from how to why: critical thinking and academic integrity as key ingredients in information literacy...
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Talk presented at Internet Librarian International 2014 about an online course in information literacy at the Arctic University of Norway.TRANSCRIPT
From how to why: Critical thinking and academic integrity as key ingredients in information literacy teaching
MARIANN LØKSE
[email protected]: Torbjørn Kvil Gamst
Contents
The sMOOC: iKomp-0010
Critical thinking
Academic integrity
Comments from test groups
The way ahead
iKomp-0010
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Free & open for all
Beta-testing 2014
«Release» January 2015
Translation into English
iKomp-0010
4 modules:
Learning strategies
Information search
Source evaluation
Academic integrity
Aim:
Reach all students, not just on-campus
Inspire critical thinking
Create activites for reflection
Don’t be so critical!
Transition from high school/sixth form to university
The age of easy
Information obesity & digital dieting
Knowledge about knowledgeColourbox.com
Academic integrity
The «Bildung» of students
The academic shape of things
The academic «contract» with society
What is all this sweet work worth, if thou trust not me?
Comments from students 1
The success stories:
I’ve learnt about what it means to take higher education, and thought about my role as a student
The activities were great, because they made me think
I’ve learnt more about how to find, use and cite sources in academic writing, which is very useful since I’m just about to write two term papers.
I liked the part about library search best, because I knew absolutely nothing about it. Didn’t know it was this easy!
Comments from students 2:
Mind the gap: When I went to high school 3 years ago
we just pasted the link to the source we’d used at the back of the document and that’s it. That doesn’t work here, so I’m pleased we get this course. So much are stricter and more different at university. I can’t be the only one who feels like this
More about making the transition from high school to university (or from work to university) as smooth as possible.These are two very different worlds.
Comments from students 3:
Improvements needed:
Too long. Too boring. Bring in more videos.
More examples, please. Especially about academic writing. I have no clue about referencing, style, all the details etc.
Some questions were too easy
Fix the technical hiccups
The long and winding road
Technology is our friend*
New insight, new directions
How to inspire critical thinking?
Colourbox.com
Thank you!
Contact details: [email protected]
@mclokse
iKomp-0010 project: Helene N. Andreassen
Lars Figenschou
Vibeke Flytkjær
Mariann Løkse
Torstein Låg
Mark Stenersen
Test site for iKomp-0010: http://edxtest.bibsys.no
Photo: Rune Ytreberg