LBS 707 Information Literacy

Authority is Constructed and Contextual    Today's blog will focus on creating a Lesson Plan for the Framework - Authority is Constructed and Contextual What is meant by 'Authority is Constructed and Contextual'  In essence it refers to the recognition that information resources are drawn from their creators’ expertise and credibility based on the information need and the context in which the information will be used. Experts view authority with an attitude of informed skepticism and an openness to new perspectives, additional voices, and changes in schools of thought. Scenario for the Lesson Plan : I am a First year lecturer in the Faculty of Arts in the Department of History at the University of Utah Topic : The effects of an Apartheid South Africa Learning Outcomes 1. Students should be able to define different types of authority such as subject expertise (Scholarship),society position (public office or title), or special experience (participating i...

 RESEARCH AS INQUIRY     THE FOLLOWING BLOG WILL BE ON CREATING A LESSON PLAN FOR 'RESEARCH AS INQUIRY'     What is meant by ''Research as Inquiry'' This concept predominantly refers to a research as being a repetetive process and that it depends on asking oneself increasingly complex questions. The answers to these questions in turn then creates one to ask even more queastions or lines of inquiry in any field. Experts see inquiry as a process that focuses on problems or questions in a discipline or between disciplines that are open or unresolved. Scenario for the Lesson Plan I am a First year Lecturer at the University of Utah in the Faculty of Humanities Learning outcomes 1. Students should be able to critically evaluate the sources of their information. They should be able to identify what a reliable and an unreliable source is. 2. Students will be able to effectively resolve conflicting information. 3. Students will be ab...