Exploring the evaluation of information and authority as an act of inquiry.
Presented to classroom paraprofessionals and teachers for Day 3 of Information Literacy, Cherokee County School District, December 1, 2009
See http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/evaluating-information for resources
No longer black or white: the many colors of information and the possibilities of authority
1. no longer black or white : the many colors of information and the possibilities of authority exploring the evaluation of information and authority as an act of inquiry presented by buffy hamilton, school library media specialist | december 1, 2009 cc licensed flickr photo by Olivander: http://flickr.com/photos/olivander/280763240/
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3. what is authority ? who decides what counts as authority ? who are the experts ?
9. Image Attribution : http://www.flickr.com/photos/carroca/2992818398/sizes/l/ why do databases matter?
10. Image Attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/2167249773/sizes/l/ “ students who do not have access to this substantial content, students who choose not to use them, are an information underclass .” Joyce Valenza
11. “ unless we teach students about the enormous value of these reference sources, ebooks, magazine, journal, and newspaper articles, students will not find them or use them.” Image attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bosslynn/3152555801/sizes/l/ Joyce Valenza
12. “ they must be prominent on our online [research] pathfinders . Our teachers should consider the use of databases as they assess student projects.” Joyce Valenza Image Attribution : http://www.flickr.com/photos/john/4776861/sizes/o/
15. over 100 databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals featuring 2000+ full text journal titles Image attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/un_cola/1354298663/
17. the future is now: emerging sources of authoritative information and social scholarship
18. the idea that authority is always crystal clear is slowly disappearing
19. cc licensed flickr photo by harold.lloyd (won't somebody think of the bokeh?): http://flickr.com/photos/safetylast/4068790874/ determining authority is now muddier
23. Image Attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/solidether/1084349065/sizes/o/ what place does the collective wisdom of the crowd play in research? Joyce Valenza
24. how do we strike a balance between new media resources and traditional forms of information?
25. Image Attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bksecretphoto/2227495313/ How do we help learners negotiate this friction between traditional and new media ? Joyce Valenza
26. emerging web 2.0 sources of credible information Image Attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/66132721@N00/2784325465/sizes/l/
34. Image Attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dav/104349246/sizes/l/ Social bookmarking for tagging and organizing favorite web resources as well as a research tool in one’s personal learning network
61. “ we can no longer be content to train students to understand the difference between peer-reviewed journals and popular magazines, to appreciate the value of books, newspapers and reference sources, and to understand how to evaluate garden variety web sites” ~laura cohen~
62. “ we're on the cusp of profound changes in the scholarly process” ~laura cohen~
87. pathfinders guide students to the resources needed for a research task
88. carefully constructed pathfinders can help students access quality information more efficiently
89. your media specialist , your travel guide for the information world, can help plot a course for research with a research pathfinder
90. web 2.0 tools help manage the streams of information available
91. students can “pull” information rather than “pushing” to find information from the pathfinder sources via information portals Image attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wendiandrews/3073959807/sizes/o/
92. where do we want our students to go in their journey for information?
93. what routes to information do we want them to travel?
94. teachers and media specialists must work together to help students become informationally savvy
95. information fluent students won’t miss a turn or get lost in their travels for information
98. contact information buffy.hamilton@cherokee.k12.ga.us http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com Buffy J. Hamilton, Ed.S. Media Specialist Creekview High School Cherokee County School District
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