Dr.+Eisenberg's+Video

30 minute video

Information Literacy: The Most Basic of Basics by, Dr. Mike Eisenberg Washington University, June 2009. Dr. Eisenberg begins by defining the importance of information literacy: He then states problems with the way information literacy is used today: Problem #1 Solution in society is to speed up, pack in more content and add more technology. No!
 * to succeed in the 21st. century
 * personal fullfillment
 * Overload of information

He provides us with a good analogy- Lucy and Ethel working in the candy factory trying to keep and the faster they work the faster the machine goes, they give up! Needless to say, Dr. Esienberg would not agree the with above solution.

Problem #2 The quality of work or Internet usage by teens out of 500 websites used only 27% are reliabel sources. WOW!
 * Quality

Solution in our society is to discourage Web use, pre-select resources, or filter. No!

Solutions to problems 1 and 2: Information Literacy is the broad universal concept needed to suceed in this information literacy world.
 * to have students use inforamtiona dn technology effectively and efficiently for success, work and personal
 * focus on the process as well as the content
 * students to be life-long learners and independent thinkers

Opportunity:
 * to prepare our stduents

Websites suggested by Dr. Eisenberg: [|www.projectinfolit.org] [|www.youtube.com/user/projectinfolit]

Dr. Eisenberg quotes a writing from ALA.

"To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ablility to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information." ALA, 1989 Dr. Eisenberg uses ACRL standards instead of AASL becasue he finds the AASL standards to be unrealistic and talk about muliple literacies.

ACRL (Assiciation of College and Research Libraries) standards were set in 2001 by ALA.


 * Standard 1: Student determines the nature and extent of information needed.
 * Standard 2: Student accesses the needed information effectively and efficiently.
 * Standard 3.A Student evaluates information and its sources critcally.
 * Standard 3.B Student incorporates information into their base and value system.
 * Standard 4: Student works individually or as a group member, uses information effectively to accomplish the purpose.
 * Standard 5: Student understands the social, legal, and economic issues surrounding the uses of information, accesses and uses information ethically and legally.

Super3: My opinion the Super3 model is that it seems to be user friendly for youger students as well as very useable for the teacher that is apprehensive about trying a research model in the classroom. (TN)

Three steps: Big6: My opinion of the Big6 model is that it would work great grades 4th and up. It makes sense and while all elements are required; it is flexible and correlates with the ACRL standards. (TN)
 * 1) Beginning = Plan
 * 2) Middle = Do
 * 3) End = Review


 * 1) Task Definition
 * 2) Info Seeking Strategies
 * 3) Location and Access
 * 4) Use of Information
 * 5) Synthesis
 * 6) Evaluation

Context, Context, and Context!

The Process: Information problem solving / does not have to be linear Technology on Context: Technology in the process / using technology as part of the context; not a jumbled addition to the process Curriculum: Real needs in real situations, assignments (papers, projects), and units and lessons / put together an integrated program with course content and information literacy and technology

In closing: Dr. Eisenberg restates the problems and solutions from the beginning of the video. He closes with the parable of the fish; teach a man to fish and eats forever. this is Dr. Eisenberg's version of "Parable of the Fisherman": 

"If you help people to learn how to find and use information about fishing, they can teach themselves how to fish, or to do anything else they want to do in life!" (Eisenberg, 2009).