Blog Reflection 5

My experience in this class, Library 3 was great.  I really learned a wealth of information that is adding to some projects that I'm working on.  I really need the info, it's helping me to accomplish a couple of things that I had could not figure out myself. 

 I really did not have to much student interaction and at first and  I thought that it would make a difference but It was ok.  The disscussion fourms allowed you to still get perspective from classmates.  The information was delivered in such a way that the learning process was great, I did not stress too bad even though this was my first internet class.  I was a bit slow (I missed out, by on being on time but I was still able to use what I learned to do what I had to do and come out with plenty of course retention).

I really enjoyed this class because the way it was presented promoted learning and it just flowed for me.  I did not get frustrated until I got behind, I'm slow and had a couple of murphy's to set me back.  But thanks to Dena I was able to continue forward, and I'm glad that I did.  I would definitely come to a face to face workshop if it were offered.  

Thanks Dena for your help and for the way you put this together, it is a great class!

Blog Reflection 4

Early in the text it is pointed out that mankind’s desire to record and share information started back in about 3000 BCE. Early information began on clay tablets, evolved onto various print medias and has evolved into today’s electronic age. If you think about it, the information that is out there from 3000 BCE until now, its overwhelming (in that context only). We are in fact in an “information revolution.” Experts say that information is exploding in quantity and formats, estimates are that information in all forms is doubling every four to five years. For a student it is imperative that they become information competent because it a part of their learning process. Because there is so much information available they must be able to identify the information that’s applicable to suit their needs, analyze it, make sure the sources are credible so that they may be able to is so much information they must be able to they must be able to present the information with a conclusion. In order to do this they must be trained properly by professionals (Librarians) how to research, effectively and efficiently.

In the syllabus of this course the learning objectives require that the student become information literate and is described as follows:

The information literate student is able to identify and formulate the need for information.
Objective II. The information literate student is able to identify and use appropriate information sources of various types and formats to meet specific information need.
Objective III. The information literate student is able to retrieve information effectively and efficiently.
Objective IV. The information literate student is able to locate and compare information in a variety of formats from the global information world.
Objective V. The information literate student is able to critically evaluate information and its sources.
Objective VI. The information literate student is able to analyze, synthesize and integrate the information with existing sets of personal experience and values to develop a knowledge base.
Objective VII. The information literate student is able to assess the information-gathering method being used and revise it accordingly.
Objective VIII. The information literate student is able to apply the integrated information to achieve a specific goal or to create a project.
Objective IX. The information literate student is able to recognize the ethical, social, legal, and economic issues relating to the access and use of information.