GEN 103 week 1 Discussion 1

  

Ashford 2: – Week 1 – Discussion

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the

Discussion Forum Grading Rubric

for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
 

     

Information   Literacy and Lifelong Learning

  

In the 21st Century, it is   important to be able to research and make wise decisions based on reliable   information. In fact, employers have high expectations regarding their   employees’ abilities to research. As discussed in the Post Your Introduction   forum, due to the overwhelming amount of information available researching   and locating reliable sources to guide decision-making can be very   challenging. Let’s examine in this discussion the challenges of research and   how developing information literacy skills can help.

 

Prepare: Read Chapter 1 of your textbook to learn more about   information literacy. Next, read the article

At Sea in a Deluge of   Data

from the Chronicle of Higher   Education. Finally, read the article,

How College Students   Find and Use Information

  to access an infographic detailing some statistics about the experience of   researching. Having trouble accessing and reading the infographic above? You   may alternatively explore the article that served as a reference for the   infographic,

Truth Be Told: How   College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age

.

 

Reflect: Consider your reaction to the information in the   infographic and identify areas that you connected with the most. Based on the   article and Chapter 1 of your text, consider how information literacy skills   can impact being a critical consumer of information.

 

Write: With Chapter 1 of the textbook, the article, and the   infographic you explored in mind, answer the following questions in the   discussion: 

• Which statistics from the        infographic did you identify with most? Why?
• Based on the information you        read in Chapter 1 of your textbook and the article, At Sea in a Deluge        of Data, how would you define        information literacy?
• How can improving your        information literacy skills help you in being a critical consumer of        information and in the ongoing pursuit of knowledge throughout your        life? 

To maximize the opportunity for vigorous   discussion, you must post to this discussion on at least three separate days   of the week, and your posts must total at least 600 words as you address the   questions noted above. Your first post must be completed by Day 3 (Thursday),   and the remainder of your posts must be completed by Day 7 (Monday). You must   answer all aspects of the prompt at some point during the week.

 

Respond to Peers: As your reply to your classmates, attempt to extend the   conversation by examining their claims or arguments in more depth or by   responding to the posts that they make to you. Keep the discussion on target   and try to analyze things in as much detail as you can. For instance, you   might consider sharing additional ways that information literacy skills can   help them be critical consumers of information. Discuss similarities in how   you and your classmates connected with the infographic or article.