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INFOhio DIALOGUE
Model
for Information Literacy Skills
Define
Explore/Identify the need for the information
- Identify the assignment
- Focus on the topic
Determine the basic question
- Brainstorming
- Class/Student participation
Initiate
"Distressing ignorance"
- Assignment is due tomorrow
- This will affect my grade
- I really want to know!
Assess
Identify keywords, concepts, and possible resources
Consider information literacy skills
"Tapping prior knowledge" and "Building background"
Locate
Identify possible sources of information
Develop a search strategy
- Library OPACs vs. Electronic databases vs. Web sites
Locate and retrieve available resources
Organize
Identify the best and most useful information sources
Evaluate the information retrieved
- Analyze, arrange, categorize, examine, generalize,
group, interpret, infer, integrate, select, synthesize, and ... think
Guide
Search log or journal
Student assistance and review
- "Collaborative grouping!" and
"Cooperative learning!"
Educator assistance and review
Use
Determine presentation format
Present results
Communication information
Evaluate
Evaluate the project/results
Evaluate the process
Assess the teaching and learning
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