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Build Your Own Research Database Using Docfetcher.Pptx, Christopher A. Sweet
Build Your Own Research Database Using Docfetcher.Pptx, Christopher A. Sweet
Christopher A. Sweet
The Failure Of Skepticism: Rethinking Information Literacy And Political Polarization In A Post-Truth Era, Christopher A. Sweet
The Failure Of Skepticism: Rethinking Information Literacy And Political Polarization In A Post-Truth Era, Christopher A. Sweet
Christopher A. Sweet
"You Shall Listen To All Sides And Filter Them From Yourself" Information Literacy And 'Post-Truth" Skepticism, Christopher A. Sweet, Troy Swanson, Jeremy Shermak
"You Shall Listen To All Sides And Filter Them From Yourself" Information Literacy And 'Post-Truth" Skepticism, Christopher A. Sweet, Troy Swanson, Jeremy Shermak
Christopher A. Sweet
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Beyond The Basics: How Can Librarians Teach What We Truly Care About?, Christopher A. Sweet
Beyond The Basics: How Can Librarians Teach What We Truly Care About?, Christopher A. Sweet
Christopher A. Sweet
Most research instruction sessions do very little in the way of inspiring creativity among students. The great majority of these sessions engage students only at the lower levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (Remembering and Understanding). This often occurs by necessity- someone has to teach students research basics before they can ever hope to use research as part of a creative process. At the same time, we didn’t become librarians because we were passionate about Boolean operators! How can librarians move beyond the basics and begin to teach big-picture information literacy concepts such as intellectual freedom, critical thinking, and ethical use of …
Towards An Information Literacy Continuum: Examining The High School To College Research Transition, Christopher A. Sweet, Amanda Pilgrim, Dana Convery
Towards An Information Literacy Continuum: Examining The High School To College Research Transition, Christopher A. Sweet, Amanda Pilgrim, Dana Convery
Christopher A. Sweet
We know that many students have difficulties meeting faculty expectations for college-level research. Basic search strategies, critical thinking and evaluation skills are often lacking. Increased dialogue between academic librarians, school librarians and teaching faculty could begin to address some of these problems in a proactive manner. This presentation is a small step in that direction. Chris Sweet, Information Literacy Librarian at Illinois Wesleyan University, will introduce this topic from an academic librarian’s perspective. Dana Convery, English and Literature instructor at Prairie Central High School, will discuss high school research from the trenches. What research skills are being taught in the …
Video Games And The Da Vinci Code: Effective Use Of Multimedia In Information Literacy Instruction And Tutorials, Christopher A. Sweet
Video Games And The Da Vinci Code: Effective Use Of Multimedia In Information Literacy Instruction And Tutorials, Christopher A. Sweet
Christopher A. Sweet
Admit it, we've all had students nod off during instruction sessions! The material we need to cover is essential to student learning, but difficult to present in an engaging manner. Effective use of multimedia means utilizing technology to supplement (but not replace!) good teaching practices. This presentation will look at how to incorporate some freely available multimedia sources into your instruction sessions and library web tutorials.