Talk presented at Internet Librarian International 2014 about an online course in information literacy at the Arctic University of Norway.

1. From how to why:
Critical thinking and
academic integrity as key
ingredients in information
literacy teaching
MARIANN LØKSE
mariann.lokse@uit.no
Photo: Torbjørn Kvil Gamst

2. Contents
 The sMOOC: iKomp-0010
 Critical thinking
 Academic integrity
 Comments from test groups
 The way ahead

3. iKomp-0010
 EdX platform
 Free & open for all
 Beta-testing 2014
 «Release» January 2015
 Translation into English

4. iKomp-0010
 4 modules:
 Learning strategies
 Information search
 Source evaluation
 Academic integrity
 Aim:
 Reach all students, not just on-campus
 Inspire critical thinking
 Create activites for reflection

5. Don’t be so critical!
 Transition from high school/sixth
form to university
 The age of easy
 Information obesity & digital
dieting
 Knowledge about knowledge
Colourbox.com

6. Academic integrity
 The «Bildung» of students
 The academic shape of things
 The academic «contract» with society
What is all this sweet work worth, if thou trust not me?

7. Comments from students 1
 The success stories:
 I’ve learnt about what it means to take higher education, and
thought about my role as a student
 The activities were great, because they made me think
 I’ve learnt more about how to find, use and cite sources in
academic writing, which is very useful since I’m just about to
write two term papers.
 I liked the part about library search best, because I knew
absolutely nothing about it. Didn’t know it was this easy!

8. Comments from students 2:
 Mind the gap:
 When I went to high school 3 years ago we
just pasted the link to the source we’d used
at the back of the document and that’s it.
That doesn’t work here, so I’m pleased we get
this course. So much are stricter and more
different at university. I can’t be the only one
who feels like this
 More about making the transition from high
school to university (or from work to
university) as smooth as possible.These are
two very different worlds.

9. Comments from students 3:
 Improvements needed:
 Too long. Too boring. Bring in more videos.
 More examples, please. Especially about academic writing. I
have no clue about referencing, style, all the details etc.
 Some questions were too easy
 Fix the technical hiccups

10. The long and winding road
Technology is
our friend*
New insight, new
directions
How to inspire critical
thinking?
Colourbox.com

11. Thank you!
 Contact details:
 mariann.lokse@uit.no
 @mclokse
 iKomp-0010 project:
 Helene N. Andreassen
 Lars Figenschou
 Vibeke Flytkjær
 Mariann Løkse
 Torstein Låg
 Mark Stenersen
 Test site for iKomp-0010:
 http://edxtest.bibsys.no
Photo: Rune Ytreberg