Tara Brabazon gave LILAC 2012 a closing keynote speech that is sure to go down in history! Entitled Time for a digital detox? Building intellectual fitness we were treated to an energetic extavaganza, complete with music (name that tune!).
Key points:
- Tara set 4th year student the task of producing an annotated bibliography. They couldn't do this and gave up. They didn't have the required information literacy skills.
- An Information Literacy course, with grades attached, should be made compulsory. The University of Wollongong do this with their programme Start Smart.
- What are students actually learning?
- Less is more?
- We need to demand more of students.
- Academically adrift, Arum & Roksa. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/01/18/study_finds_large_numbers_of_college_students_don_t_learn_much
- Learning's not convenient or efficient, it's expensive.
- Students need to be able to take notes but many no longer can.
- Start to read research from the bibliography.
- Slowing the information search process down can lead to increased marks and decreased stress.
- Fewer media options leads to greater meaning.
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