2. Define information literacy
How to locate, access, retrieve, evaluate, use
and communicate information effectively in
school and in the workplace
What are challenges you may face
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
3. Recognize when
information is needed
Have the ability to
locate, evaluate, and
use effectively the
needed information
WHAT IS INFORMATION LITERACY
4. Define: Define the need, problem,
or question
Find: Locate, access, and retrieve
the information
Evaluate: Credibility, currency,
reliability, validity, and
appropriateness of the information
COMPONENTS OF INFORMATION
LITERACY
5. Organize: Compile the information so it can
be used to meet the information need,
solve the problem, or answer the question
Communicate: Communicate the
information legally and ethically
COMPONENTS OF INFORMATION
LITERACY
6. Critical thinking employs skills that contribute to information
literacy.
Infer
Analyze
Evaluate
Interpret
Explain
Synthesize
CRITICAL THINKING
7. Rejecting standardized formats
Multiple perspectives on a problem
Have a future orientation
Have self-confidence and trust
CREATIVE THINKING
8. Define the problem
Looking for possible causes
Developing possible solutions
Evaluating each possible solution to
determine the best one
Implementing the best solution
Evaluation the results
PROBLEM SOLVING
9. Successful students and
professionals must be able to
communicate information
effectively to many different types
of audiences and in a variety of
situations.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
10. To encode and send a message successfully, the
communicator must develop the abilities to:
Write well
Organize information logically and coherently
Speak in public
Interact effectively with others
Use visual elements in communicating an idea
Use variety of technologies
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
11. 1. Define the need
2. Find the information
3. Evaluate the information
4. Organize the information
5. Communicate the information
STEPS IN EFFECTIVE RESEARCH
