New Tutorials and More Added to Information Literacy – Core
The information literacy landscape is constantly changing. Technologies and the ways in which people communicate evolve. Content is produced and distributed so quickly and across so many formats that it can feel overwhelming to keep up. Skills that allow students to find, evaluate, and communicate information have never been more important. To reflect this environment, the multimedia content in Information Literacy – Core is regularly updated, responding to trends and changes while always teaching and maintaining at its core the essential critical-thinking skills students need to be discerning users and creators of information. New videos, engaging text and infographics, and checkpoints engage students and expand their knowledge, while new material for instructors helps facilitate lively lessons and activities. The content from InfoLit – Core can be used as a foundation for student skill development in information literacy, critical thinking, communication, and beyond. This summer, four new tutorials were added to Information Literacy – Core. Introduction to Fact-Checking Fact-Checking empowers students to level up their information evaluation skills, going beyond the surface level information they encounter to dig into the accuracy and origins of the claims they find. The tutorial imparts tips and tricks used by professional fact checkers, including reading
