Information Literacy, the Big6 and Second Life (eNews 9.4, 1)

Posted on September 29th, 2008 in Technology,eNewsletter by Rob Darrow

There are more than 100 public and academic libraries that now have a presence on SL (Second Life). In addition, many university Departments of Information Science have built places in SL. Read more . . .

 

Evaluation: The Final Step (eNews 9.3, 4)

Posted on September 8th, 2008 in 6.0 Evaluation,Higher Ed,eNewsletter by Ru Story-Huffman

Evaluation, the final step in the Big6 process, is one of the most important tasks for the college student. Many college students seem to have one focus for a paper, presentation, or speech. That one focus — and it is an important focus — is the grade.
. . . . (However) grades only give one view of whether the student did a good job on the information problem – an external view, and usually, that of the professor. It is equally important for students to judge their own work.