information ethics, information literacy, and 21st century skills
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Information Ethics, Information Literacy, and 21st Century Skills. Dr. R. J. Pasco Coordinator, Library Science Education, University of Nebraska Omaha January 28, 2008. 21 st Century Skills Framework http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=120. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Information Ethics, Information Literacy, and 21st Century Skills
Dr. R. J. Pasco
Coordinator, Library Science Education, University of Nebraska Omaha
January 28, 2008
21st Century Skills Frameworkhttp://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=120
Who is the Partnership?
Why 21st Century Skills?
New Contexts
New Job Skills
Global Citizenship
21ST CENTURY STUDENT OUTCOMES:
1. Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes
2. Learning and Innovation Skills • Creativity and Innovation Skills• Critical Thinking and Problem
Solving Skills• Communication and Collaboration
Skills
21st Century Student Outcomes (continued)
3. Information, Media and Technology Skills• Information Literacy•Media Literacy• ICT Literacy
21st Century Student outcomes (continued)
4. Life and Career Skills
• Flexibility & Adaptability
• Initiative & Self-Direction
• Social & Cross-Cultural Skills
• Productivity & Accountability
• Leadership & Responsibility
Most people get angry when they read…
York Area Regional Police have arrested two students they say stole two vehicles and
$20,000 in equipment and supplies during a burglary at the York County School of
Technology on Christmas Eve.
Ederle, K. (January 7, 2004). Students arrested in burglary.
York Daily Record.
Are we all as angry when we read this?
. . . 47 of the 424 students in a BUEC 333 class have been accused of plagiarism at
Simon Fraser UniversityRamin, B. (Jamuary 14, 2002). Plagiarism in our halls?
The Peak, 2(110).
Theft is
Theft!
Free Papers!
Other People's Papers
Free Termpapers International
Dorian's Paper Archive
Evil House of Cheat
Research Papers Online A+
A1 Termpaper
Genius Papers
Is your Academic IntegrityPolicy up to date?
UNOhttp://studentaffairs.unomaha.edu/ai-undergrad.php
John F. Kennedy High School
Granada Hills, Californiahttp://www.jfkcougars.org/academic_integrity_policy.jsp
ESU3 Schools Academic Integrity Policies
Omaha Public Schools http://www.ops.org/MIDDLE/BUFFE
TT/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=3EZ2T9sY4tM%3D&tabid=231
Omaha North High Schoolhttp://webmail.ops.org/~susan.loder/expectations
We nearly always get
what we ask for!
“Hunt and Gather” research projects
Students gather basic facts and information about a country or an animal
Little thinking is required - information gathering at its most basic level.
“Other People’s Ideas”(Jamie McKenzie)
This is just a different type of “hunting and gathering”
End products are susceptible to plagiarism when students gather other people's ideas without crediting the creator.
Analysis and Synthesis “These points could be used to...” or
“this would impact ___ because…” (Mackenzie)
If students cannot FIND the answers, but must MAKE the answers, they are less able to
plagiarize.
How can I prevent Student Plagiarism?
Increase your students’
Information Literacy!
Information Literacy
Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the
needed information”. AASL. (1998). Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning.
Chicago: ALA.
AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learnerhttp://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/learningstandards/standards.cfm
The Standards
1. inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge;
2. draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge;
Standards (continued)
3. share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society;
4. pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
Design
Information-rich assignments!
An information rich assignment requires students to:
ProspectInterpretCreate good new ideas
McKenzie, J. (2000). Winning with information literacy. Retrieved January 3, 2008 from http://fno.org/sum00/winning.html.
An information rich assignment:
Is more than a laundry list of resources
Requires teachers to be part of the entire writing process
If students cannot FIND the answers, If students cannot FIND the answers, but must read and think critically to but must read and think critically to
MAKE the answers, they are more likely MAKE the answers, they are more likely to write carefully and are less to write carefully and are less
able to engage in acts of able to engage in acts of academic dishonesty.academic dishonesty.
Information Rich Assignment(Non-Example)
Research a company in which you might consider employment, including size,
structure, earnings, philosophy, history and competition.
Discourage Trivial Pursuits - Encourage critical thinking
Design research projects which demand that students move past “Hunt and Gather” to “Analysis”, “Synthesis” and “Evaluation”.
Require students to engage and apply ideas,
not just describe them.
Ask “Essential Questions” (Mackenzie)
Essential questions demand that students relate the information to
something in their own life.
Citation, Citation, Citation
Model, Model, Model
Forms, Forms, Forms
Reward, Reward, Reward
Assess products and activities throughout the
research process
Do NOT wait until the end of the process/project to let students know
how they are doing.
Be involved in the Writing Process!
Require topic proposals, idea outlines, multiple drafts, interim working bibliographies and
photocopies of sources.
Wilhoit, S. (1994). Helping students avoid plagiarism. College Teaching, 42, 161-164.
This is not new!
What the Nebraska Department of Education asks of you…
NE LEARNS Standards - Science
“In the Nebraska K-12 Science Standards these knowledge levels include the ability to:
• Recall or recognize important information, key definitions, terminology, and facts.
• Explain the information in one’s own words, comprehend how the information is related to other key facts, and suggest additional
interpretations of its meaning or importance.
NE Science Standards (continued)
• Arrange and combine important information, facts, and principles to produce a new idea, plan, procedure, or product.
• Make judgments about information in terms of accuracy, precision, consistency, or effectiveness.
What we lose if we don’t address the unethical use of information
Often lost in the discussion of plagiarism is the interest of the students who don't cheat. They do legitimate research and write their own papers. They work harder (and learn more) than the plagiarists, yet their grades may suffer when their papers are judged and graded against papers that are
superior but stolen material. When teachers turn a blind eye to plagiarism, it undermines that right and denigrates grades, degrees,
and even institutions.Hinchliffe, L. (1998,). Cut-and-Paste plagiarism: Preventing, detecting and tracking online plagiarism. Retrieved
January 22, 2008 from http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/~janicke/plagiary
We are not educating students so they will do well in school.
We are educating students so they do well in life.
Support information ethics through information literacy ! (Eisner)
It’s a Marathon -
Not a
Sprint!
An information literate physician who writes
well could…
An information literate auto mechanic who writes well could…
An information literate teacher who writes well
could…
Bibliography
AASL. (1998). Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning. Chicago: ALA.
Hinchliffe, L. (1998). Cut-and-Paste Plagiarism: Preventing, Detecting and Tracking Online Plagiarism. Retrieved April 14, 2002 from http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/~janicke/plagiary
McKenzie, J. (1998, May). The New Plagiarism: Seven Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery in an Electronic Age . From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal. Retrieved May 2, 2002, from http://www.fno.org/may98/cov98may.html
Wilhoit, S. (1994). Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism. College Teaching, 42, 161-164.
References (continued)
American Association of School Librarians. (2007). 21st Century Learning Standards. Retrieved January 21, 2008 from
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/learningstandards/standards.cfm Eisner, E. (1985). Beyond creating: The place for art in America's schools. Partnership for21st Century Skills. (2007). Framework for 21st century learning.
Retrieved January 21, 2008 from http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?Itemid=120&id=254&option=com_content&task=view
Rice, D., & Kozak, M. (2007, August 1). 21st Century skills for our classrooms.Retrieved January 21, 2007 from
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:7G0W9I4f0k0J:www.nde.state.ne.us/ADMINDAYS07/16_21stCentSklsAD07.ppt+nebraska+21st+century+skills&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us
Questions and Comments
Thank you!