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English at Work in Asia: Job Interviews

Learn how to successfully ace your job interviews to get promotions and secure a new job.

Keywords:: Applications for positions Employment interviewing
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At University, Learning Is Inquiry

This video is about 'what is learning?' at the university.

Keywords:: Study skills Learning Information literacy
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The Amazing Journey of Information

This video is about "where does information come from?".

Keywords:: Information literacy -- Study teaching (Higher)
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The (High-Quality) Ideas Constructors

This video is about 'how to create high-quality ideas?'.

Keywords:: Information literacy -- Study teaching (Higher)
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The Information Check Point

This video is about the basics techniques of evaluating information.

Keywords:: Information literacy -- Study teaching (Higher)
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All Gone Well Done - Episode 2

In facing the developer hegemony, Ah Bao’s convenient store is being forced to relocate. His best friend, Ah On gave up the opportunity to study aboard and insisted to stay in Hong Kong and film a documentary about the reconstruction of the old district. Why did he give up the study? Let’s find out the story of Ah On.

Keywords:: Information literacy -- Study teaching (Higher)
Resource Type:: Video

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All Gone Well Done - Episode 1

In the age of information, everyone is easy to be satisfied with the so-called "facts". However, a young man, Ah On believes that the truth-seeking spirit just like playing a trick, you can only one-side of the "truth". Let's check out whether the buddies of Ah On have this truth-seeking spirit or not.

Keywords:: Information literacy -- Study teaching (Higher)
Resource Type:: Video

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All Gone Well Done - Episode 4

In order to realize the unfinished plan of Ah On, some of his friends conduct the interview, some of them responsible for the on-site investigation while some of them do the background research. Do you want to know what are they going to do? Let’s check it out!

Keywords:: Information literacy -- Study teaching (Higher)
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All Gone Well Done - Episode 3

There are many strange things happened in the old building, is it a trick played by the developers? Let’s continue the story to see what happened on the 5 young people.

Keywords:: Information literacy -- Study teaching (Higher)
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All Gone Well Done - Episode 5

Here comes to the last episode! Let's check out whether they can realize the unfinished plan of Ah On.

Keywords:: Information literacy -- Study teaching (Higher)
Resource Type:: Video

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What is critical to learning at U?

In this video, Prof. Christine Bruce shares her view on "Why InfoLit is vital?" through the search & research they do every day.

Keywords:: Study skills Learning Information literacy
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How would it change my U-learning if I'm knowledgeable in creating new ideas and knowledge?

In this video, Prof. Christine Bruce explains that being information literate help you find creative and innovative ways of doing things, which is invaluably advantageous to your wider profession.

Keywords:: Study skills Learning Information literacy
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How would knowledge about evaluating & select information benefits my learning?

In this video, Prof. Christine Bruce explains that being able to evaluate information in leisure, home, or professional situations is an essential skill. Our information world is always changing, and shelf-life of most information is no more than two years!

Keywords:: Study skills Learning Information literacy
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The advantages of being information literate

In this video, Prof. Christine Bruce explains that being information literate give you critical and strategic approaches to solve problems. It's you who need to decide using which type (e.g. research or non-research based) of information to support ideas, claims, and proposals that you propose in your research task.

Keywords:: Study skills Learning Information literacy
Resource Type:: Video

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Want to test your knowledge on Primary and Secondary Sources?

In this exercise, learners are required to distinguish the information belong to "primary sources" or "secondary sources". Primary information source are anything created at the time when the incident/event happened. They were created with the intention to record the incident/event. It could be a document, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, a diary, an artifact, and so on. Secondary information source is anything (e.g., documents, records, artifacts, objects, and so on) that discuss, relates, or refers another piece of information existing elsewhere.

Keywords:: Information resources Research -- Methodology Information literacy
Resource Type:: Others

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Be a life-long learner

In this video, Prof. Christine Bruce explains that being able to use information to learn, being an informed learner is about being able to maximize the potential of the information environment you have. It will make it possible for you to be productive, capable, and also innovative and creative.

Keywords:: Study skills Learning Information literacy
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Further personal competencies and skills

Apart from subject domain knowledge, there are some personal competencies and skills that learner may want to develop in university. The personal competencies and skills include, critical thinking, evaluating definitions, evaluating arguments, evaluating news & media, evaluating scientific studies, evaluating disagreement, and evaluating statistics & graphs.

Keywords:: Critical thinking Media literacy Journalism -- Social aspects Information literacy Press criticism
Resource Type:: Others

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12 types of biases

In this slide, there could be as many as 12 types of biases that information user could fall victim when dealing with information.

Keywords:: Fallacies (Logic) Cognition Selectivity (Psychology)
Resource Type:: Others

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What are the six frame of informed learning

In this slide, it introduces the six frames for informed learning, suggested by Prof. Christine Bruce, would help learners brainstorm about the research topic in all-rounded, comprehensive way. The six aspects of your research topic that you should brainstorm for are: (1) Content frame, (2) Competency frame, (3) Learning to learn frame, (4) Personal relevance frame, (5) Social impact frame, and (6) Relational frame.

Keywords:: Learning Information literacy
Resource Type:: Others

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The role information and information literacy play in 4 steps methods for creating refutations

In this slide, it explains the 4-steps-method outlined by the University of Pittsburg and it illustrate the role information and information literacy play in each step to help learners to see the bigger picture.

Keywords:: Information retrieval Study skills Information literacy
Resource Type:: Others

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English at Work in Asia: Job Interviews

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What is critical to learning at U?

How would it change my U-learning if I'm knowledgeable in creating new ideas and knowledge?

How would knowledge about evaluating & select information benefits my learning?

The advantages of being information literate

Want to test your knowledge on Primary and Secondary Sources?

Be a life-long learner

Further personal competencies and skills

12 types of biases

What are the six frame of informed learning

The role information and information literacy play in 4 steps methods for creating refutations

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