In this workshop, we will discuss how the information revolution affects teaching information literacy--specifically, students' need for digital wisdom. Today, students are usually aware of what technology can do for them socially but do not know how to produce and critically assess digital knowledge in their scholarship. Demonstrating the production of digital objects will help promote digital wisdom in the classroom by making the process transparent. To this end, we will demonstrate the following:
As participants become familiar with these technologies, they
should also become more comfortable with them and realize that learning and
teaching them can be relatively quick and painless.
Email Jody Bailey Reference and Instruction Librarian, The University of Texas at Arlington
Email Rafia Mirza Reference and Instruction Librarian, The University of Texas at Arlington