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Habits of Mind
- Persisting
- Managing Impulsivity
- Listening with Understanding and Empathy
- Thinking Flexibly
- Thinking About Your Thinking (Metacognition)
- Striving for Accuracy
- Questioning and Problem Posing
- Applying Past Knowleddge to New Situations
- Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision
- Gather Data through all the Senses
- Creating, Imagining, and Innovating
- Responding with Wonderment and Awe
- Taking Responsible Risks
- Finding Humor
- Thinking Interdependently
- Remaining Open to Continuous Learning
Information Literacy at Cabrillo
Library Instruction
Cabrillo Core Competencies
Critical Thinking & Information Competency
C. Research
- Identify the need for information and data
- Obtain data from various sources
- Organize, process, and maintain records of the information collected
- Analyze the information for relevance and accuracy
- Synthesize, evaluate and communicate the results
- Determine which technology resources will produce the desired results
- Use current technology to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information
ACRL Information Literacy Framework
Information Literacy Framework
Threshold Concepts
- Authority Is Constructed and Contextual Different information needs require different types of expertise and authority
- Information Creation as a Process Format, the process that goes into creating a source
- Information Has Value Citation and plagiarism. Standards of citations, acknowledgement in different contexts and cultures. Media & the publishing industry. Influence. Access to information, the digital divide and social justice themes.
- Research as Inquiry Research is iterative. Research can take place outside of academia. What information research skills will you need in your career?
- Scholarship as Conversation Answers to research are not final, research is an ongoing conversation. How are the places where this conversation takes place changing? How can you particpate in this conversation?
- Searching as Strategic Exploration Research is exploration, it is meandering, it is messy. But good researchers are strategic.
