MIL WEEK 3

• INFORMATION

  Data that has been collected, processed, and interpreted in order to be presented in a useable form.
• INFORMATION

  A broad that can cover processed data, knowledge derived from study, experience, instruction, signals or symbols.
• INFORMATION is often used to describe knowledge of specific events or situations that has been gathered or received by communication, intelligence, or news reports.
• Where do you search information?

  • internet

  • television

  • radio

  • library

  • newspaper
• Why do you need information? • to be updated with the news

  • for learning/education purposes

  • for communication

  • to acquire knowledge needed for decision-making
• How do you acquire and store information? • write

  • print

  • photocopy

  • photograph

  • cloud storage

  • Record

  • memory card
• How do you use information that you have? • share

  • apply

  • announce

  • post

  • archive

  • reminder

  • answer query

  • clarify confusion
• How will you communicate information?

  • announcement

  • text

  • post to social media

  • face to face session

  • note

  • chat

  • email

  • save file
• SIX STEPS OF INFORMATION LITERACY

  1. IDENTIFY
  2. LOCATE
  3. EVALUATE
  4. ORGANIZE
  5. CREATE
  6. SHARE
• THE INFORMATION LITERATE PERSON CAN:

  1. IDENTIFY
  2. FIND
  3. EVALUATE
  4. APPLY
  5. ACKNOWLEDGE
• Information Literacy

  describes a set of abilities that enables an individual to acquire, evaluate, and use information.
• Information literacy is a lifelong learning process.
• Ethical Use of Information There are times when you need to share information that you have acquired from various sources written by different authors. It is inevitable to directly quote their words in order to preserve their meaning.
• Plagiarism Many people think of plagiarism as copying another’s work or borrowing someone else’s original ideas. But terms

  like “copying" and “ borrowing ” can disguise the seriousness

  of the offense
• According to Merriam-Webster online dictionary, to plagiarize means; to steal and pass off ideas or words as one’s own; to use without crediting the source; to commit literacy theft. In other words, it is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else’s work and lying about it afterward.
• Most cases of plagiarism can be avoided, however, by citing sources. Simply acknowledge that certain material has been borrowed and providing your audience with the

  information necessary to find that source is usually enough

  to prevent plagiarism.
• Quotation This is using someone’s words directly. When you use a direct quote, place the passage between quotation marks, and document the source according to a standard documenting style.
• Paraphrase Using someone’s ideas, but rephrasing them in your own words. Although you will use your own words to paraphrase, you must still acknowledge and cite the source of the information.
• The information literate student can IDENTIFY the nature and extent of information needed.
• The information literate student can FIND needed information effectively and efficiently.
• The information literate student can EVALUATE information and its sources critically.
• The information literate student can APPLY information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.
• The information literate student can ACKNOWLEDGE sources of information and the ethical, legal and socio-economic issues surrounding information.
• How will you determine the quality and accuracy of information that you have? • It should come from reputable source • Don’t rely on a single source only