Part 2:Part 2: The Big6: The Big6:Information & Information &
Technology Skills Technology Skills
Rob DarrowBig6 Trainer
for Student for Student SuccessSuccess
Outline of the WorkshopOutline of the Workshop
Part I: The information age: implications for learning, teaching and technology
Part II: Information literacy: the Big6 Skills process & approach
Part III: The Big6 and technologyPart IV: Big6 Implementation and
Integration
1. Task Definition1. Task Definition
2. Info Seeking Strategies2. Info Seeking Strategies
3. Location & Access3. Location & Access
4. Use of Information4. Use of Information
5. Synthesis5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation6. Evaluation
Information & Technology Literacy
The Big6™
Skills
The Big6 Workshop HandbookThe Big6 Workshop Handbook
PurposeContentsUse and permissions
Linworth: [email protected]
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1. Task Definition1. Task Definition
2. Info Seeking Strategies2. Info Seeking Strategies
3. Location & Access3. Location & Access
4. Use of Information4. Use of Information
5. Synthesis5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation6. Evaluation
The Big6The Big6™™ Skills Skills
The Big6The Big6Examples p. 135Examples p. 135
(Read Aloud)(Read Aloud)
7th grade – Leon – recycling10th grade – probability
The Super 3The Super 3
Beginning - Plan
You are the main character in a story:
Middle - Do
End - Review
1. Task Definition1. Task Definition
2. Info Seeking Strategies2. Info Seeking Strategies
3. Location & Access3. Location & Access
4. Use of Information4. Use of Information
5. Synthesis5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation6. Evaluation
The Big6The Big6™™ Skills Skills
The Big6The Big6Examples - p. 22Examples - p. 22
School - assignment for class, homework, paper, project, report, taking a test
Life - selecting a movie, succeeding in sports, birthday gift
Work - sales report, career choices, decision-making
REFLECTION POINTREFLECTION POINT
– The Big6 – necessary?– The Big6 – sufficient?– Explaining the Big6: – Describe the Big6 to a partner
Explaining the Big6Explaining the Big6
Essential information skills.A model of the information
problem-solving process.Simple…but not really.Widely applicable.Easy to implement.Powerful.