Librarian by Day » information literacy http://librarianbyday.net by Bobbi Newman Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:52:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Howard Rheingold on New Literacies – Crap Detection http://librarianbyday.net/2010/03/12/howard-rheingold-on-new-literacies-crap-detection/ http://librarianbyday.net/2010/03/12/howard-rheingold-on-new-literacies-crap-detection/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:21:42 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/?p=3178 This is a long video but worth watching.  Howard Rheingold talks about literacy, information literacy, digital literacy and critical thinking. One of the things that stands out to me is he borrows the term “crap detection” from Ernest Hemingway. So while he is applying it to the internet the importance of critical thinking has been around long before the internet. It is not a new skill, but rather an old skill being applies to a new medium. Read more Crap Detection 101 The CRAP Test The Essential Skill of Crap Detecting Bulls#@t and the Art of Crap-Detection Similar Posts: FCC’s Broadband Action Agenda Fails to Address Training and Education The Digital Divide Does Not Discriminate Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy Warns of “Second Class Citizens” in the Digital Age]]>

This is a long video but worth watching.  Howard Rheingold talks about literacy, information literacy, digital literacy and critical thinking. One of the things that stands out to me is he borrows the term “crap detection” from Ernest Hemingway. So while he is applying it to the internet the importance of critical thinking has been around long before the internet. It is not a new skill, but rather an old skill being applies to a new medium.

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]]> http://librarianbyday.net/2010/03/12/howard-rheingold-on-new-literacies-crap-detection/feed/ 5 Video from Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/23/video-from-knight-commission-on-the-information-needs-of-communities-in-a-democracy/ http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/23/video-from-knight-commission-on-the-information-needs-of-communities-in-a-democracy/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:38:06 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/?p=2979 Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. In October 2009 the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy released its report.  The report itself is over 100 pages and worth reading.  It is available to download as a pdf or to read online. If you just want the bottom line, you can see just the recommendations it makes or the ones that especially pertain to libraries.Similar Posts: Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy Warns of “Second Class Citizens” in the Digital Age Librarians Play a Vital Role in 21st Century Literacies KLA Libraries and Transliteracy Presentation]]>

Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy from Knight Foundation on Vimeo.

In October 2009 the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy released its report.  The report itself is over 100 pages and worth reading.  It is available to download as a pdf or to read online. If you just want the bottom line, you can see just the recommendations it makes or the ones that especially pertain to libraries.Similar Posts:

]]> http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/23/video-from-knight-commission-on-the-information-needs-of-communities-in-a-democracy/feed/ 0 Transliteracy is 3D http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/04/transliteracy-is-3d/ http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/04/transliteracy-is-3d/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:10:23 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/?p=2826 Since posting the Libraries and Transliteracy slideshow I’ve been asked many times to define transliteracy. Its a slippery term, people often confuse it with digital literacy or technology literacy. Sometimes I’m not sure I even have a good grasp on the concept. So a colleague and I sat out to hash out the details, here is what we came up with. Transliteracy is 3D View more presentations from Bobbi Newman. In collaboration with Brian Hulsey Special thanks to Sue Thomas and Tom Ipri for their input & approval. If you’d like to learn about libraries and transilteracy please visit my Transliteracy page If you’d like to know more about transliteracy in general please visit transliteracy.com and follow the conference on February 9th.Similar Posts: Libraries and Transliteracy at Computers in Libraries #cil2010 KLA Libraries and Transliteracy Presentation Libraries and Transliteracy Resource List]]>

Since posting the Libraries and Transliteracy slideshow I’ve been asked many times to define transliteracy. Its a slippery term, people often confuse it with digital literacy or technology literacy. Sometimes I’m not sure I even have a good grasp on the concept. So a colleague and I sat out to hash out the details, here is what we came up with.

Transliteracy is 3D

View more presentations from Bobbi Newman.

In collaboration with Brian Hulsey

Special thanks to Sue Thomas and Tom Ipri for their input & approval.

If you’d like to learn about libraries and transilteracy please visit my Transliteracy page

If you’d like to know more about transliteracy in general please visit transliteracy.com and follow the conference on February 9th.Similar Posts:

]]> http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/04/transliteracy-is-3d/feed/ 9 My second session of the day – Information Literacy: using technology to reach and teach students http://librarianbyday.net/2008/10/03/my-second-session-of-the-day-information-literacy-using-technology-to-reach-and-teach-students/ http://librarianbyday.net/2008/10/03/my-second-session-of-the-day-information-literacy-using-technology-to-reach-and-teach-students/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:27:42 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.wordpress.com/?p=504 Information literacy synchronous & asynchronous communication online tutorial camtasia to record screen & add audio library instructional videos library blog – rss feed to libraries page meebo for IM service on ground instructions nilrc.org/imlis/default.asp _ NILRC information literacy toolkit Similar Posts: Latest & Greatest from Ebschost My presentation – Reaching Your Patrons in the Brave New World of the Social Web Library Learning 2.1 Presentation]]>

Information literacy

synchronous & asynchronous communication

online tutorial

camtasia to record screen & add audio

library instructional videos

library blog – rss feed to libraries page

meebo for IM service

on ground instructions

nilrc.org/imlis/default.asp _ NILRC information literacy toolkit

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