Civic Online Reasoning. If young people are not prepared to critically evaluate the information that bombards them online, they are apt to be duped by false claims and misleading arguments. To help teachers address these critical skills, we’ve developed assessments of civic online reasoning—the ability to judge the credibility of digital information about social and political issues. These assessments ask students to reason about online content. We’ve designed paper-and-pencil tasks as well as tasks that students complete online. These assessments are intended for flexible classroom use. The News Literacy Project. Checkology. Four Moves – Adventures in fact-checking for students. ProCon.org - Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues.
Video Essays. Change My View (CMV) Classroom Video On Demand - Login. MUHS Learning Center Information Databases and Resources. Information Literacy Librarian Lessons. The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Competency Standards for Higher Education (2016) states the following: The sheer abundance of information will not in itself create a more informed citizenry without a complementary cluster of abilities necessary to use information effectively.
Information literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning. It is common to all disciplines, to all learning environments, and to all levels of education. It enables learners to master content and extend their investigations, become more self-directed, and assume greater control over their own learning. TRAILS: Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills.