CILIP Information Literacy Group Library of Birmingham 8 December 2014

1. Library of Birmingham
8 December 2014
Think before you click
Anthony Beal - Jisc RSC Northwest

2. What makes a digitally fluent learner?
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3. What makes a digitally fluent learner?
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Concepts of digital literacy were introduced
as it became necessary to consider the skills
and competencies of those on the receiving
end of the products of the ICT
industries…An initial often cited attempt at
defining digital literacy (Gilster, 1997)
identified four key competencies:
❖ Assembling knowledge
❖ Evaluating information
❖ Searching
❖ Navigating in non-linear routes

4. What makes a digitally fluent learner?
Gilster also recommended that
learners communicate with the
author of a web site by email.
If they don’t respond - don’t use the
information
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● Did not foresee Wikipedia
● Did not foresee social media
● Only mention related to e-safety is
inappropriate web sites

5. What makes a digitally fluent learner?
●Be safe in a digital environment
●Find evaluate and apply information
●Use digital tools
●Showcase achievement
●Awareness and management of digital
identity
●Collaborate – education, community &
work life
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6. Learning Outcomes
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Understand
 The need to evaluate to online
resources
 The need to look for sources other
than Google
 The domain name structure
 Exploiting basic assessment
techniques

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What can the web address
tell you about the site?
e.g. its reliability as an
academic source

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What does the Google
description indicate to you
about the site as a reliable
learning tool?

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Evaluate the site and
provide feedback on
design, reliability,
accuracy, authors,
currency and site owners.
Include any other
information relevant to its
use as a learning
resource.

10.  MLK - http://www.martinlutherking.org
 RYT - http://www.rythospital.com
http://www.malepregnancy.com
http://www.genochoice.com
 DHMO - http://www.dhmo.org
 Boilerplate -
http://www.bigredhair.com/boilerplate/
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Sites

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Please allow 20 minutes to
complete this exercise

12.  co.uk - British commercial site
e.g. Amazon
 .com - American commercial site
e.g. Ford Motor Company
 .org - not for profit organisation/charity
e.g. Children International
 .org.uk - UK not for profit
organisation/charity e.g. Save the
Children UK
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Domain definitions

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Google Maps
Try searching for:
RYT Hospital Dwayne
Medical Center
on Google Maps:
https://maps.google.co.uk
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14. Domain Lookups
There are many site you can use to lookup details
about a domain including:
– Who is it registered to
– A mailing address
– An email address
– Other sites associated with that domain
http://whois.domaintools.com/martinlutherking.org
http://whois.domaintools.com/rythospital.com
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15. Some materials
 Currency
 Relevance
 Authority
 Accuracy
 Purpose
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The CRAAP test is adapted from the Meriam Library at California State University
Chico - http://libguides.csuchico.edu/content.php?pid=40743&sid=1025225

16. Find out more…
Anthony Beal
eLearning Adviser
a.beal@lancaster.ac.uk
Twitter - @redsontour
Workshop materails
http://goo.gl/Ks69hU
info@jisc.ac.uk jisc.ac.uk
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