Library
& Information Science, Course 250: Instructional
Strategies.
Dr. David Loertscher
Beyond the textbooks, there is a wealth of materials and information about educational trends, collaboration, and information literacy. This web site will develop as time passes but in the mean time, students will find materials on collaboration and information literacy in the LIBR 250 course on this same website. The instructor will give you the necessary passwords to enable you to read the materials on electronic reserve.
You should make every effort to locate the best professional materials and the most current ones to enable you to fulfill your engaging problems. There is too much mediocre and poor material available and you should consciously reject the worst and concentrate your attenion on the best.
We will also build an online access Journal list which is started below:
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School Library Media Research |
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Learning and Leading with Technology (Journal of ISTE) |
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Converge Magazine (a freebie covering technology and education) |
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National Education Association (various journals) |
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School Library Journal |
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T.H.E. Journal (Technological Horizons in Education) |
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Multicultural Review |
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Education Week |
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American Educator |
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Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science |
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ESL Magazine |
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ERIC Digests |
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Reading on Line (Journal of the International Associaton of Reading) |
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Curriculum Administrator |
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Multimedia Schools |
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From Now On (Jamie McKenzie) |
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Teaching Tolerance |
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Online journals in your own library |
Don't forget SIRS, EBSCO and Info Track to name a few that contain professional articles |
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Networks |
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Library Philosophy and Practice |
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Computers in Libraries |
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Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning |
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Compute-Ed |
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Electronic Journals: Library Online |
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Other Journals of Interest |
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International Journal of Educational Technology |
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D-Lib Forum |
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Information Research: An International Electronic Journal |
Direct: http://www.shef.ac.uk/~is/publications/infres/ircont.html |
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Information Today |
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Australian Journal of Educational Technology |
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Current Issues in Education: An Interactive Scholarly Journal from Arizona State University and College of Education |
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Teacher |
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The ALAN Review (Assembly of Literature for Adolescents Review) |
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Educational Policy Analysis Archives |
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Helps
• Tutorial: (b74.pdf) "Inspiration" tutorial. created by Synapse Adaptive. Continues (b75.pdf) Continues (b76.pdf) Continues (b77.pdf) Continues (b78.pdf) Continues (b79.pdf)• Handout: (b81.pdf) Map of an Instructional Unit/Project/Experience. A form to use to map a project.
• Tutorial: (b94.pdf) Dodge, Bernie. "FOCUS: Five Rules for Writing a Great WebQuest." Learning and Leadership, May, 2001.
Sample Student Projects for 250:
• Project: (b92.pdf) Viveros, Adriana. "Module One: LIBR 250" Summer, 2001.• Project: (b65.pdf) Chang, Jenny. "Collaboration and Information Literacy: Building a Theory Base." Module one, summer, 2001.
• Project: (b69.pdf) Green, Kathy. "Engaging Problem One: Information Literacy - a Map and a Journey." Library 250, Summer, 2001.
• Project: (b84.pdf) McCready, LeighAnn. "Module 1 - Building a Theory Base." Summer, 2001.
• Project: (b83.pdf) McCready, Leigh Ann and Marian Jackson. "Module 3 - Collaborative Project: Forecast the Future." Summer, 2001.
• Project (b91.pdf) Viveros, Adriana. "Rethinking Reference in Our Library: A Quest for the Course LIBR 210: Reference and Information Services" 2001. This was a project for two classes.
Topic 1: Educational Theory and Practice
• What's hot in educational theory today?
• What is this new work on brain research and cognitive theory?
• What is restructuring in education?
• What is the difference between behaviorist theories and constructivist theories?
• How can these theories be translated into practice?
• What is inquiry-based or project-based learning?
• What are teaching and learning styles?
General
• Professional article (b88.pdf) "Seeking Stability for Standards-Based Education." Education Week, at: http://www.edweek.org/sreports/qc01/articles/qc01story.cfm?slug=17exec_sum.h20 a major report of standards-based education done in 2001. Major read.
Look also at its companion piece: (b89.pdf) Orlofsky, Greg F. and Lynn Olson. "The State of the States." Education Week, 2001.• Professional article: (b90.pdf) Haney, Walt. "The Myth of the Texas Miracle in Education." Education Policy Analysis Archives, August 19, 2000. When George Bush was running for the presidency, this article stirred the waters, refuting what had been accomplished in Texas.
• Professional article (b50.pdf) Fogarty, Robin. "Architects of the Intellect," Educational Leadership, vol. 57, no. 3, p. 76-78, November, 1999. Fogarty provides a brief description of a number of educational theories currently in vogue.
• Professional article (b67.pdf) Applefield, James M., Richard Huber, Mahnaz Moallem. "Constructivism in Theory and Practice: Toward a Better Understanding." High School Journal, December 2000/January 2001. A basic article on constructivism.
• Professional article: Perkins, David. "The Many Faces of Constructivism," Educational Leadership, November, 1999, p. 6-11. Not available here, but an excellent article to understand what constructivism is all about.
• Professional article: (b68.pdf) Kozioff, Martin A., Louis LaNunziata, James Cowardin, Frances B. Bessellieu. "Direct Instruction: Its Contributions to High School Achievement." High School Journal, Dec. 2000/Jan 2001. Direct instruction is a counter to constructivism and you should understand what it is!
• Professsional article (b60.pdf): Sprague, Debra and Dede, Christopher. "If I Teach This Way, Am I Doing My Job?: Constructivism in the Classroom," Learning and Leading with Technology vol. 27, no. 1, September, 1999. A good article to understand the difference between a constructivist and and a behaviorist teacher.
K-12 Arena
• Professional article (b96.pdf) Hartzell, Gary N. "The Implications of Selected School Reform Approaches for School Library media Services." School Library Media Research, vo. 4, 2001.• Professional article (b64.pdf) "Best Books for High School Reform" a bibliography from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation website at http://www.gatesfoundation.org/education/resourceresearch/bestbookshighschoolreform.htm) The original may be kept up to date from time to time as might other resources on this website.
• ERIC Document (b17.html): "27 School Reform Models from "Tools for Schools: School Reform Models Supported by the National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students" -- (April 1998) - concentrates on special groups for the K-12 arena but does include many mainstream models currently in vogue.
• Professional article (b18.pdf): Eastin, Delaine. "Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Education in the 21st Century" 1999 ASCD Yearbook: Preparing Our Schools For The 21st Century, 1999. p.13-24.
• Professional article (b63.pdf): Abbott, John and Terence Ryan. "Constructing Knowledge, Reconstructing Schooling," Educational Leadership, vol. 57, no. 3, p. 66-69, Nov. 1999. Discusses the constructivist ideas as applied in schools.
• Professional article (b36.pdf): Brooks, Martin G. and Jacqueline Grennon Brooks. "The Constructivist Classroom: The Courage to Be Constructivist," Educational Leadership, vol. 57, no. 3, Nov. 1999. How does a teacher be constructivist in the face of assessment tests?
Home Schooling
• Web site: Home School Association of California gives many helps and bibliographies. Particularly helpful for public librarians.
Virtual Education
• Professional article: (b49.pdf): Page, Dan. "A Florida High School Becomes a Virtual Reality," Convene. 1999. Describes the establishment of a virtual high school.• Professional article (b61.pdf): Roblyer, M.D. and Bonnie Elbaum. :Virtual Learning: Research on Virtual High Schools," Learning and Leading with Technology, vol. 27, no. 4, December/January 1999-2000. The authors provide a few web sites and articles covering the topic.
Community College
• Web site (b53.pdf): American River College Faculty/Library Links web page gives good links to follow. You might also check the actual site to see if they have updeated the links.
• Who decides who will learn what?
• Who writes curriculum?
• Who follows written curriculum?
• Who decides what is the best way to teach math, social studies, science, etc.?
• What are the best strategies for teaching and learning what is to be learned?
• How do we know when a student learns what is to be learned? (testing, assessment)
In the K-12 Arena:
General• Commercial Site: Classroom Connect. A popular magazine for use of the Internet in the K-12 arena now has a web site with useful ideas and lots of things to buy.• Professional article (b20.html) Otten, Evelyn Holt. "Using Primary Sources in the Primary Grades" ERIC Digest, 1998.
• Professional article (b39.pdf) : Sistek-Chandler, Cynthia. "Curriculum Integration: Not Just for Textbooks Anymore," Converge Magazine, September, 1999 (available online at http://www.convergemag.com/Publications/)
• ERIC Digest (b44.html): Weiss, Eileen Mary and Tephen Gary Weiss. "Approaches to Evaluation," ED429052 98. Discusses the assessment of teachers and teaching. You should know that your instructor has been on the National Board creating an assessment tool for school library media specialists for National Board Certification.
Mathematics (the following web sites from the ASCD Newsletter)
• Web site: Math Archives. This award-winning Web site is sponsored by the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and is supported by the National Science Foundation. It offers Curriculum resources in five categories: topics in mathematics, software, teaching materials, conference proceedings, and links to other mahtematics-related sites.• Web site: Standards 2000 Project. Under the NCTM umbrella, this site offers a Web-based discussion forum on Standars 2000, along with information and recent stories on the project. Visitors can also view the current NCTM standards.
• Web site: Attaining Excellence through TIMSS. Here are many resources for learning about and discussing the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), including a TIMSS resource kit developed by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Web site: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Here is an excellent source for late-breaking mathematics news. This site includes a free e-mail news service, a calendar of meetings, reports from the Eighth International Congress on Mathematics, lists of exhibotors from the most recent NCTM annual meetings, publications lists, online classifieds, and NCTM membership information.
• Web site: Eisenhower National Clearinghouse of Mathematics and Science Education. Teachers looking for practical activity ideas will find them here. This site also offers full-text journal articles, professional development sources, and a comprehensive listing of all federally sponsored K-12 mathematics and science programs.
• Web site: Grants and Awards in Math and Physical Sciences. Describes grants and awards available in all areas of mathematical and physical sciences. Provides information about forms, recent awards, and the application process. Includes related news articles.
Special Education
• Web site: LD Online. Resources for parents, teachers and students. Terms definitions, whate papers from experts, teaching techniques, legislation.• Web site: The Council for Exceptional Children. An international organization dedicated to exceptionalities. A resource in keeping up to date on the research.
• Web site: Parents & Educators Resource Center. Designed to describe high-tech devices for use with special education students.
• Web site: Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI). Numerous sites categorized by disability.
Social Studies
• Professional article (b19.pdf) Clark, Todd. "Rethinking Civic Education for the 21st Century. 1999 ASCD Yearbook: Preparing Our Schools For The 21st Century, 1999. p.65-87.Language Arts
•Standards: (b85.pdf) English-Language Arts Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve. California Dept. of Ed., 1997, 1998.• ERIC Digest: (b80.pdf) "Teaching Interdisciplinary Thematic Units in Language Arts." ERIC Digest D142, ED436003, 1999.
Science
• Professional article: (b82.pdf) Rhoton, Jack. "School Science Reform: An Overview and Implications for the Secondary School Principal." NASSP Bulletin, March, 2001.
Adult Education
ERIC Digest (b45.html): Kerka, Sandra. "Creativity in Adulthood," ED429186 99. Creativity will figure in to the creation of educational materials for adult learners. Here is an introduction.• ERIC Digest (b48.html): Abell, Arianne Interdisciplinary Courses and Curricula in the Community Colleges. ERIC Digest. ED429633 99. Discusses collaborative classes that have implications for the librarian at the community college.
Higher Education
• Professional article (b52.pdf): Geith, Christine. "Assessment Shaping Technology Use and Learning," Convene Magazine, 1999. An article about Washington State University's experience with technology and how it has caused them to assess learning in better ways.
Topic 3: Collaboration
• Behaviorist Teaching - What is it and what is the role of the library media specialist in course and lesson design?
• Constructivist Teaching (also known as Resource-based Learning, Project-based Learning) - What is it and what is the role of the library media specialist in helping students construct and solve their own engaging problems?
• What is collaboration in the educational setting?
• What roles do librarians (information specialists/technolgy specialists) perform as they collaborate with teachers (K-18 settings) (public libraries - in home schooling and staff development) (special libraries/industry - in training)
• What collaborative strategies are likely to produce excellence in teaching and learning no matter the teaching style of the teacher?
• What are the signs that collaborative activities are being successful?
• How must organizations change to facilitate the role of collaboration?
Instructional Development
• ERIC Digest: Instructional development models come from the field of instructional technology and are systematic ways to design instruction mostly from the behaviorist or traditional school. The ERIC Digest (b10.html), "Survey of Instructional Development Models" by Eric Plotnick• ERIC Digest(b15.html): Tools for Automating Instructional Design (1998) discusses computer packages used to create lessons, modules, and units.
• Notes (b37.html): Loertscher, David V. "Collaboration: A Major Key to Success: Some Notes." Some steps for the novice to get started collaborating with a partner.
• Professional article (b38.pdf): Coughlin, Ed. "Professional Competencies for the Digital Age Classroom," Learning and Leading With Technology, Vol. 27, no. 2, November, 1999. Constructs a rubric for teachers to guage their readiness for teaching with technology. Should the librarian construct such a rubric as a challenge to the planning process?
In the K-12 Arena
Overviews• Book. Nagel, Greta. The Tao of Teaching: The Ageless Wisdom of Taoism and the Art of Teaching. Originally published in 1994. Available as "A Plumme Book" from the Penguin Group in paperback, 1998. Short wonderful pithy statements followed by examples. A very readable bridge toward constructivist ideas.• Book: DePorter, Bobbi, Mark Reardon, and Sarah Singer-Nourie. Quantum Teaching: Orchestrating Student Success. Allyn and Bacon, 1999. A pop-guide to teaching in an engaging format. Amazing how much information literacy is included. The idea is getting around.
• Professional article (b35.pdf): Bray, Barbara. "Eight Steps to Success: Technology Staff Development that Works," Learning and Leading with Technology, vol. 27, no. 3, p. 13-20. The steps for professional development include steps for successful collaboration on any topic.
• Professional article (t2c.pdf): Farwell, Sybil. "Successful Models for Collaborative Planning," Knowledge Quest, vol. 26, no. 2, January/February, 1998, p. 24-30. - Farwell recognizes that the agenda of library media teachers to collaborate is not a one-way street.
• Professional article (t2d.pdf): Callison, Daniel. "Key Words in Instruction: Facilitator," School Library Media Acitivities Monthly, vol. 14, no. 6, February, 1998, p. 40-42. - Callison reviews the current view of collaboration between teachers and library media teachers.
• Professional article (b40.pdf) Dias, Laurie B. "Integrating Technology: Some Things You Should Know," Learning and Leading with Technology, vol. 27, no.3. Tries to provide steps for integrating technology into units of instruction so that learning is maximized.
• Professional article (b51.pdf): Goldsworthy, Richard. "Collaborative Classrooms," Learning and Leading with Technology, vol. 27, no. 4, December/January, 1999-2000. The word collaborative is used in a different sense in the field than we use it. This article explains collaboration as a method in the classroom and gives sources for collaborative activities using technology.
Lesson Plans (K-12)
• Web site: U.S. Dept. of Education Free site (scads of lesson plans and projects)• Web site: The Busy Teachers WebSite K-12
• Web site: IBM K-12 Homepage
• Web site: Teachers Helping Teachers
•Web site: SCORE: Schools of California Online Resources for Education. A powerful web site of ideas for kids and teachers in the areas of mathematics, science, history/social science, language arts.
•Web site: NASA Education Program. Providing resources for educators, students, and parents.
• Web site: ThinkQuest. A site where kids with teacher coaches create neat explorations on a wide variety of topics. A must browse.
• Professional article (b55.pdf): Sistek-Chandler, Cynthia. "Journey with Jason," Convene Magazine, 1999. If you don't know about the Jason Project, the interactive collaborative project on the Internet, this is a good introduction. There are many copycats out there now.
• Professional article (b56.pdf) Sistek-Chandler, Cynthia. "Mike Comberiate: NASA Brings the World to Students," Convene Magazine, 1999. NASA has really tried to link into K-12 education for obvious reasons. Here are some ideas.
Web Sites
• ERIC Digest (b25.html) Bennett, Blythe A. ED420303 98 Internet Resources for K-8 Students. ERIC Digest. A webography of good sites for the kids to use themselves.•ERIC Digest (b26.html) Morgan, Nancy A. and Batovsky, Steven. ED420305 98 An Introduction to Internet Resources for K-12 Educators. Part I: Information Resources, Update 1998.
• ERIC Digest (b46.html): Morgan, Nancy A. An Introduction to Internet Resources for K-12 Educators. Part I: Information Resources, Update 1999. ERIC Digest. ED429593 99 Provides a number of links and resources that you will need to know about to be effective in collaboration.
•ERIC Digest (b27.html) Morgan, Nancy A. and Batovsky, Steven. ED420306 98 An Introduction to Internet Resources for K-12 Educators. Part II: Question Answering, Listservs, Discussion Groups, Update 1998.
•ERIC Digest (b47.html) Morgan, Nancy A. and Batovsky, Steven. ED420306 98 An Introduction to Internet Resources for K-12 Educators. Part II: Question Answering, Listservs, Discussion Groups, Update 1998.
For Adult Learners
• ERIC Digest (b41.html) Sile, Kathleen Flannery. "Using the World Wide Web with Adult ESL Learners," ED 42755598. Gives tips for planning a unit using technology and provides an sample unit.
Resources for all Levels
Libraries to Know• Web site: The Library of Congress.• Web site: The Berkeley Digital Library Sunsite.
• Web site: The Internet Public Library.
• Web site: University of Virginia's Electronic Text Center
• What is Information Literacy?
• What models and out there and how do they compare?
• How do models of information literacy compare across the
disciplines?
• How do I build my own mental model of information
literacy?
• Can information literacy be taught? How?
• What are the implications for information literacy from the
research?
General
1. Loertscher and Woolls presented a preliminary summary of the research on information literacy for an international conference. It is presented here. (b11.html) This has been superseded by the Loertscher/Woolls book: Information Literacy. (see the first couple of chapters here).2. Check the web page for the Institute for Information Literacy (IIL) at the American Library Association - good for all types of libraries
3. Professional article (b21.pdf) Hayden, K. Alix. "Information Seeking Models" University of Calgary, 1999? - Article introduces the idea of an information litearacy model and reviews the Kuhlthau model and the Big Six model.
4. Professional article (b22.pdf) Hayden, K. Alix. "Information Literacy" University of Calgary, 1999? - Article defines information literacy.
5. Professional article (b23.html) Information Literacy Group. "Information Literacy Definitions" University of Calgary, 1999? - More information literacy definitions.
6. Webography: UMass Information Literacy Project: Bibliography. This bibliography is intended for academic librarians, computing services professionals, and faculty interested in developing an information literacy program on a college campus. Because the field is growing so rapidly, this list is selective, designed to address not the why of information literacy, but the how. Specifically, most articles about why we should teach information literacy have been excluded, whereas those that discuss the `how' of critical thinking, of outcome assessment, and of curriculum materials - in print, online, and Web based - have been included.
7. Web page: The Center for Intelligent Information Retrieval at the University of Mass. is doing major research and development projects. Work being done on many levels including corporations, universities, and k-12 schools (check the Peabody project, school librarians)
8. Web page: National Forum on Information Literacy - a Coalition of various organizations chaire by Patricia Senn Brevik.
9. ERIC Digest: Plotnick, Eric. "Definition of Information Literacy," ED 42777799. While targeted at the public schools, this document is a good starter introduction.
10. Book (b54.pdf): California School Library Association. From Library Skills to Information Literacy: A Handbook for the 21st Century. San Jose, CA: Hi Willow Research & Publishing, 1998. Here are the first few chapters of the book as a sample.
11. See also Dave Loertsher's reviews of professional books for the school librarian at http://www.lmcsourse.com Look under freebies.
The Research Process: K-12
Articles
• Professional article: (b98.pdf) Harada, Violet H. "Personalizing the Information Search Process: A Case Study of Journal Writing with Elementary-Age Students." School Library Media Research. vol. 5, 2002.• Professional article: (b66.pdf) Moore, Penny. "Primary School Children's Interaction with Library Media: Information Literacy in Practice." Teacher Librarian, Feb., 2000.
Information Literacy models
• Professional article: (b70.pdf) Small, Ruth. "Having an IM-PACT on Information Literacy: A Model for Improving Instructional Presentations." Teacher Librarian, October, 2000. Presents a framework for systematic lesson design in an informatin literacy context built upon principles of instructional design, psycholory, information science and communications.• Model: (b29.html)The Follett Information Literacy Model "Pathways to Knowledge" extended version.
• Model: (b30.html) Eisenberg and Berkowitz. The Big Six Model. See also the Big Six website.
• Model: American Association of School Libraries.
Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning.• Model: Stripling/Pitts.
• Model: Instructional Development Models
Building Good Questions
• Professional article (b58.pdf): Richetti, Cynthia and James Sheerin. "Helping Students Ask the Right Questions," Education Leadership, vol. 58, no. 3, p. 58-62, November, 1999. Four strategies help students grapple with complex situations, make decisions, solve problems, and implement solutions.
Finding Information
• Professional article: (b87.pdf) Kuntz, Jerry. "Teach and They Shall Find: Practical Tips for Helping Students Search the Internet." School Library Journal, May, 2001.• Professional article: (b97.pdf) Brown, Gavin. "Locating Categories and Sources of Information: How Skilled Are New Zealand Children? School Library Media Research, vol. 4, 2001.
• ERIC Digest (b14.html): Internet Resources for K-8 Students (1998)
• ERIC Digest (b28.html): Ercegovac, Zorana; Yamasaki, Erika. ED421178 98 Information Literacy: Search Strategies, Tools & Resources.
Sorting and Evaluating Information
• Professional article: (b95.pdf) Agosto, Denise E. "Propelling Young Women into the Cyber Age: Gender Considerations in the Evaluation of Web-Based Information." School Library Media Research. vol. 5, 2002.• Professional article: (b71.pdf) Taylor, Rhonda Harris and Lotsee patterson. "Getting the "Indian" Out of the Cupboard: Using Information Literacy to Promote Critical Thinking. Working on stereotypes of Native Peoples by assisting students in developing critical thinking skills, and thus enabling them to do problem-solving, decision-making, and creative thinking.
• See this bibliography of web sites dealing with the evaluative criteria for quality information from the Internet. (b13.html)
• ERIC Digest (b16.html): Evaluation of World Wide Web Sites: An Annotated Bibliography by Kathleen Schrock lists excellent resources for information evaluation.
• Web site: ICONNECT Evaluation Criteria Rating for Websites. Also, check out the full ICONNECT web page from AASL.
• ERIC Digest (b.33.html) "Evaluating Online Educational Materials for Use in Instruction" by Robert M. Branch, Dohun Kim and Lynne Koenecke. June, 1999. Gives criteria and sources for finding evaluation criteria documents.
Consuming and Absorbing Information
Thinking and Creating
• ERIC Digest: (b86.pdf) Shermis, S. Samuel. "Reflective Thought, Critical Thinking. ERIC Digest, D 143, ED436007. This digest concerns itself with the origin of reflective thought, the application of theories about reflective thought to classrooms, conflicts and issues, and a synthesis of the essential ideas.
Summarizing and Concluding
Communicating Information/Products
Reflecting on the Process and the Product
• Professional article: (b93.pdf) Newmann, Fred, Walter Secada, and Gary Wehlage. "Assessing "Intellectual Quality" of Student Work." Northwest Regional Educational laboratory, 1998. Criteria for judging qulity. Excellent read.
Info Lit. in Academic Libraries
• Professional article: (b73.pdf) ACRL. "Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education." at: http://www.ala.org/acrl/ilcomstan.html• Professional article: (b72.pdf) ACRL. "Information Literacy: Competency Standards for Higher Education." Teacher Librarian, Febrary, 2001.
• Book: Deese-Roberts, Susan and Kathleen Keating. Library Instruction: A Peer Tutoring Model. Libraries Unlimited, 2000. This book outlines a method for college and school libraries of educating and certifying peer tutors who will be young mini-experts who will, in turn teach many of their colleagues.
• Professional article (b59.pdf): Roth, Lorie. "Educating the Cut-and-Paste Generation," Library Journal, Nov. 1, 1999, p. 42-44. What one California university has done to teach information literacy.
•Web Site: Information Competence on the Web. Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo provides links to many institutions and their projects on information competence: background reports, projects, online tutorials and web courses.
•Web Site: Keeping Up With Information Literacy Classroom Tools. Shoemake, Linda and Ferrara, Connie. American River College, 1999? Articles, instructional aids, and other links on information literacy.
•Web Site: AskERIC InfoGuide. Information Literacy in Higher Education. December 1997.
Info. Lit in Public Libraries
• Professional article (b57.pdf) Poustie, Kay. Educating for Information Literacy Through the Internet: Another Role of the Public Library," Australian Public Libraries and Information Services, June, 1999, vol. 12, no. 2, p. 60. An introduction to the role.
Issues in Information Literacy
Intellectual Freedom
• Web Site: American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom. ALA's official position about the internet and other intellectual freedom issues.• Web site: Family Friendly Libraries. This organization wants libraries to install filters for the internet.
• Web site: Filtering Facts. Librarians opposing the American Library Association position.
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