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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

Communicate information

Evaluate
Evaluate the project/results.
Evaluate the process

Assess the teaching and learning

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