InfoLit for U MOOC-Focal-Section 1

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The resources of this series are designed to help you to understand the importance of "information needs" of research; to carry out background information mapping, concept mapping; and to define your "information needs" for the research task.

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  • Video 
    ["Seven things about info. needs of research"]

    Seven things about info. needs of research

    In this video, Prof. Christine Bruce explains the seven things you should pay attention to when you plan the information needs of your research. (1) Use information and communication technology to be really up to date with what's happening. (2) Encounter different types of sources and knowing when it's important to use them. Not only academic literature but also people, social media, the environment, visual information, sound, anything that might inform you. (3) Create your processes to tackle problems or make decisions. (4) Connect information of all kinds that you encounter with specific projects, problems, or areas of interest. (5) Build your knowledge base about your fields of study. (6) Use your creativity and intuition to do something new. (7) Seventhly using information wisely for the benefit of others.

    Keywords:
    Study skills Learning Information literacy
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    ["Steps in preparing for research task"]

    Steps in preparing for research task

    When preparing for research tasks (e.g. articles, essay, projects, reports, thesis,...), you have to go through a series of small tasks. In this slide, it elaborates and expands the research topic before carrying out the actual search.

    Keywords:
    Research -- Methodology
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    Others
     
  • Others 
    ["What are the six frame of informed learning"]

    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
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    Others
     
  • Video 
    ["The advantages of being information literate"]

    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
     
  • Video 
    ["What is critical to learning at U?"]

    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
    Resource Type:
    Video