQ 2013 Working Document

•Identifies problem/selects topic for research•Draws on prior knowledge•Uses/Formulates a primary (BIG) question to guide research•Uses/Formulates secondary questions to provide focus•Identifies Keywords•Identifies appropriate information sources•Develops plan to meet deadline•Establishes a search strategy• Reflects on the planning process

Boolify

Holt – Graphic organizers

Google: Search Education

ILP - Stickman video

How to Create A Research Question

I-Search Chart

Common Sense Media - Strategic Searching (6-8)

Keywords: Learning to Focus Internet Research

Simple Mind +

iThesaurus

Languages

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MELS - ILP/LCEEQ 2013 Working Document

• Locates sources (digital, print, people)

• Digital (Uses responsible digital citizenship skills when searching online)• Conducts an advanced search online• Recognizes primary/secondary sources of information• Ascertains the credibility/reliability/relevancy of the sources of information

• Print• Ascertains the credibility/reliability/relevancy of the sources of information• Recognizes primary/secondary sources of information

• People• Seeks information through an expert

• Takes notes and records sources• Reflects on search strategies and revises search as needed

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Diigo LiveBindersCreative CommonsGoogle – Inside Search

Google Search tutorial

Detecting Lies and Staying Safe

Through the Web: Teaching Internet Research Strategies

Pocket

Knowtes

Zite

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• Reflects on information gathered/ modifies search query as needed

• Selects the most appropriate information• Determines if the information answers the primary (Big) question• Differentiates between fact, fiction, opinion and theory• Ascertains the credibility/reliability/relevancy of the sources of information• Recognizes bias • Identifies date of publication as an indication of perspective

• Reviews/Takes notes and records sources• Organizes the information gathered.• Reflects and revises as needed

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21st Century information Fluency – Evaluation Wizard

GLEAN – Who Is?

Common Sense Media – Using Critical Thinking to Find Trustworthy Websites

ILP Stickman

Media Smarts – Evaluating Internet Research SourcesCommon Sense Media – Identifying High-Quality Sites (6-8)Hoax or No Hoax? Strategies for Online Comprehension and EvaluationParaphrasing, Summarising and Quoting

While there are a few online tools that can help this process, we have yet to come across any truly good APPs that do the same. Therefore, we are now in the process of creating our own, which we hope to be able to share with you in the near future.

MELS - ILP/LCEEQ 2013 Working Document

• Determines how the information will be presented• Creates a presentation of information• It is essential to:

• Use information responsibly through citing, paraphrasing and quoting• Include a bibliography

• Presents the information• Reflects on the Inquiry Process

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Bibme

Purple Planet Royalty Free Music

Voki – Speaking Avatars

John Green Tackles Copyright Via YouTube

Concordia University – Copyright guide

Common Sense Media – Copyrights and Wrongshttp://glean.org/tools-and-lessons/?filter_by=10

Animation Creator

iMotion

EasyBib

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The Inquiry Process Model

MELS - ILP/LCEEQ 2013 Working Document

MELS - ILP/LCEEQ 2013 Working Document

Discussion

•Q&A• Do you have any questions regarding

the process or any of the tools?•Where can I find support?• Library staff in your school• Board librarian• The Information Literacy Team

www.theinquiryprocess.ca