Promoting Information Literacy in Higher Education through Digital Curation

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Antonio, Amy
Tuffley, David
Griffith University Author(s)
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2015
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This article argues that digital curation-the art and science of searching, analysing, selecting, and organising content-can be used to promote the development of digital information literacy skills among higher education students. Rather than relying on institutionally approved journal articles that have been pre-ordained as suitable for a given purpose, digital curation tools allow students to evaluate the quality of Web based-based content and then present it in an attractive form, all of which contributes to the cultivation of their digital literacy skills. We draw on a case study in which first- year information and ...
View more >This article argues that digital curation-the art and science of searching, analysing, selecting, and organising content-can be used to promote the development of digital information literacy skills among higher education students. Rather than relying on institutionally approved journal articles that have been pre-ordained as suitable for a given purpose, digital curation tools allow students to evaluate the quality of Web based-based content and then present it in an attractive form, all of which contributes to the cultivation of their digital literacy skills. We draw on a case study in which first- year information and communications technology (ICT) students used the digital curation platform Scoop.it to curate an annotated collection of resources pertaining to a particular topic.
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View more >This article argues that digital curation-the art and science of searching, analysing, selecting, and organising content-can be used to promote the development of digital information literacy skills among higher education students. Rather than relying on institutionally approved journal articles that have been pre-ordained as suitable for a given purpose, digital curation tools allow students to evaluate the quality of Web based-based content and then present it in an attractive form, all of which contributes to the cultivation of their digital literacy skills. We draw on a case study in which first- year information and communications technology (ICT) students used the digital curation platform Scoop.it to curate an annotated collection of resources pertaining to a particular topic.
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M/C Journal
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18
Issue
4
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Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy
Film, Television and Digital Media
Communication and Media Studies
Cultural Studies