EP004Information Literacy &Research SkillsSemester 1, 2012Lecturer: Jenny JongsteWeek 2 / Lecture 1

" The best way to predict your future is to create it."  ~Peter

Drucker

OverviewUnit Outline and ExpectationsEmail, blackboard and blogWhat is information literacy? “Scavenger Hunt”The “Research Cycle”Directed Study = homework

Unit Outline and Expectations

Print and REFER to unit outline REGULARLY for:

Contact information Jenny JongsteEmail: jenny.jongste@nd.edu.aumobile: 0407 389 042

Set goals and study with the unit outcomesUniversity regulations and expectationsWeekly prep and revision using program outlinePreparation and completion of assessmentsFinding resources that will help consolidate and extend information literacy and research skills

Email and BlackboardCHECK EMAIL REGULARY = HEART OF STUDY

Class updates, tasks on blackboard, changes

BLACKBOARD = STUDY LIFELINE Lectures, readings, task sheets, homework/revision tasks

WIKI = LEARNING COMMUNITYShared work, ideas and study tasks

AgreementsYOU – email is the easiest. Text /call in emergencies or if too complicated to email.

Inform me of problems, absences, sickness, questions.Always inform me ASAP! ASK FOR HELP!

MEWill reply within 24 hours during weekdays (unless problem arises).Over the weekend will reply within 48 hours (unless problem arises).Will make time to see you.

Outcomes of LectureStudents will be able to:

Conduct a Google search to find a definition of “information literacy”Locate the keywords and formulate their own definition of information literacy.Carry out first 3 steps of research cycle

What is Information Literacy?

1. Knowing when you need information: EP004 and EP002/003

2. How to find it: EP0043. Evaluate it: EP0044. Use it effectively: EP0065. Deliver it in a communication: EP006

and EP002/EP003

Scavenger HuntWork in pairsUse Google to find a definition of information literacyRecord the keywords you used and how many results came up with each searchDecide on the best definitionPairs will report which keywords came up with the best results and the best definition they found

Information Literacy Wordle

In pairs choose 3 words that you think best describes what information literacy is.

http://www.wordle.net/

The Research CycleAnalyse the questi

onBrainstorm the topic

Establish

keywords

Search

Evaluate the

information

Communicate findings

What links can you see between information literacy and the research cycle?

Analyse The QuestionDescribe the effects that alcohol advertising has on adolescents.• Operative words –tells you what to do• Keywords – the main ideas and concepts• Limiters - limits the idea/concept to a

particular group, time, place or age.

Brainstorm The TopicDescribe the effects that alcohol advertising has on adolescents.

Always start with “what you know”.Class brainstorm on topic.How does this help you?

Establish KeywordsDescribe the effects that alcohol advertising has on adolescents.

Keywords are the main ideas and concepts of the question

Add keywords from brainstormConcept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3 LimiterEffects Alcohol

advertisingAdolescents

1st Three Steps of Research Cycle

Why are these 3 steps important?How does this help you?

Your Turn:“Youth violence has increased as a result of violent movies and the internet in the 21st Century.” Choose and argument for or against this statement.Work in pairs to carry out the first 3 steps of the research cycle.

SummaryList three things that you learnt, remembered or understood more clearly from todays session.Directed Study (homework)

Create a slide that illustrates the relationship between “information literacy and the research cycle”. Email to lecturer: jenny.jongste@nd.edu.au