Information Fluency in the Digital Generation

Charles Dziuban

University of Central Florida

Gather, Evaluate, Use

The Information Literate Student…

Determines needed information,

Accesses needed information,

Evaluates information & its sources,

Uses information effectively,

Understands economic, legal, & social issues associated with information use.

ACRL Literacy Standards

ACRL Literacy Standards and Outcomes

ACRL Literacy Standards

5 standards

22 outcomes

93 indicators

TechnologyLiteracy

Information Literacy

CriticalThinking

IF

Civic Engagement

Numeric Literacy

Managing Virtual Social Space

Dealing with the Media

Communication

Information Fluency Components

UCF Information Fluency Model

InformationLiteracy Support

6 Enhancement

Initiatives

60 EngagementInitiatives

Critical ThinkingSupport

TechnologyLiteracy Support

Information Seeking Behavior

Search

Browse

Ask

Myra Messing Klarman

The “Berrypicking” Model of How Users Move Through an Information System

Q = Query Variation T = Thought E = Exit = Documents, information

Q0

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

T

TT

T

T

E

Marcia Bates, 1989

Information Need in a Fishing Metaphor

Everything(long lining)

The right thing(the perfect

catch)

A few good things

(lobstertrapping)

Need it again(I’ve seen Moby Dick)

Peter Morville & Louis Rosenfeld, 2007

An Information Fluency Culture at UCF

Ethics

Honors Seminar

GamingIF Culture

Evidence-Based Practice

Regional Campuses

Presentation Skills

Career Planning

Sociology and

Politics

Integrity

Critical Thinking

Self Assessment

Personal Finance

International Students

Cognitive Science

Interactivity

Peer Teaching

Sources

Biological Sciences

Texts and Technology

Reflective Writing

Resource Consolidation

Global Information Awareness

An Information Fluency Community of Practice at UCF

Freshman

Philosophy

Regional Campuses

Nursing

Honors

Digital Media

Undergraduate Studies

Career Services

Molecular Biology

History

Communications

Marketing

Psychology

International Service Center

Biology

Libraries

Political Science

Sociology

Hospitality Management

Second Year Center

Public Affairs

Campus Life

Student Financial

Assistance

A Culture of Assessment for IF

Objective Interpretive

Non-authentic Authentic

Non-contextual Contextual

THEN NOW

ETS iSkills Assessment Protocol

Web, interactive, and performance-based

Real-world scenarios

Measures aspects of critical thinking

Problem-solving in digital environments

Calvin Moores

“An information retrieval system will tend not to be used

whenever it is more troublesome or painful for a

person to have the information than not to have it.”

UCF Information Fluency Initiative

For more information contact:

Dr. Chuck Dziuban

(407) 823-5478

dziuban@mail.ucf.edu

http://www.if.ucf.edu