Think before you click active Information Literacy in the classroom

Think before you click

Library of Birmingham

8 December 2014

Anthony Beal - Jisc RSC Northwest

What makes a digitally fluent learner?

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What makes a digitally fluent learner?

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Concepts of digital literacy were introduced

as it became necessary to consider the skills

and competencies of those on the receiving

end of the products of the ICT

industries…An initial often cited attempt at

defining digital literacy (Gilster, 1997)

identified four key competencies:

❖ Assembling knowledge

❖ Evaluating information

❖ Searching

❖ Navigating in non-linear routes

What makes a digitally fluent learner?

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● Did not foresee Wikipedia

● Did not foresee social media

● Only mention related to e-safety is

inappropriate web sites

Gilster also recommended that

learners communicate with the

author of a web site by email.

If they don’t respond - don’t use the

information

What makes a digitally fluent learner?

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●Be safe in a digital environment

●Find evaluate and apply information

●Use digital tools

●Showcase achievement

●Awareness and management of digital

identity

●Collaborate – education, community &

work life

Learning Outcomes

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Understand

The need to evaluate to online

resources

The need to look for sources other

than Google

The domain name structure

Exploiting basic assessment

techniques

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What can the web address

tell you about the site?

e.g. its reliability as an

academic source

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What does the Google

description indicate to you

about the site as a reliable

learning tool?

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Evaluate the site and

provide feedback on

design, reliability,

accuracy, authors,

currency and site owners.

Include any other

information relevant to its

use as a learning

resource.

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MLK - http://www.martinlutherking.org

RYT - http://www.rythospital.com

http://www.malepregnancy.com

http://www.genochoice.com

DHMO - http://www.dhmo.org

Boilerplate -

http://www.bigredhair.com/boilerplate/

Sites

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complete this exercise

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co.uk - British commercial site

e.g. Amazon

.com - American commercial site

e.g. Ford Motor Company

.org - not for profit organisation/charity

e.g. Children International

.org.uk - UK not for profit

organisation/charity e.g. Save the

Children UK

Domain definitions

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Google Maps

Try searching for:

RYT Hospital Dwayne

Medical Center

on Google Maps:

https://maps.google.co.uk

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Domain Lookups

There are many site you can use to lookup details

about a domain including:

– Who is it registered to

– A mailing address

– An email address

– Other sites associated with that domain

http://whois.domaintools.com/martinlutherking.org

http://whois.domaintools.com/rythospital.com

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Some materials

Currency

Relevance

Authority

Accuracy

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The CRAAP test is adapted from the Meriam Library at California State University

Chico - http://libguides.csuchico.edu/content.php?pid=40743&sid=1025225

Find out more…

Anthony BealeLearning Adviser

a.beal@lancaster.ac.uk

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