Brandon Rice
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EDCI 270
Information Literacy
Part One:
Part Two:
1. “Flipping the classroom and instructional technology integration in a college-level
information systems spreadsheet course.” by Davies, Dean, & Ball, (2013).
2. The article that is on pages 471-485 of the Journal of Sociology, volume 49, the 4th issue.
3. The article Clyde Herreid and Nancy Schiller wrote in 2013 in the Journal of College Science
Teaching. It is about flipped classrooms.
4. An article by Park and Bonk that compares distance and residential learners. It was in the
third issue of 2007 of The Journal of Interactive Online Learning.
5. “How learning in an inverted classroom influences cooperation, innovation and task
orientation.” Learning Environments Research, 15(2), 171–193.
Davies, R. S., Dean, D. L., & Ball, N. (2013). Flipping the classroom and instructional technology
integration in a college-level information systems spreadsheet course. Educational Technology Research
and Development, 61(4), 563-580.
Forsey, M., Low, M., & Glance, D. (2013). Flipping the sociology classroom: Towards a practice of online
pedagogy. Journal of Sociology, 49(4), 471-485.
Herreid, C. F., & Schiller, N. A. (2013). Case studies and the flipped classroom. Journal of College
Science Teaching, 42(5), 62-66.
Park, Y. J., & Bonk, C. J. (2007). Is online life a breeze? A case study for promoting synchronous learning
in a blended graduate course. Journal of Online learning and teaching, 3(3), 307-323.
Strayer, J. F. (2012). How learning in an inverted classroom influences cooperation, innovation and task
orientation. Learning Environments Research, 15(2), 171-193.
Part Three:
1.
Garrison, D. R., & Cleveland-Innes, M. (2005). Facilitating cognitive presence in online learning:
Interaction is not enough. The American Journal of Distance Education, 19(3), 133-148.
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This article took four differently designed courses and researched them to see which was more
effective. These four different ways were the interaction in distance learning, interaction and
presence, interaction and critical discourse and deep and surface learning. In this, they found
that simple interaction with very little structure and leadership is not setting up students for
success. It was concluded that text-based online learning adapted to the deep approach and was
the most efficient way of learning.
2.
Mairal, J., Bach, F., Ponce, J., & Sapiro, G. (2010). Online learning for matrix factorization and sparse coding. The
Journal of Machine Learning Research, 11, 19-60.
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This article talks about how much faster online algorithms for learning dictionaries adapted to
sparse code. The trials that were carried out throughout the process showed that this method
proved to be much faster than other alternatives such as Engan et al, or Lee et al. It also doesn’t
require learning rate tuning which also makes this method faster and more effective than other
methods, however more research must be done to know if it is 100 percent accurate.
3.
Coomey, M., & Stephenson, J. (2001). Online learning: it is all about dialogue, involvement, support and controlaccording to the research. Teaching and learning online: Pedagogies for new technologies, 37-52.
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This article is about different countries developing online versions of their existing programs. It
talks about how online learning tools, protocols and agents are being used a lot more often and
being used as a way of sharing notes in classes and to complete homework assignments. It
mentions that they found web-based learning allows students to collaborate more often with
their classmates, along with them entering a world that allows for discussions and gives them
24-hour access to professionals to help them learn.
Part Four:
Information literacy is something that everyone should be proficient in. Overall, there are a few
reasons that I believe people should have a basic understanding of this. First of all, you do not want to
get caught in the act of plagiarism whether it was on accident or not. Plagiarism is very serious and can
get people in a lot of trouble, so knowing how to cite sources in papers is crucial. Also, it is very helpful
when you are looking for certain articles online. If you know how to work a search engine and put in the
correct keywords, you can find helpful scholarly articles that are useful and valid sources to help you
understand whatever that may be.
As students, we are constantly working on research papers and projects that might need
scholarly sources. Knowing how to find these sources on online databases such as Google Scholar or our
Purdue Library Database will help your projects go smoothly. It is also important that we know how to
cite these sources correctly so we don’t get points taken off for plagiarism. As future teachers, the roles
will be reversed and we will be the ones holding our students accountable for proper citations and
making sure they know how to find the information they need. On top of that, when we should be able
to find information quickly when students have questions in class that you are unsure of. Knowing how
to use search engines quickly allows you to easily find the answer without taking more than a couple
minutes from class time to answer their question.
Information literacy is reflected in all of the ISTE standards for teachers. First of all, we are
attempting to inspire and motivate students to use their resources to research topics that interest them.
Second, we have created digital databases that allow them to gain more knowledge on specific material.
Third, we model the digital age work by actively using this type of resource in the classroom when we
need to look things up. We also promote and model responsibility by teaching our students how to
properly cite their sources and cautioning them about the danger of plagiarizing another person’s work.
Lastly, we engage not only our students, but also ourselves in professional growth every time we look up
information, expanding our education.
Teachers and students must be careful when looking at other peoples worked that has been
copyrighted or written by another person. Without giving the proper accreditation where it is deserved
is categorized under plagiarisms. People worked hard while writing those papers and it is not right to
copy their work and call it our own. That is why we must properly cite our sources. To show credit where
it is deserved and to save us from the trouble of getting caught and risking a chance to fail class or get
into legal trouble.
Technology has majorly impacted the need for increased informational literacy. Originally,
people would spend hours looking through volumes of journals trying to find exactly what they need.
Now it is right at their fingertips! When they want to find something, they type in a couple key words
and one article after the next appears on the screen talking about exactly what they were looking for. It
has also become a lot easier for students to cut and paste other people’s work and put it in their own.
Again, if students aren’t taught informational literacy, then they can potentially get caught and fail a
class or even worse depending on the assignment.