Lecture 3 : Information Literacy

Question 1

Data that has been collected, processed, and interpreted in order to be presented in a useable form.

Answer 1

Information

Question 2

A set of individual competencies needed to identify, evaluate and use information in the most ethical, efficient, and effective way across all domains, occupations and professions.

Answer 2

Information Literacy is a basic human right in the digital world

Question 3

It is where an individual is capable of understanding information and media messages from different information sources and is able to evaluate and use that understanding appropriately to solve problems.

Answer 3

A media and Information literate individual

Question 4

The media- and information-literate individual understands and appreciates the functions in society of media and other information providers, such as libraries, museums, archives, the Internet, and educational and research institutions working in this field.

(True or False)

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Instead of this phrase, what terms are we encouraged to use?

Answer 5

Misinformation and Disinformation

Question 6

It’s been used to label many different kinds of content from plain lies and falsehoods to unverified rumors; from outdated news to propaganda. This term is—?

Answer 6

Fake News

Question 7

Deliberate publication of private information for personal or corporate rather than public interest, such as revenge porn. Deliberate change of context, date or time of genuine content. What kind of information is this?

Answer 7

Malinformation

Question 8

Fabricated or deliberately manipulated audio/visual content. Intentionally create conspiracy theories or rumors. What kind of information is this?

Answer 8

Disinformation

Question 9

Unintentional mistakes such as inaccurate photo captions, dates, statistics, translation, or when satire is taken seriously.

Answer 9

Misinformation

Question 10

It defines the information problem and identify the information needed

Answer 10

Task Definition

Question 11

It determines all possible sources and select the best sources

Answer 11

Information-seeking strategies

Question 12

It locate sources and find information within the sources

Answer 12

Locate and Access

Question 13

It engages (e.g. read, hear,view, touch) and extract relevant information

Answer 13

Use of information

Question 14

It organizes information from multiple sources and present the information

Answer 14

Synthesis

Question 15

It judges the product (effectiveness) and the process (efficiency)

Answer 15

Evaluation

Question 16

Another way of avoiding the problems and challenges of understanding and analyzing information is through Online Verification Skills and Fact-checking resources.

Answer 16

Fact Checking

Question 17

It is an overabundance of infroamtion- some accurate and some not- that makes it hard for people to find trustworhty sources and reliable guidance when they need it

Answer 17

Insurgence of Infodemic

Question 18

What are the 7 Stages/Elements of Information Literacy

Answer 18

1. **Identifying/recognizing information needs.
2. Determining sources of information.
3. Citing or searching for information.
4. Analyzing and evaluating the quality of information.
5. Organizing, sotring or archiving information.
6. Using infor ation in an ehtical, efficient and effective way.
7. Creating and communicating new knowledge. **

Question 19

It is a model designed to help people solve information problems.

Answer 19

Big 6