Use information literacy skills to increase workplace efficiency

Use information literacy skills to increase workplace efficiency and effectiveness. NC CTE Obj. 2. 01

DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITY • Go to www. google. com • Search for data by entering your full name in the search bar to see how many pieces of information (data) come up with your given name • How many results returned? • Try using another search engine to many results returned • What percentage of the information is actually referring to you? • Is it referring to someone else with the same name?

ASSESS INFORMATION NEEDS • Determining information • Factual information • Criticism • Opinions • Types and formats of information sources • Formality of information • Disciplines • Current vs. historical • Primary vs. secondary

Information Literacy Skills-Conducting Research • Utilizing information literacy skills is crucial in conducting research • It involves recognizing when information is needed and being able to efficiently locate, accurately evaluate, effectively use, and clearly communicate information in various formats • The process can take as much time and skills as actually writing the report

DEVELOPING A SEARCH STRATEGY https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=b. Lor. Rf 3 f. RU 0 What is Primary and Secondary Sources? https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=cq. XHO 7 b. TPnw

IDENTIFYING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES ACTIVITY • A newspaper article • A private journal • A government document • An editorial cartoon • A medieval tapestry • A photograph of a family vacation • An autobiography • A property deed • A documentary film

OBTAIN NEEDED INFORMATION EFFICIENTLY • Methods/techniques used to obtain or retrieve information. • Procedures for obtaining information.

EVALUATE QUALITY AND SOURCE OF INFORMATION • Factors that should be evaluated when assessing information’s quality • Validity • Reliability • Accuracy • Timeliness • Bias • Procedures for evaluating the quality and source of information

Determining Facts, Opinions, and Bias in a Nonfiction Article • Read each paragraphs (adapted from: Laying the Foundation, Inc. Dallas, TX www. ltftraining. org); try to determine whethere is bias, using the information. • If so, what might be creating the bias? Write your answer in space provided.

EVALUATING SOURCES https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=FKa. H 7 Pl. Xx 1 Q

APPLY INFORMATION TO ACCOMPLISH A TASK • Ways to organize information to support the purpose and format needed for a task • Outlines • Drafts • Storyboards • Proposals • Summaries • Ways to integrate existing information, data, or images into a new product or performance • Quoting • Summarizing • Copying • Manipulating

STORE INFORMATION FOR FUTURE USE • Advantages of storing/recording information • Documentation • Audit trail • Personal files • Heritage preservation

STORE INFORMATION FOR FUTURE USE • Negative results of storing/recording information • Obsolescence of format or medium • Security of information

STORE INFORMATION FOR FUTURE USE • Challenges of storing/recording information • Recordkeeping • Storage space • Filing systems • Employer analysis

ACTIVITY-LEARNING HOW TO ANALYZE DATA www. gapminder. org/world