The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov The Ultimate Literacy: Information Literacy – **Part 3** “Info Lit” Rob Darrow Coordinator of Libraries and Online Learning Clovis Unified Clovis, Ca (central)

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Part 2 ppt: “The World We Live in.” Part 3 ppt: “Information Literacy”

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov The Need Manage information Cope with information overload Guide students in the use of information

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Ultimate Literacy: Information Literacy If you ARE information literate, you can be literate with any other 21 st century literacy.

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Defining Terms IT – Information Technology ICT – Information and Communication Technology IL – Information Literacy

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov “To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.” American Library Association (1989) Information Literacy

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Facts about Information... Today, the amount of information in the world doubles every two years. In the year 2010, it is predicted that the amount of information will double every 72 hours.

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov “More new information has been produced in the last 30 years than in the previous 5,000.” (Source: Large, P., The Micro Revolution, Revisited, 1984) Information

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Information Today, a daily New York Times has more information in it than a person would come across in an entire lifetime in the 17th Century. David Lewis “Introduction to Dying for Information,”

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Thomas Friedman (The World is Flat) “Never before in the history of the planet have so many people— on their own— had the ability to find so much information about so many things and about so many other people.”

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Literacy Literacy means the ability to read and write, to understand information and to express ideas both concretely and abstractly. –USC Annenberg Center for Communication “Nobody can be against literacy” –Barbara Fister’s blog posting (April 5th, 2006 at 9:11 am )April 5th, 2006 at 9:11 am

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov What is Information Literacy? Info Lit Assessment (based on American Association of School Librarians 9 standards) –InfoLit Self-AssessmentInfoLit Self-Assessment E-Literate Video –E-Literate VideoE-Literate Video

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Critical Elements of Info Lit Embedded within the experience of real learning (lessons); Experiencing information literacy (learning); Reflecting on experience (aware of learning); Applying experience in various contexts (transfer of learning). (Bruce, 2002)Bruce

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Results of an Info Lit Society Critical Thinkers Problem Solvers High Level Communicators Empowered, Lifelong Learners Reduction of inequities. –(Information Literacy Life Cycle, NCLIS)Information Literacy Life Cycle

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Debbie Abilock “Information literacy is a transformational process in which the learner needs to find, understand, evaluate, and use information in various forms to create for personal, social, or global purposes.” Debbie Abilock, KnowledgeQuest, April, 2004.

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Recent Info Lit Developments 1998 – Information Power published by American Library Association. Includes nine information literacy standards for students.Information Power 2003 – International Conference on Information Literacy. Prague, CZ cosponsored by UNESCO, National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), and National Forum on Information Literacy. Issued the “Prague Declaration” about IL.International Conference on Information LiteracyPrague, CZPrague Declaration

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Recent Info Lit Developments 2005 – International Conference on Information Literacy. Alexandria, Egypt. Issue the “Proclamation on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning”.Alexandria, EgyptProclamation on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning 2006 – Educational Testing Service pilot tests the Information and Communication Technology Test for high school and college students. (at the urging of college officials).Information and Communication Technology Test

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Christine Bruce Prof of Tech, Australia Today, information literacy is inextricably associated with information practices and thinking in the information and communication technology (ICT) environment. Christine Bruce, Professor at Queensland University of Technology. Information Literacy as a Catalyst for Educational Change A Background Paper

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Models of Information Literacy See handout. Comparison of Models. Most widely used model is called the “Big6.” Importance of information literacy use with technology and learning. Use of Big6.

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Big 6 Stages See handout

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Task Definition 2. Info Seeking Strategies 3. Location & Access 4. Use of Information 5. Synthesis 6. Evaluation Information Literacy and the Big6 Stages

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Examples Movies Buying a car Sports Writing Doing a math problem

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Practice Time SELF/PARTNER: –InfoLit Game 1;InfoLit Game 1 –InfoLit Game 2 (harder)InfoLit Game 2

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov The Digital Disconnect “ Not all students have the skills and knowledge to navigate the Internet effectively. No matter what conventional wisdom may say,... even students who are frequently online could benefit from instruction and advice about how to use the Internet better.” (Levin et al.) Pew Internet.

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Teaching Info Lit to the Digital Natives Help with search strategy and keywords To learn to question, think critically, and be able to evaluate material To understand the ethics of using information To learn how to interact with information

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Info Lit, Students, and Technology There is a need to put digital resources into context for students and teachers. Kids don’t want to wait for information. Helping them learn how to get the information they want when they want it is Information Literacy. Info Lit frameworks, such as the Big6 do this!

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Technology – Out of Context Multimedia production (PowerPoint) ftp Programming Instant Messaging HTML Podcasts Algorithms Video production Word processing Group discussion Use of operating systems WIKIS Database management systems Blogs Copy/paste Web page design Graphics Chat Web browsing Electronic indexes Web searching Online catalogs Electronic spreadsheets Upload/download Spell/grammar check Brainstorming software PDAs Inspiration Hyperstudio

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Word processing Group discussion Online catalogs Electronic indexes Web browsing Web searching Electronic spreadsheets Upload/download HTML Spell/grammar check Brainstorming software PDAs Video production Algorithms Instant Messaging Multimedia production (PowerPoint, Hyperstudio) ftp Chat Graphics Database management Inspiration Wikis Web page design Copy/paste Blogs CAD/CAM Podcasts Programming Better, But Still Out of Context

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Technology in Context! TASK DEFINITION , online discussions (listservs, newsgroups), chat, video conferencing, desktop conferencing, groupware, brainstorming software, Inspiration, instant messaging INFO SEEKING STRATEGIES online catalogs, info retrieval, electronic resources (CD-ROMs nets), WWW/net resources, Q&A services (AskERIC), online discussion groups (listservs) LOCATION & ACCESS online catalogs, electronic indexes, WWW browsers, search engines (Yahoo, Alta Vista, Lycos, WebCrawler), AskERIC,, telnet, ftp, e- mail) USE OF INFORMATION upload/download, word processing, copy-paste, Inspiration, outliners, spreadsheets, databases (for analysis of data), statistical packages SYNTHESIS word processing, graphics, spreadsheets, data base systems, hypermedia, presentation software, down/up load, e-journals, listservs, newsgroups, Web page authoring, Blogs, Wikis, podcasts. EVALUATION spell/grammar checkers, , online discussions (listservs, newsgroups), chat, desktop conferencing, groupware

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov On the Web I’m going to click on a website Which Big6/Info Lit stage?

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Which stage of Info Lit? Final Reflection Tool - flection.htm flection.htm What is a Thesis? - %20Thesis %20Thesis A+ Research and Writing – for college and high school students Information / /

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Which stage of Info Lit? InfoPeople Best Search Tools template for efficient searching - html html QUICK: The Quality Information Checklist -

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Which stage of Info Lit? The Cornell Note Taking System Cornl-ex.htm Cornl-ex.htm Cyber Ethics for Kids - crime/rules/cybercitizen.htm crime/rules/cybercitizen.htm Rubistar -

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Blogs and Info Lit Peter Godwin London South Bank University Need to teach best sources for searching blogs Need to teach how to evaluate a blog Use for marketing and our teaching because they encourage community, encourage creativity, interaction and reflection Use tagging as part of critical thinking, making links which involve evaluation, categorizing and thinking critically

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Podcasts and Info Lit We can use the technology for teaching IL Need a way to organise a way of searching for podcasts.

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Information Literacy Key 21 st Century Skill –Even MORE important as the amount of digital and print information increases! All other literacies, aside from basic literacies, are subsets of information literacy. Principles of other literacies are more easily applied if one is information literate.

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Handout How do other literacies fit with the information literacy framework?

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Media Literacy Principles Who created this message? What techniques are used to attract my attention? Why was this message sent?

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Visual Literacy Principles Comprehend abstract and symbolic images. Informed viewers Are knowledgeable designers, composers, and producers of visual information.

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Technology Literacy Principles recognize problems select, optimize, and apply knowledge and other resources to solve practical problems assess technological solutions

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Your Information Literacy Plan What are your “next steps” for information literacy at your school? –Discuss in Group –Post one group idea to the Wiki –

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Evaluation Your feedback about this presentation – online. Evaluation of this presentation Thank you!

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Being an Information Literacy and Technology Prophet Afflict the comfortable Comfort the afflicted

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Another thought… We need to think beyond just today…5 years into the future –All adults and kids connected –Computers in every home connected to Internet –Unlimited bandwidth

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Information Literacy, The Ultimate Literacy! Information Literacy skills are more important than any others in the 21 st century. These skills are the foundation upon which all other literacies can be understood.

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Thomas Jefferson Information is the currency of democracy.

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Margaret Mead Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has..

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov John Chambers CEO, Cisco "There are two fundamental equalizers in life: the Internet and education."

The Ultimate Literacy. Rob Darrow Nov Tim Berners-Lee Designer of WWW “The dream behind the Web is of a common information space in which we communicate by sharing information.”

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