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The assignment prompt and description, Exploring Expertise, is attached. It is a writing prompt for a short assignment. The prompt can be adapted to fit different non-writing performance tasks, however, including discussion or in-class individual/ small group activities. Students are provided a scenario wherein they must research the names of experts quoted in different online news articles (topic: prescription drug abuse). They must show that they have researched the "expert." Learning Outcome - Explore a source of information in order to determine the validity and credibility...
Posted on June 8, 2017
Contributor: Cristy Moran
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assignment Prompt
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual
For a performance task/ assignment, students will be expected to find evidence to investigate a pseudoscientific claim or conspiracy theory. They will be submitting a two-page paper to their Chemistry professor in which they make a case that either supports the claim or rejects it. They will be expected to use both library and credible online sources for support. The performance task will follow a full 75-minute library instruction session in which students will learn to:construct various search phrases for use in online and library search tools use certain evaluation criteria...
Posted on May 15, 2017
Contributor: Cristy Moran
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assignment Prompt
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Research as Inquiry, Searching as Strategic Exploration
This hands-on activity was piloted as part of a teach-in on fake news at Purchase College, SUNY. To convey the idea that “fake news” exists on a continuum, we did a pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey activity using a blank version of Vanessa Otero’s Media Bias chart. The chart is a useful tool for showing the nuances between nonfactual, biased, and inflammatory news sources. Participants are asked to research a news media organization and decide where to place it on the chart, then compare their choices to Otero's original infographic. Two groups can also compare their choices to each other. The...
Posted on May 12, 2017
Contributor: Darcy Gervasio
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assignment Prompt, Learning Object, Lesson Plan
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry
Evaluating a political news story presented in social media.
Posted on February 6, 2017
Contributor: Spencer Brayton
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assessment Material, Assignment Prompt, Lesson Plan
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value