4. WHY DO WE NEED THIS CLASS?
BAD INFORMATION OVERLOAD
6. The internet is a fire hydrant of
information: TONS of information
is coming at you, from every
direction.
HOW DO YOU SORT THROUGH IT ALL?
Your book defines information literacy as:
“The ability to use information tools and information sources to
address and answer problems.”
The book goes on to say:
An information literate person has the “ability to locate,
evaluate, and use information effectively.”
How many of you would like to learn how to be able to find the
answer to any question or any topic out there?
Hopefully all of you! And that’s what we’re going to be learning in this
course.
8. Define the need & topic idea
How do you chose a good topic?
How do you narrow it down?
What questions do you ask?
5 Steps
to Effective Research
9. Define the need & topic idea
Find the information
Where do you find the answers?
We will spend several weeks
learning to search google, the LRC
5 Steps
databases, and the book catalog.
to Effective Research
10. Define the need & topic idea
Find the information
Evaluate the information
You found info! But how do you
5 Steps
know if it is any good?
You will learn to evaluate, to
determine if you are finding
credible, relevant information.
to Effective Research
11. Define the need & topic idea
Find the information
Evaluate the information
Organize the information
5 Steps
to Effective Research
12. Define the need & topic idea
Last, you will learn how
Find the information to communicate info
legally – and in correct
Evaluate the information
APA format.
Organize the information
Communicate the
5 Steps information
to Effective Research
14. With so much information coming at you, you
need to develop skills to wade through it all!
This will help you with class assignments, on
the job projects, and in your everyday life.
16. JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS YOU WILL LEARN….
How to narrow down Google results from 13 million to 13,000
How to tell a good website from a bad website
Where to find sources for papers that your instructors will
love!
How to format and cite using APA style!
How to pick an interesting topic and narrow it down
How to survive a zombie attack
17. INFORMATION LITERACY IS….
“anindividual’s capacity to use
information tools and information
sources to address problems”
Being “able to locate, evaluate, and
use information effectively”
Being the person who can get that
drink from the fire hydrant!
18. DUE THIS WEEK
Attendance assignment
NOT for a grade. Just post a few words to trigger
attendance
Pretest
Also NOT for a grade. Don’t spend a lot of time on this
– I will not look at your grade.
Research Assignment # 1 (20pts)
Brainstorm topic ideas!
Learning Activity # 1 (20pts)
A questionnaire on research skills – no right
or wrong answers.
19. NEXT WEEK
On Monday, January 9, we meet in
class. You have two options to
attend: 3:30 or 5:30
In class we will:
- Do introductions
- Discuss the final project
- Discuss your topic ideas
- Do a learning activity on the LRC
website. Remember that if you miss
in-class learning activities, these
CANNOT be made up.
Questions about anything??
Please email – erin.milanese@harrison.edu, or call: 765-588-5783.
I’m here to help.
Notas del editor
We will spend several weeks learning to search Google, learning to search our LRC databases for scholarly information, and learning to search the LRC catalog for books.
As you find your information, you will begin to evaluate it to make sure that you are finding credible information, as well as relevant information for your topic.
Harrison uses the APA manual of style. This is what we’ll be using to cite, and organize our information. You will also learn to use an online bookmarking tool to help you organize your info.
For this class, you will be communicating your information in the form of a references page. You will learn to format a title page using APA style, as well as formatting a proper references page. We are NOT writing a research paper though! Each of your sources will have summaries that you will write in your own words. These summaries will describe what the source is about and how it pertains to your topic – but that’s it…no paper! It’s all about the formatting.
With just about anything and everything being available online, there is a greater need for having necessary search skills that can wade through the information to find credible sources.Your book defines information literacy as:“The ability to use information tools and information sources to address and answer problems.”The book goes on to say:An information literate person has the “ability to locate, evaluate, and use information effectively.”The American Library Association takes it a step further to say:“[An information literate person] is prepared for lifelong learning, because they can always find the information needed for any task or decision at hand.”******How many of you know everything there is to know about about any topic out there?****************How many of you think “I” know everything there is to know about any topic out there?***************How many of you would like to learn how to be able to find the answer to any question or any topic out there?*******Hopefully all of you! And that’s what we’re going to be learning in this course.
School – APA, how to find good sources for papers, how to choose good topics; Work: Know where to get information and communicate it properly; Life: Know how to evaluate information to not fall for scams