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21st Century Information Fluency

NECC 2005

http://21cif.imsa.edu


21st Century Information Fluency

http://21cif.imsa.edu

Introductions (5 minutes) What is 21CIF? (10 minutes) How do we assess it? (15 minutes) How do we learn/teach it? (20 minutes)

Multi-media demo and hands on practice Q&A (10 minutes)

Write additional questions on survey forms


Presenters

David Barr – Principal Investigator Dennis O’Connor – Online

Professional Development Specialist Mary McNabb – External Evaluator (Learning Gauge, Inc.)


Audience

Teachers? Librarians/Media Specialists? Technology Coordinators? Administrators? Other?


What is IMSA’s 21CIF project?

Federally funded project Fund for the Improvement of Education – U.S.

Department of Education Previous funding from:

IBM, SBC/Ameritech, Polk Foundation, Lumpkin Foundation, IMSA Fund

Educational Partners Illinois School Library/Media Association, Illinois

Computing Educators, Illinois Virtual High School


21CIF Project Goals

Our long-term program goal is to provide professional development and 21CIF resources to Illinois educators in order to build the capacity for every middle and high school student in Illinois to have the opportunity to acquire 21st Century Information fluency.


21CIF Project Goals

To document a model for disseminating 21CIF that could be used in other states. We are looking for partners in other

states to explore how our materials and tools can be adopted or adapted in other educational environments.


What is 21st Century Information Fluency?

21st Century Information Fluency is the ability to find, evaluate and ethically use digital information resources to solve an information problem.

Includes knowledge, skills and dispositions

(see handout for core competencies)


Digital Information Fluency Process


Aligned with national standards

ISTE NETS*S

5. Technology research tools Students use technology to locate, evaluate,

and collect information from a variety of sources.


Supports other NET Standards

NETS*S I.B. NETS*T II.A. NETS*T III.C. NETS*A II.B. NETS*A V.A. NETS*A VI.A.


How is 21CIF different from Information Literacy?

Focused on locating, evaluating and ethically using digital resources

Information Literacy is a broader concept

Includes some technology literacy Digital photography analogy


Why is Digital Information Fluency important?

Only about 2 % of new information created today appears in print format

Open-ended nature of Web requires students be good searchers and evaluators

Essential skills for use in school, in the workplace and at home


How will we know when we have achieved our goals?

Assessment of participant learning. Knowledge/Skills/dispositions

Evaluation of larger project goals. Impact on schools Dissemination model


Still learning about:

How to best measure digital information fluency development

Its impact on students’ overall achievement

Best practices for teaching digital information fluency


Meeting the Measurement Challenge

Types of items: knowledge, performance, cognitive, affective

Pre-Post micro-module assessments (online multiple choice)

Self-Diagnostic performance-based assessment (Flash file)

Constructed response assessment (Word.doc with rubrics)

Summative performance-based assessment (open-web)


Sample Pre-Post Micro-Module Assessment

What is a “keyword”?a. A word associated with locks.b. A word used to query a search engine.c. A word used to decode a puzzle.d. The most important word in a sentence.


Sample Self-Diagnostic Performance-Based Assessment

Measures use of keywords Broadway Challenge online at:

http://21cif.imsa.edu/mc/challenge/KeywordChallenge.swf


Sample Summative Performance-Based Assessment

Scenario: You are a summer intern working for a group of scientists at NASA. You are helping the scientists prepare a report explaining the primary benefits of the Cassini’s mission. You interviewed a junior scientist for the report. She told you that the Cassini mission is important because the spacecraft allows scientists to "compare equal-sharpness views of Saturn from two very different perspectives".


Sample Summative Performance-Based Assessment

Use ONLY the following web sites to help you verify the credibility of the information from the junior scientist. (item then listed three web sites with live links)

Which of the three web sites provides evidence for your answer to the above question? (check all that apply)

How confident are you that information on the "Hubblesite" web site is reliable?


Pilot Study: Glen Crest Middle School

45-minute DIF lesson in computer lab included lecture, demonstration and practice

Students analyzed web sites to determine if hoax or reliable

Pre-Post Results: significant gains in DIF = efficiency and effectiveness

DIF lesson embedded into larger research project


Future assessment plans Validation study during school year 2005-06 Items for the micro-modules embedded into ELA

lessons Calibrating rubrics for students’ constructed

response for evaluating Interactive search path tracking and scoring for

locating How to measure dispositions such as confidence,

persistence, focus, open-mindedness, curiosity, self-regulation and adaptability


How 21CIF Can be Integrated into schools

Information gathered from interviews, surveys and collaborations Teams of Librarians/Media Specialists and

teachers (20% of staff = 100% students) (tech coordinators, administrators)

Collaboration in content areas (ELA, other) Language Arts Package


How can we learn/teach 21CIF Skils?

For more examples see our website:

21cif.imsa.edu


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