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Cracking the crisis code: Understanding and strengthening crisis communication in the context of critical information literacy
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An Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) approach to crisis involves managing and conveying information before, during, and after critical events, such as corporations handling crises that threaten their reputation or government responses to…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Yiyi Yang
Resource Type(s): Activity
Analyzing Articles
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In this lesson, we will describe efficient ways to read and understand journal articles and how to find exactly the information you need.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Scholarship as Conversation
Contributor: UMKC Research Essentials
Resource Type(s): Tutorial
Peer Review
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In this lesson, we will look at the peer-review process, and learn ways to identify peer-reviewed materials.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Information Has Value, Scholarship as Conversation
Contributor: UMKC Research Essentials
Resource Type(s): Tutorial
MOOC BoniCI
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An open access MOOC in French to bonify the information literacy skills of university students (with Moodle).
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value, Research as Inquiry, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration, Framework as a Whole
Contributor: Pascal Martinolli
Resource Type(s): Activity, Assessment Material, Learning Object, Tutorial
Cast Your Students as Scholars
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This is a participatory, variable lesson frame ready for you to modify to suit your instruction needs. This lesson and it's variations focuses on encouraging students to see themselves as information creators and part of the scholarly conversation…
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Scholarship as Conversation, Searching as Strategic Exploration
Contributor: Anaya Jones
Resource Type(s): Activity, Lesson Plan
Visual Literacy
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This assignment has students analyzing data presented in graphs, charts and infographics that are pre-selected by librarian and instructor based on how poorly the information is being presented through various outlets.
Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed: Authority is Constructed and Contextual, Information Creation as Process, Information Has Value, Scholarship as Conversation
Contributor: Spencer Brayton
Resource Type(s): Activity