Information Literacy Information Literacy

By Janet Parker

May 2010

By Janet Parker

May 2010

There is a crack in everything,

that’s how the light gets inLeonard Cohen

Wisdom begins in wonder

Socrates

There is a crack in everything,

that’s how the light gets inLeonard Cohen

Wisdom begins in wonder

Socrates

Essential QuestionsEssential Questions

Does information lead to knowledge and wisdom?

How has technology affected Information Literacy?

Has technology created a paradigm shift in critical thinking?

Does information lead to knowledge and wisdom?

How has technology affected Information Literacy?

Has technology created a paradigm shift in critical thinking?

My IL Research PathwayMy IL Research Pathway

Definition Information Literacy Instruction

Critical Thinking

Information Literacy Behaviors Credibility and Cognitive Authority Information use for decision making

Definition Information Literacy Instruction

Critical Thinking

Information Literacy Behaviors Credibility and Cognitive Authority Information use for decision making

Information Literacy (IL)Information Literacy (IL)

Understanding how to access and use information

American Library Association definition: “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.”

Understanding how to access and use information

American Library Association definition: “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.”

IL skills for Life Long LearningIL skills for Life Long Learning

2005 IFLA, UNESCO and NFIL definition “… it is a prerequisite for participating effectively in

the information society, and is part of the basic human right of life long learning.”

2008 AASL Standards for 21st Century Learner 9 Information Literacy Standards Information Literacy is at the core of lifelong

learning

2005 IFLA, UNESCO and NFIL definition “… it is a prerequisite for participating effectively in

the information society, and is part of the basic human right of life long learning.”

2008 AASL Standards for 21st Century Learner 9 Information Literacy Standards Information Literacy is at the core of lifelong

learning

Information Literacy InstructionInformation Literacy Instruction 1980s frameworks for ILI field

Flow of information from an event through documentation and analysis

Controlled vocabularies and their use Differences in production, analysis and use of

information in various disciplines And critical thinking regarding information

research tool selection and use, selection and use of data and other research materials

1980s frameworks for ILI field Flow of information from an event through

documentation and analysis Controlled vocabularies and their use Differences in production, analysis and use of

information in various disciplines And critical thinking regarding information

research tool selection and use, selection and use of data and other research materials

Key points in ILI to support my researchKey points in ILI to support my research

Research shows less is more Too much information results in cognitive overload.

Learner Centered rather than service Assess the learner’s needs and instruct to those needs Active learning where learners have opportunies to

explore and discover answers for themselves Key questions to focus on critical thinking about

the sources, purpose, and content of information Better and faster technology doesn’t lead to better

teaching and learning

Research shows less is more Too much information results in cognitive overload.

Learner Centered rather than service Assess the learner’s needs and instruct to those needs Active learning where learners have opportunies to

explore and discover answers for themselves Key questions to focus on critical thinking about

the sources, purpose, and content of information Better and faster technology doesn’t lead to better

teaching and learning

Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking

“Process of conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by observation, experience, reflection, reasoning or communication, as a guide to belief and action.”

“Process of conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by observation, experience, reflection, reasoning or communication, as a guide to belief and action.”

Information Literacy BehaviorsInformation Literacy Behaviors

Describes the ways in which humans interact with information; ways people seek and utilize information

Describes the ways in which humans interact with information; ways people seek and utilize information

Key points in ILBto support my research

Key points in ILBto support my research

Most information is absorbed in daily living People commit little energy and effort to seeking

information and under search for quality information Problem solving and wondering is a more normal

process to seek information then the process of researching and writing a paper

Technology offers speed and ease of use, while otherwise replicating previous social structures and interactions

Most information is absorbed in daily living People commit little energy and effort to seeking

information and under search for quality information Problem solving and wondering is a more normal

process to seek information then the process of researching and writing a paper

Technology offers speed and ease of use, while otherwise replicating previous social structures and interactions

Credibility and Cognitive AuthorityCredibility and Cognitive AuthorityWe construct knowledge in two waysfirst hand experience second hand ideas from others

Our judgments of authority of information is based on our accumulated beliefs, existing knowledge, and prior experience.

Assessment of information is made not from outside sources but from the person’s information seeking goals and motivations.

We construct knowledge in two waysfirst hand experience second hand ideas from others

Our judgments of authority of information is based on our accumulated beliefs, existing knowledge, and prior experience.

Assessment of information is made not from outside sources but from the person’s information seeking goals and motivations.

Information Use for Decision MakingInformation Use for Decision Making

Superior decision making does not require complex processes. Less is more (again!)

Simple decision processes in the right environment improve performance by:

Helping us ignore irrelevant information Speeding decision

Superior decision making does not require complex processes. Less is more (again!)

Simple decision processes in the right environment improve performance by:

Helping us ignore irrelevant information Speeding decision

Ecological Rationality ModelEcological Rationality Model

Not step-by-step method for decision making

Adaptive toolbox: instead have a collection of cognitive heuristics and adaptive processes that we use consciously and intuitively to solve problems

Not step-by-step method for decision making

Adaptive toolbox: instead have a collection of cognitive heuristics and adaptive processes that we use consciously and intuitively to solve problems

Adaptive ToolboxAdaptive Toolbox

Fast and frugal decision making. Time and energy is minimized.

Ignore information that is irrelevant and focus on most reliable sources of information.

Memory-based heuristics Recognition provides cue for adaptive decision making Fluency or ease of information processing influences

our confidence, judgment, and decision making.

Fast and frugal decision making. Time and energy is minimized.

Ignore information that is irrelevant and focus on most reliable sources of information.

Memory-based heuristics Recognition provides cue for adaptive decision making Fluency or ease of information processing influences

our confidence, judgment, and decision making.

Essential AnswersEssential Answers How has technology affected Information

Literacy? Has technology created a paradigm shift in

critical thinking? Does information lead to knowledge and

wisdom?

How has technology affected Information Literacy?

Has technology created a paradigm shift in critical thinking?

Does information lead to knowledge and wisdom?

My Library Literature Search Strategies next to IL BehaviorsMy Library Literature Search

Strategies next to IL Behaviors

Encyclopedia

of Library and Information Science Looked for key articles

under “information”

Encyclopedia

of Library and Information Science Looked for key articles

under “information”

Recognized “encyclopedia” as an authority

Ignored information that was not relevant to my topic

Recognized “encyclopedia” as an authority

Ignored information that was not relevant to my topic

Search StrategiesSearch Strategies

Read key articles for overview on IL field Helped to focus

research

Read key articles for overview on IL field Helped to focus

research

Simplified and speeded research process by search for information that

I recognized as similar to my questions and

fluency in looking only at articles with vocabulary and concepts I understood

Simplified and speeded research process by search for information that

I recognized as similar to my questions and

fluency in looking only at articles with vocabulary and concepts I understood

Search StrategiesSearch Strategies

In articles found citations for primary source of authors and websites

Direct link to articles on websites

In articles found citations for primary source of authors and websites

Direct link to articles on websites

Technology assisted with speed and use in accessing articles and websites

Technology assisted with speed and use in accessing articles and websites