NAGC 58th Annual Convention & Exhibition
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Improving 21st Century Information Fluency Skills
Track
:
Computers and Technology
Date:
Friday, November 4, 2011
Time:
1:45 PM to 2:45 PM
EST
Room:
Ascot
CO-PRESENTER
:
Carl Heine, Lead Innovation Architect, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
NAGCFACULTY
(S):
Susan Corwith, Associate Director, Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University
Carl Heine, Lead Innovation Architect, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
PRESENTER
:
Susan Corwith, Associate Director, Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University
Description
Students utilize the Internet frequently, but how skilled are they at using the information effectively and critically (information fluency)? Although gifted students perceive themselves as skilled web users (rating themselves good to advanced on a recent survey), when tested, the average score was 45% (poor to average competence). Improving students' competencies requires practice, but few schools teach fluency skills. A summer program and information-fluency consulting firm piloted web-based modules designed to improve web competencies and found students made statistically significant gains with just a few hours work. Using the study results, participants consider possible frameworks for effective information fluency instruction.