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INFORMATION LITERACY: GUIDED INQUIRY DESIGN Maeve E. Cunningham http://ubiquitousthoughts.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/infolit.jpg

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Maeve E Cunningham LSIS 5645; Core Assessment 4 Please excuse that this is not perfect! Putting these slideshows and audio files was a lot more difficult than I thought.

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  • 1. INFORMATION LITERACY: GUIDED INQUIRY DESIGN Maeve E. Cunningham http://ubiquitousthoughts.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/infolit.jpg
  • 2. Many students think this is an okay thing to do because they dont know better!
  • 3. WHAT IS GUIDED INQUIRY DESIGN? By Carol C. Kuhlthau & Leslie K. Maniotes Prepares todays learners for an uncertain future by providing the education that enables them to make meaning from myriad sources of information in a rapidly evolving world.
  • 4. SIX CS OF GUIDED INQUIRY Collaborate Converse Continue Choose Chart Compose All of these applied together will enhance the students ability in the inquiry process
  • 5. GUIDED INQUIRY PROCESS Image by: http://darkarchive.wordpress.com/tag/guided-inquiry/
  • 6. WHY IS GUIDED INQUIRY IMPORTANT?
  • 7. GUIDED INQUIRY Administrators who realize that the ability to evaluate and use information from a variety of sources is a necessary life skill for students to understand that the library is essential in the information age of school. This realization is important for all individuals in the students life.
  • 8. WHY IS GUIDED INQUIRY ESSENTIAL? Betters students research skills, applies outsideclassroom knowledge, consider others ideas, etc. Teaches students to think outside the box. All of the skills learned can assist the student in higher education & their career.
  • 9. THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL Freshmen Sophomore Being to understand it after practice and implementation Junior See guided inquiry as a requirement Have a sense of ownership Think guided inquiry is a life skill Senior Have the confidence to implement guided inquiry singularly See guided inquiry as an integral skill
  • 10. WHAT CAN I DO? as a teacher, parent, community member
  • 11. WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR YOUR STUDENT? Help establish a safe environment for students to learn Consider all ideas carefully Accept different points of views Bring outside experiences to learning environment
  • 12. WHAT DO STUDENTS NEED? High quality resources A variety of resources (databases, books, newspapers, etc.) Community resources: museums, government buildings, businesses, etc.
  • 13. EXAMPLES Going to the museum Students are able participate in fieldwork by working with experts and museum artifacts Going to a business building Students can interview employees in a field they may be interested in pursuing a career in Learn from first hand experiences
  • 14. IS ALL THE WORK WORTH THE OUTCOME?
  • 15. YES!!!
  • 16. WHY IS IT WORTH IT? Students will develop skills they can take through their education to their career Students will become more creative They will be able to utilize and understand different outlets for information Students will know WHERE and HOW to get the information they need The evaluation process of guided inquiry teaches to students to process what is appropriate and what is not
  • 17. HTTP://WWW.SMITHSONIANMAG.COM/SPECIALSECTIONS/40TH-ANNIVERSARY/VINTON-CERF-ONWHERE-THE-INTERNET-WILL-TAKE-US.HTML?C=Y&PAGE=1 The problem isand this is true of books and every other mediumwe dont know whether the information we find [on the Web] is accurate or notSo we have to teach people how to assess what theyve found. Thats a skillwhich is important no matter what the medium. Its just more dramatic in the World Wide Web, where theres so much juxtaposition of the good stuff and not-so-good stuff and flat-out-wrong stuff or deliberate misinformation or plain ignorance. Vinton Cerf
  • 18. THE END Presented by Maeve E. Cunningham
  • 19. Kuhlthau, C. , Maniotes, L. K. & Caspari, A. K. (2007). Guided inquiry: Learning in the 21st century. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited BIBLIOGRAPHY