Category: information fluency

Professional Development-Improving Digital Literacy through Peer Modeling

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It shouldn’t be a surprise that experts support the idea of incorporating technology into new and existing learning models to facilitate deeper and different skill sets than those taught by conventional methods today.  The biggest push for more technology adoption in education is to move the educational system away from antiquated models developed during the … Continue reading Professional Development-Improving Digital Literacy through Peer Modeling

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Digital Storytelling and Creative Communication: Does One Help Develop the Other?

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Alan Alda, from M*A*S*H*, knows how to tell a story.  In one of his presentations, he asks a young woman to the stage.  Alda then asks the young woman to carry an empty glass across the stage.  She stares at the him awkwardly and does it without much fanfare. Alda then walks to her with … Continue reading Digital Storytelling and Creative Communication: Does One Help Develop the Other?

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Effective Tech Tools in Content Curation for Research

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The search for technology solutions that build 21st century skills to empower students continues with the concepts of “knowledge construction” and “content curation”. The ISTE standards for students defines knowledge construction by the ability of students to, “…critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful … Continue reading Effective Tech Tools in Content Curation for Research

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