Adventures of an instructional librarian
In this video, we continue exploring the components that make up the C.R.A.P. Test. Purpose looks at why the resource/information was created. Do the creators make their purpose known? Is the information fact, opinion, or propaganda? Is the information objective and impartial? This is the seventh video in the Everyday Life … Read more
In this video, we continue exploring the components of the C.R.A.P. Test. Authority looks at the creator of a resource. Who is the author? Do they provide credentials? What are their qualifications? Do they provide their contact information? What does the URL say about the resource? This is the sixth … Read more
In this video, we continue to explore the components that make up the C.R.A.P. Test. Reliability looks at the type of information included in a resource, is the content opinion? Is it balanced? Are references to the information provided by the creator? This is the fifth video in the Everyday Life … Read more
In this video, we start to explore the C.R.A.P. Test for evaluating information in an online environment. Currency is the first part of the test we will explore and it looks at WHEN information was created. This is the fourth video in the Everyday Life Information Seeking Series. Link to the … Read more
In this video, we start to think about “expertise” and how that affects how we conduct searches and use information in our increasingly digital lives. This is the third video in the Everyday Life Information Seeking Series. Link to the transcript of the video. Discussion You can use the comment section … Read more
In this video, we start to explore the idea of information overload, a serious problem with the amount of information available to us in an increasingly online world. This is the second video in the Everyday Life Information Seeking Series. Link to transcript for the video. Discussion Before proceeding to … Read more
This is the introductory video for the Everyday Life Information Seeking (ELIS) series that attempts to help users understand their role in the online information environment. This is the first video in the Everyday Life Information Seeking Series. Link to video transcript. Discussion Take a moment to reflect on the quote … Read more
When I started designing the Everyday Life Information Seeking (ELIS) model, I wasn’t thinking about the literature. The idea was to construct something intended solely to be fun and engaging with students. I drew on my experience as a master’s student at San Jose State University in a course called … Read more
A discussion that continues to emerge in my time in academia is how can we support digital learning. Many institutions support faculty and staff by giving them digital space on their servers to host websites, blogs, etc. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case at our institution. So I started exploring my … Read more
If you’ve been following my blog lately, you may have noticed that I’ve been discussing Chat GPT in my recent posts. This artificial intelligence chatbot is capable of comprehending and responding to prompts from users, though it’s not without its flaws. I personally find it fascinating to experiment with and … Read more