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Information Literacy
Information Literacy
Addressing a new challenge in
society.
Why is this important?
• Provide individuals with the intellectual
tools necessary to manage the mass of
information that doubles every two years.
• Allows people to filter out what is important
and valuable.
• Allows people to make informed decisions.
Definition: Information Literacy
• information(noun.)-a collection of facts
from which conclusions may be drawn
• literacy(noun.)- the ability to read and write.
• literate(adj.)- able to read and write
• When educators teach literacy the goal is to
get students to read and write.
Clarification
• In reading and writing students take letters
and words and transform them into meaning.
• Information Literacy is the process of
evaluating facts to discover their meaning.
• It also includes the application of facts to
make meaning.
Evaluating Web Pages:Four
Questions to ask.
• Does the author have the credentials to
write about the subject?
• How important is the currency of the
information?
• Do other web sites, with different domains,
support the information?
• Is the information presented with one point
of view?
Information Literacy: Evaluation
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Determining the quality of information.
Authority-Who is the author/source?
Accuracy-Is the information supported by facts?
Objectivity-What is the authors point of view?
Currency-What information is date dependent?
Evaluation : Authority
• Credentials
• Expressed author/author who claims work
• Access to the author/ ability to verify
credentials
• References to other credible works
• Why do you trust the creator of the
document?
Evaluation: Accuracy
• Conclusions/Points are supported by facts.
• Facts can be verified by outside resources.
• Check for clues of questionable work
(spelling errors, grammatical errors, and
other typographical errors)
• Can you verify the information?
Evaluation : Objectivity
• Are the authors opinions clear?
• Acknowledges other points of view.
• Is there a personal or group agenda behind
the document?
• What other points of view are there on the
subject?
Evaluation : Currency
• Information is current as indicated by
dates or references to current sources.
• Are there efforts to keep the content up to
date?
• How much of the content is dependent on
the date?
• When was the document created?
Information Literacy: Application
The application of this knowledge should occur in
all of your significant works. Whenever you
are able to provide supporting evidence of a
position, your ideas will more easily be
accepted in a reflective culture. Opinions and
casual debates are frequently offered with
little or no supporting evidence and are flawed
logically.
Information Literacy: Application
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To be credible you must:
Authority-Become educated about the topic.
Accuracy-Support your information with facts
from a variety of sources.
Objectivity-Acknowledge other points of view.
Currency-Use the most recent data that you can
find.
Information Literacy: Application
• Productively contribute to a body of
information.
• Use information accurately in products.
• Locates information efficiently
• Present information with the necessary
objectivity.
Internet focus
• While these principles apply to many areas
they seem most relative to the internet
where good and bad information can be
easily found.
• There are several strategies to collecting
and verifying information from the web.
Effective Web Page Design
Effective Design Rubric
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Text (20% of grade)
Background does not interrupt text
Text is large enough to read (but not too big)
Page hierarchy is clear
Text columns are not too wide. Less than that
of a book.
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Navigation (20% of grade)
Navigation is apparent and easy to use.
The use of frames enhances content. They
are not obtrusive.
There exists an index for large sites
Navigation lets the user know where they are
on the site
• Example: http://www.artcenter.edu/
Effective Design Rubric
Links (10% of grade)
• Link colors coordinate with page colors
• Links are clear to visitors. (underlined, usually
blue)
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Graphics (25% of grade)
Buttons are appropriate for the page.
Graphics have and alt label
every graphic has a matching text link.
Graphics and backgrounds use browser safe colors
Animated graphics turn off by themselves
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General Design (25% of grade)
Pages download quickly
home page fits into 17 inch screen (800x600)
All other pages have the important
information in 800 x 600 pixel screen
graphics elements are well used to keep
content interesting.
There exists consistency in page design. All
pages look like they belong to the same site.
Types of web pages
• Personal web pages
• Scholarly works
• Professional pages