Heather Combs

Information Literacy
EDCI 270
February 4, 2015
Part 1:

Part 2:
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Part 3:
1.
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Nature, 478, pp. 417-418. DOI:10.1038/nj7369-417a
This article is about how internet-based degree programs are gaining
acceptance. It also details how some doubt that they are suitable for
graduate sciences.
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The article, Online learning: Campus 2.0, talks about how large online
courses are completely changing how higher education is conducted. It
explains how universities are turning to this as an alternative to
enormous lecture rooms.
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The article about states that over the past decade more school districts
seen online education as a way to save money. However, while there
are many benefits, online learning may not be exactly comparable to
face-to-face instruction.
Part 4:

Information literacy is important as a way to have access to vast

amounts of digital material that you can find, decipher, and then
properly cite after using. Especially as a future teacher, it is necessary
for me to be able to properly locate any number of recourses in a
matter of minutes. I need to then be able to evaluate the information
for content and reliability if I am to pass it on to my students. Then
utilizing it in the classroom will also be a challenge that I will face daily.
My students will be depending on me to offer them reliable and
relevant materials.
The way that information literacy should be incorporated in the
classroom is reflected in the second and fourth standards of the ISTE
standards for teachers. The second standard states that teachers
should be developing learning experiences that incorporate
contemporary recourses that are technology rich. Technology provides
a way for students to learn the same material as just reading the
textbook, but in a fun and interactive way. Being informationally
literate provides teachers with opportunities to create meaningful
digital experiences for their students that they might not otherwise
get.
The fourth standard explains that teachers need to also be
advocates for digital citizenship. This includes the ethical use of digital
information that students should be referencing and citing throughout
their works. It is a teachers job to make sure students are grasping that

plagiarism isnt to be tolerated, but can easily be properly quoted and

used.