A revolutionary new Information Literacy curriculum for Higher Education institutions in a digital age.
Via John Shank, Dr. Laura Sheneman, Dennis T OConnor
Join Scoop.it for Free
Share ideas that matter on the social web and experience
the benefits of curating the world's best content.
I don't have a Facebook, a Twitter or a LinkedIn account
Already have an account: Login
 Your new post is loading...
Scoop.it!
Via John Shank, Dr. Laura Sheneman, Dennis T OConnor Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Simply put, students suffer when they don’t have adequate resources—and, in particular, we’ve found that student achievement suffers when schools lack libraries that are staffed by full-time librarians. “Nearly every public school in Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties has a library with certified staff, which has been proven to increase student reading and comprehension,” notes Kintisch. “In contrast, most public schools in Philadelphia do not employ a certified librarian, and more than 140 do not have a library.” Via Dennis T OConnor 
Dennis T OConnor's curator insight,
March 12, 2:01 PM
Kieth Curry Lance's decade long research studies established (beyond any doubt) that a professionally staffed library is essential for student achievement. It never hurts to be shown the obvious truth (over and over again). When will the decision makers stop the lip service and pay attention to the research? School Libraries and Librarians WORK! Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
A new study finds that the use of computers and Facebook are more associated with information overload than the use of television and iPhones. Via gdecugis 
ben bernard's comment,
January 9, 11:41 PM
thanks ! http://www.scoop.it/t/direct-marketing-services my newly made scoop.it :)
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
There is a new profession of trail blazers, those who find delight in the task of establishing useful trails through the enormous mass of the common record. Via Marc 
teoportal's curator insight,
December 19, 2012 11:49 AM
Tu vivienda esta aquí (pisos, apartamentos, chalets, villas, casas, adosados, locales, estudios, etc .....o promoción de obra nueva) nunca fue tan fácil en comprar tu vivienda, nosotros les ofrecemos una gestión personalizada en compra de tu vivienda, pide mas información sin compromiso. 
Lisa Labon's curator insight,
January 28, 9:52 AM
Mind boggling to think what that the overload of content he speaks of is now created in a single day, every day. 
garassini's curator insight,
March 11, 6:51 AM
Applicare il metodo delle associazioni mentali all'archiviazione e alla ricerca delle informazioni. La visione profetica di Vannevar Bush. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
A revolutionary new Information Literacy curriculum for Higher Education institutions in a digital age. Via John Shank, Dr. Laura Sheneman, Dennis T OConnor 
Margaret Driscoll's curator insight,
March 8, 11:47 AM
Teaching information literacy is the purvue of all educators. 
Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight,
March 12, 3:43 AM
This applies to all educational settings, not just universities. 
Sue Hickson's curator insight,
March 14, 7:50 PM
A strategic focus on information literacy teaching that involves collaboration in the teaching of info skills, from educational designers, academics, IT staff and librarians. Needs buy in from the academic community which is not always easy to get. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
The Common Core State Standards provide a framework for teaching information fluency in Grades 3 through 12. To help educators in this task, relevant information fluency competencies are mapped to the appropriate standards. Via Dennis T OConnor
Dennis T OConnor's curator insight,
January 22, 2:43 PM
Click through the Blue headline for the crosswalk. A pdf version is also linked on the page. 
Deborah Owen's curator insight,
January 23, 8:56 AM
Why is digital information fluency important? This page shows you how each step directly addresses Common Core standards! 
Doug Picirillo's curator insight,
January 26, 6:36 PM
Information fluency is not about learning to manage information, or even to communicate about information. It is about about learning to discover and manage meaning and communicate effectively in a world awash in information. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Kirsti Lonka, University of Helsinki, Professor of Educational Psychology (@kirstilonka) gave the opening keynote at last week’s IFLA Satelllite meeting on Information Literacy, at Tampere University, Finland, entitled ‘Engaging learning environments for the future.’ There are now some photos from the conference online. Kirsti told us how teachers in higher education might actually be able change society with their thinking, but they don’t always recognise this. Kirsti talked about how we need to adapt new ways of collective learning for better results and to consider the emotions we experience while we are learning. This theme of ‘emotional intellgience’ came up a number of times at the conference, and chimed with my work on ANCIL and the affective dimension of learning. Via Anthony Beal, Anu Ojaranta Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
"This leads me to a modern myth that needs busting: that of the capabilities of the ''digital native'', defined by Oxford as ''a person born or brought up during the age of digital technology''. The myth is that because these children have grown up with technology, they are ''naturally'' information literate. Being able to independently intuit how to play Angry Birds is a far cry from being able to critically evaluate a subtly biased website."
Well said - being born in the digital age is no guarantee of being digitally literate...
Via L2_S2S, Anu Ojaranta Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
"I'm Andrew Walsh, an Academic Librarian and National Teaching Fellow.
I want to get students excited about developing their information literacy, but let's face it - that's a losing battle... Instead, how about making information literacy instruction as interesting, active and engaging as possible and make sure some deep learning takes place?
Once of the ways I've been trying to do this recently is through games. This crowdfunding attempt is to help develop a non-digital, quick and easy to use card game that can be used in one-shot, 50 minute information literacy sessions..." Via Anthony Beal, Llandrillo Library Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Faculty Lack a Substantive Concept of Critical Thinking Studies demonstrate that most college faculty lack a substantive concept of critical thinking. Consequently they do not (and cannot) use it as a central organizer in the design of instruction. It does not inform their conception of the student’s role as learner. It does not affect how they conceptualize their own role as instructors. They do not link it to the essential thinking that defines the content they teach.
=============================================
Gust MEES
I make a break in here to show the "about" of that web site with the following site text here:
Critical thinking is essential if we are to get to the root of our problems and develop reasonable solutions.
===> After all, the quality of everything we do is determined by the quality of our thinking. <===
Whereas society commonly promotes values laden with superficial, immediate "benefits," critical thinking cultivates substance and true intellectual discipline. It entails rigorous self-reflection and openmindedness — the keys to significant changes. Critical thinking requires the cultivation of core intellectual virtues such as intellectual humility, perseverance, integrity, and responsibility. Nothing of real value comes easily.
===> A rich intellectual environment — alive with curious and determined students — is possible only with critical thinking at the foundation of the educational process. <===
Read ALSO my curation about "Critical Thinking" here please:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching?q=critical+thinking
How Can We Survive in This Increasingly Complex World?
Read more:
and here as well: Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Gust MEES, Dennis T OConnor Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
|
Scoop.it!
WordPress is going to curate more content and may focus on longform writing and even native advertising, CEO Matt Mullenweg said in a panel at SXSW Saturday. Via gdecugis 
Janet Fouts's curator insight,
March 19, 1:26 AM
Interesting. Wordpress for curation? Makes sense to me! 
Laura Brown's comment,
March 19, 9:54 PM
For the sake or your own credibility, please learn to spell WordPress. Look it up online.
gdecugis's comment,
March 20, 4:22 PM
@Janet: it's actually more about WordPress curating blogs then doing specific things to help curators.
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
There is a new profession of trail blazers, those who find delight in the task of establishing useful trails through the enormous mass of the common record. Via Marc
teoportal's curator insight,
December 19, 2012 11:49 AM
Tu vivienda esta aquí (pisos, apartamentos, chalets, villas, casas, adosados, locales, estudios, etc .....o promoción de obra nueva) nunca fue tan fácil en comprar tu vivienda, nosotros les ofrecemos una gestión personalizada en compra de tu vivienda, pide mas información sin compromiso.
Lisa Labon's curator insight,
January 28, 9:52 AM
Mind boggling to think what that the overload of content he speaks of is now created in a single day, every day.
garassini's curator insight,
March 11, 6:51 AM
Applicare il metodo delle associazioni mentali all'archiviazione e alla ricerca delle informazioni. La visione profetica di Vannevar Bush. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
While there are a ton of essential skills that today's students need in order to succeed in tomorrow's world, learning to efficiently manage -- and to evaluate the reliability of -- the information that they stumble across online HAS to land somewhere near the top of the "Muy Importante" list. Via gdecugis 
Tom Hood's curator insight,
January 28, 7:39 PM
I see this helping to create a PLN Personal Learning Network 
bookwarrior's curator insight,
February 7, 2:32 PM
This educator describes how Scoop.it can be the tool by which you teach students to gather, manage, and evaluate information. I 100% agree with his caveat at the bottom that Scoop.it doesn't do the teaching but because it is so simple and seamless and allows for so much interaction and feedback between student curator and instructor, it is the perfect medium for it. 
Pauline Farrell's curator insight,
March 6, 7:18 AM
Need a new subjects or all higher education students - digital content curation - we provide less pre-preapred resources - students need to learn what is worth citing Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Dennis T OConnor's curator insight,
January 16, 1:46 PM
Performance assessment was the big idea that died when NCLB grabbed hold of Education. I still believe that most advanced learning takes place as a process that is best assessed as a performance. Here are resources to consider if you are curious or or like mind on the issue. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Play the BiblioBouts online game to learn the process of finding high quality information while you complete your assignments. University of Michigan. Via Eleanor Johnston, Anthony Beal Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
Scoop.it!
New #ILL feature - School Libraries Vital to Reading Acheivement http://t.co/jZcrwsRn... Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
|
Teaching information literacy is the purvue of all educators.
This applies to all educational settings, not just universities.
A strategic focus on information literacy teaching that involves collaboration in the teaching of info skills, from educational designers, academics, IT staff and librarians. Needs buy in from the academic community which is not always easy to get.