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Information literacy for the Google generation includes cultural literacy, library literacy, ethical literacy, computer literacy, network literacy, and media literacy.
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Questions to be addressed:
1. What is information literacy?
2. Why is IL important?
3. What research is related to information literacy?
4. What learning theory is related to IL?
5. How can IL research & theory inform teaching?
6. How can IL be assessed?
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What is Information Literacy? “Information” is
from Latin informatio, meaning concept or idea.
“Literate” is from Latin literatus, meaning learned or lettered.
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www.TechKnowLogia.org
Information Literacy: A Meta-LiteracyNational Council of Teachers of English (NCTE): “21st century demands that a literate person possess a wide range of abilities and competencies, many literacies.”
Develop proficiency with technology tools Build relationships with others to pose and solve
problems collaboratively, cross-culturally Design and share information to meet a variety of
purposes Manage, analyze, synthesize multiple streams of
simultaneous information Create, critique, analyze, and evaluate multi-media
texts Attend to ethical responsibilities required by
complex environments. 12 October 2011 Jackson Preparatory School 4
Information Literacy: A Meta-Literacy
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http://uniedtechdesign.blogspot.com/2011/03/information-literacy.html
How is Info Literacy defined by LIS?ALA, ACRL: IL is “a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.”
Determine the extent of information needed Access the needed information effectively and efficiently Evaluate information and its sources critically Incorporate selected information into one's knowledge
base Use information effectively to accomplish a specific
purpose Understand the economic, legal, and social issues and
use information ethically and legally.
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According to ALA, information literacy is “increasingly important in the contemporary environment of rapid technological change and proliferating information resources…”
“Information literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning and is common to all disciplines, to all learning environments, and to all levels of education.”12 October 2011 Jackson Preparatory School 7
Why is Information Literacy important?
Why is Information Literacy important?
"Information is the new world currency and wealth will be measured by how much information a company, individual, or country can create, distribute, accumulate, and mine." Mark Dean, PhD, IBM Fellow,
Inventors Hall of Fame
Information literacy is a important factor in building resiliency.
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Cartoon by Bill Waterson
How do teachers/librarians build resiliency?1. Support and encourage education
2. Value students, exhibit friendliness3. Provide rules that are consistent and clear4. Provide rules, programs, services developed with
student input5. Promote service to others, “required helpfulness”6. Provide information on health, education, employment,
recreation 7. Provide opportunities to develop, practice life skills:
cooperation, leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, impulse control
8. Help develop talents, hobbies, and interests9. Provide opportunities to be sociable10. Promote reading.
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Dr. Jami Jones (www.askdrjami.org)
Research: The Google GenerationResearch on Google Generation (those born after 1993) conducted by CIBER (UCL Centre for Information Behaviour & Evaluation of Research) indicates:Online searching tends to be shallow, information-skimming, not in-depth searching60% visit a site once only and view each Web page only a few secondsPrefer quick information in form of easily-digested short chunks rather than full-text.
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Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future. London: CIBER, 2008.
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Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future. London: CIBER, 2008.
Kent State Library Research: TRAILSTool for Real-Time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (free online assessment for grades 3, 6, 9 or 12)Boswell (2007) TRAILS study:
Greatest weaknesses of students in evaluating information and in using Boolean search techniques.
Supported by CIBER research (2008): Little time spent in evaluating information, either for
relevance, accuracy or authority Poor understanding of information needs so students
find it difficult to develop effective search strategies.
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http://www.trails-9.org/
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/infostudies/research/ciber/downloads/
Evaluating Information: Source Types1. Primary Sources – first-hand information
Original documents or images, eye-witness accounts Original research from scholarly, peer-reviewed
sources Raw data, government reports such as census data.
2. Secondary Sources – second-hand information Not primary or original, after-the-fact Analyzes, interprets primary-source information Textbooks, encyclopedias, non-fiction books
3. Tertiary Sources – little info, points to other sources
Guides, directories, bibliographies
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Evaluating Information: Criteria1. Currency
Is there a date on the source and is it current or appropriate?
2. Authority Is the author named and is he/she a scholar or expert?
3. Reliability Is the publisher reliable or scholarly such as
university press or is domain .edu, .gov, or .org rather than .com?
Is the information accurate and objective/unbiased?
4. Scope Is the information complete? Is the level basic or
advanced? Who is the intended audience?12 October 2011 Jackson Preparatory School 14
Evaluating Information: RelevanceInformation Need Relevant Sources for
Pertinent Information
Basic information Introductory or background sections of scholarly papers
Secondary sources such as reference books, non-fiction books
Scholarly papers, presentations
Primary sources such as archival documents or images, historical newspapers, peer-reviewed journal articles, government reports, statistics 12 October 2011 Jackson Preparatory School 15
2011 Horizon Report: Emerging TrendsQualitative Study by New Media Consortium
1. Abundance of Internet resources are increasingly challenging for sense-making, coaching, credentialing.
2. People expect to work, learn, and study whenever, wherever they want.
3. World of work is increasingly collaborative, giving rise to reflection on structure of student projects.
4. Technologies are increasingly cloud-based, and notions of IT support decentralized.
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http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/HR2011.pdf
2011 Horizon Report: Challenges
1. Digital media literacy continues rise in importance as key skill in every discipline and profession.
2. Evaluation metrics lag behind emergence of new scholarly forms of authoring, publishing, research.
3. Economic pressures, new models of education present competition to traditional models.
4. Keeping pace with rapid proliferation of information, tools, & devices is challenging.
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http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/HR2011.pdf
2011 Horizon Report: Tech AdoptionNow: 1 year or less:
e-books (NetLibrary, ebrary)Mobiles (i-Phone, Android smart phone, i-Pad)
Near-term future: 2-3 YearsAugmented reality: “computer-assisted contextual layer of information over the real world, creating a reality that is enhanced or augmented.” (http://www.layar.com/)
Game-based learning (http://gaming.psu.edu/).
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http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/HR2011.pdf
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http://info.xplana.com/report/
Xplana Report
2011 Horizon Report: Tech AdoptionLonger-term future: 4-5 Years
Gesture-based computing (Kinect, SixthSense, Tamper)
Haptics touch-surface technology such as Mudpad (http://hci.rwth-aachen.de/mudpad)
Eye movement technology such as EyeDraw (http://www.cs.uoregon.edu/research/cm-hci/EyeDraw/)
Analytics: new data-gathering tools and analytic techniques to study student engagement, performance, progress (http://www. google.com/analytics).
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http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/HR2011.pdf
Learning Theory: Connectivism Learning:
Process of connecting specialized nodes/information sources
Rests in diversity of opinions May reside in non-human appliances Requires nurturing, maintaining connections Requires accurate, up-to-date knowledge Includes decision-making.
Capacity to know is more critical than what is known.
Core skill is ability to see connections between ideas, concepts (Siemens, 2004).
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Learning Theory: Active Learning Opposite of passive
learning through lectures
Process of active engagement in learning
Involves reading, writing, discussion, engagement in solving problems, analysis, synthesis, evaluation
Class discussion, demonstration
Storytelling Game-playing Group project Field trip, study-abroad Short, evaluative or
reflective post or paper
Creation of Web content
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Cultural Literacy
Latin cultura meaning “to nurture or cultivate”
Awareness and ability to converse fluently in the history, allusions, and informal content that constitutes ones own culture or another culture.
Cultural Literacy Quiz Essay on origins of words,
alphabet, public schools Newspaper item on day of
birth (microfilm or online) Family tree, family history Short essay or post on
local cultural exhibit Short essay on local
history Travel/field trips.
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Library Literacy
Latin liber, meaning “books”; also means “free”
Latin adjective librarius, meaning “of books”
Essay or post on ancient library
Post on 1st school library, 1st public library
Library tutorials Library
scavenger hunt Information tutorial
Primary sources Secondary sources Tertiary sources
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Ethical Literacy
Ethics is from Greek ethos, meaning “character”Moral principles or values
Code of Honor
Plagiarism tutorial
Copyright tutorial
Citation Machine
Submit papers to Turnitin.com
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Computer Literacy Development of
computer, Internet, Web
PC hardware, operation
email, attachments PC software:
Word-processing (Word) Spreadsheets (Excel) Presentations
(PowerPoint)
Explore Computer History Museum
Create a resume in Word
Create a budget in Excel
Create PPT presentation
HTML Tutorial Create a simple Web
page Evaluate Web pages
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Network Literacy
1. Search engines (robotic)
2. Directories (human-indexed)
3. Databases Online searching Boolean, nesting “Bound phrase” Truncation, wild card Field search Visual search
Compare results of search engine & directory Google.com Internet Scout Project
Database tutorials Database search exercises
General keyword search Add Boolean AND, OR Add limiter “peer-reviewed” Add limiter “references
available” or “feature article”
Search in subject or abstract
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Media Literacy“… ability to decode, analyze, evaluate, & produce communication in a variety of forms.” Trent Think Tank on Media Literacy
Web 2.0XMLUGCBlogs, glogs, wikisSocial mediaPhoto/video-sharing
Create a blog Create a glog Post to discussion
board Create or participate
in a wiki group project
Join Facebook group Create, share photos
and/or videos
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Information Literacy Assessment
Tool for Real-Time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (for grades 3, 6, 9 or 12) http://www.trails-9.org/
Information and Communication Technology Exam
Certiport IC3 to assess computer competency.
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Information Literacy Assessment Walsh (2009) identified 9 commonly used
types of assessments for information literacy skills:1. Bibliographic analysis2. Essays3. Final grades4. Multiple choice surveys5. Observation6. Portfolios7. Quiz/test8. Self-assessment9. Simulation.
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Information Literacy Resources
Elementary & Middle School Literacy Resourceshttp://www.slimekids.com/
Teen Literacy Resourceshttp://www.nicksenger.com/blog/resources
Educational Gameshttp://www.nobelprize.org/educational/
Library Skills Gameshttp://library.stjosephsea.org/quia.htm
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Bibliography
CIBER (2008). Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future: Google Generation Project. London: CIBER. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/infostudies/research/ciber/downloads/
National Council of Teachers of English. (2008). “NCTE’s Definition of 21st Century Literacies”. http://www.ncte.org/announce/129117.htm?source=gs
Johnson, L., Smith, R., Willis, H., Levine, A., and Haywood, K., (2011). The 2011 Horizon Report. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium. http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2011-Horizon-Report.pdf
Welsh, T.S., & Wright, M. S. (2010). Information literacy in the digital age: an evidence-based approach. Oxford, Chandos. http://neal-schuman.com/blog/2010/08/23/new-book-gives-readers-the-tools-they-need-to-evaluate-and-understand-information-through-a-digital-lens/
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