Re – Aloudmore about “Draft 2: Info Practices“, posted with vodpod The major changes are changing the word create to know. The theory behind this is that through negotiating capacity and information and negotiating control that one ‘owns the knowledge’, they have achieved some level of knowing information. I have made adjustments to the path through the [...]
more about “Info Practices Draft 1“, posted with vodpod The process of creating is the process of owning information, making it your own and demonstrating that knowledge. Interacting with information is not enough, at some point through negotiating with that information it becomes knowledge, easily cognitively accessible without a conscious awareness of the origin of [...]
more about “Info Practices Draft 1“, posted with vodpod Using information:The concept of using information is on the surface quite simple. You learn something, you use it. However, as is evidenced by large swaths of research in a wide variety of disciplines (cognitive psychology, education, neurobiology, etc) this is actually a complex process, made more [...]
more about “Info Practices Draft 1“, posted with vodpod The transition between merely encountering information and the use of information is an ongoing process. It may be obvious that one must encounter information before it can be used, but if using information – which is primarily an activity that occurs mentally – leads to creating [...]
more about “Info Practices Draft 1“, posted with vodpod Prezi link Encounter – This is representative of how people gather information in both intentional and unintentional ways. Diffuse Need – This is a general question; not a specific question. It can be unarticulated, a desire for inspiration, a vague sense of need. Diffuse needs are [...]
In the Encountering Information category three codes emerge which identifies the manner in which participants encountered information: directed searching, focused browsing, and serendipitous encounter. In directed searching an individual has a specific information need. An example of a specific need could be “how do I use code to personalize my profile?” Directed searching can be [...]
In 1989 the American Library Association (ALA) issued the Presidential Committee on Information Literacy: Final Report. In the report the committee defined information literacy in a number of ways including the ability “to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information ” and the information [...]
Title: Information Behaviors of Adolescent Content Creators in Web 2.0 Environment Summary: The number of adolescent’s “content creators” is increasing. As defined in the Pew 2005 report Teen Content Creators and Consumers a content creator is an “online teen[s ]who [has] created or worked on a blog or webpage, shared original creative content, or remixed [...]
