From Curiosity to Curation - In an age of constant clicking, identify causes of confusion & learn simple principles for curating knowledge constructs.

1. From Curiosity to Curation
presented by
Valorie A. Stokes, Library Media Specialist
Platte County R3 High School
http://bit.ly/1QNnfqX
@See_Spot_Read
stokesv@platteco.k12.mo.us

2. “It is a miracle that curiosity
survives formal education.”
--Albert Einstein

3. By the End of This Session...
● Common causes of problems/confusion for learners
pursuing knowledge and answers online
● Some simple principles to help learners mindfully find,
grapple with and curate online information
● Some online tools and resources learners can use when
moving from curiosity to curation.

4. “When everything
is so accessible,
nothing is
very special.”

5. Unfortunate
Results:
Being attracted to style over
substance
Photo Credit: “Result Scrabble” by Kelsey O’Brien is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Superficial questioning, thinking
and pursuing of answers
Settling instead of
discriminating or determining

6. Style over
Substance
Sound bites vs. Investigative
Reports
Kardashian vs. Pope Francis
or Dalai Lama Twitter followers
Photo Credit: “Kim Kardashian Chanel Clutch Bag” by Ashley Cooper is licensed
under CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo Credit: Francisco (20-03-2013) by Presidência da Republica/Roberto Stuckert
Filho - Agência Brasil. Licensed under CC BY 3.0

7. Superficial
questioning, thinking,
pursuing of answers
Make Just One Change by
Rothstein and Santana
A Curious Mind by
Grazer and Fishman
Photo Credit: “Dipping a Toe In” by Kelsey O’Brien is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

8. Settling,
not Determining
or Discriminating
Literally Googling It
“Squirrel!” Distractions
Being too single-minded
Searching for info is nonlinear
and iterative
Photo Credit: “The Google Bike” by Roman Boed is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

9. There is a better way…
but common sense isn’t always so common.
Photo Credit: “ Laptop and Stethoscope” by jfcherry is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

10. Principle #1
Don’t hinder curiosity;
do help corral it
just a bit
Photo Credit: “Corral” by Michael Rael is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

11. Principle #2
Think aloud about your
searching process; model
how you handle “hiccups”
and grapple with
decision-making along
the way
Photo Credit: Gerardo Mosquera teaching a seminar on curating in Lima, 2013
By pamvzt (Own work) CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

12. Principle #3
Show some options
but not a whole
smorgasbord at once.
Photo Credit: “Chocolate Plate - Lakehouse Restaurant, Daylesford” by Alphal is
licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

13. Principle #4
Be sure learners
understand the difference
between collecting and
curating
Demonstrate and think
aloud again
"IT Family", © 2011 Ed Ivanushkin, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio
Photo Credit: By Chip Clark, SI, NMNH (Smithsonian Institution) [Public domain],
via Wikimedia Commons

14. Principle #5
There are different
purposes for curating
and people who
curate; some tools will
suit some purposes
and people better than
others.
Photo Credit: “Content Curation” by Sally Wilson is licensed under CC BY-
SA 2.0

15. Now for a brief tools
and resources tour...
Searching and
Pursuing
Information
Asking
Questions for
and/or of
information
Curating
Information
Photo Credit: “Nooku Server Roadmap” by Nooku is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0/Transparency of the original
Collecting and
Annotating
Information

16. Searching and
Discovering
Information
For your consideration...
Newsmap
Curiyo
Instagrok
Addict-o-matic

17. Asking Questions
for and/or about
Information
For your consideration...
Scamper Tool
HBR The Art of Asking
Questions Video
HBR Article
Questioning Toolkit
Great Questions: Story Corps
Now Comment

18. Collecting/Annotating
Information
For your consideration...
Readability
Pocket
Instapaper
Scrible (in beta)
Marqueed

19. Curating
Information
For your consideration...
Scoop.It!
Pearltrees
RooJoom
Google Cultural Institute
Seesaw

20. Thanks for your time
and attention
and remember...

21. “Curiosity needs a curatorial approach
that guides it, that lets it absorb the
signal and tune out the noise.”
--Maria Popova
(Curator of Brainpickings)

22. Works that Inspired or
Informed this Presentation
“The Art of Curation: An Interview with Maria Popova from BrainPickings.”
Interview. Weblog post. Nebo Blog. The Nebo Agency, 20 Apr. 2010. Web. 28
Dec. 2015.
Grazer, Brian and Charles Fishman. A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2015. Print.
Purcell, Kristin, Lee Rainie, Alan Heaps, Judy Buchanan, Linda Freidrich, Amanda
Jacklin, Clara Chen, and Kathryn Zickuhr. How Teens Do Research in the Digital
World. Rep. The Pew Research Center, 1 Nov. 2012. Web. 27 Nov. 2015.

23. Works that Inspired or
Informed this Presentation
Pew Internet Project. “13 Things to Know About Teens and Technology.” Pew
Research Center. Pew Internet Project, 23 July 2014. Web. 28 Dec. 2015.
Rothstein, Dan and Luz Santana. Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask
Their Own Questions. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2011. Print.
Waters, Sue. “Curation: Creatively Filtering Content.” Web log post. The
Edublogger. Edublogs, 12 June 2014. Web. 28 Dec. 2015.