Information literacy is a life skill that will help you apply critical thinking and reflection to locate, evaluate, and use quality information.
It's always good to have information literacy, because information is EVERYWHERE, and it is very important to know how to analyze and/or use it. It's also good to not fall for everything that you see and/or hear.
Find ways to reduce distractions. Some things that can help include muting phone notifications, using time management apps, and finding quiet places to study.
I have a big problem with doomscrolling on my phone, even when I have a lot of assignments due. I've been able to get a lot more productive on some days by putting my phone on the opposite end of the room that I am in, in order to resist using it when I'm not supposed to. Putting it out of reach is a much better practice than leaving it near me, because I'm so bad at defeating my temptations to use it whenever it's near me at home.
Time management is frequently a problem for most individuals at one point or another. For students, feeling overwhelmed with college studies, illness, and/or personal issues are all common factors that may lead to missing deadlines.
I relate so much to this, as I've been very overwhelmed with other classes in the past few weeks, which is why I'm doing this assignment on the last night possible, three weeks after it was due.
The Institute for Student Research and Creative Activity (ISRCA) coordinates research, scholarship & creative activity opportunities for students. The institute facilitates programming to support faculty-student collaborative scholarly work and funds students’ research opportunities.
I'm not sure whether I've heard of this before. If I have, then I just didn't pay as much attention or I just forgot. Anyways, it is nice to read about this. It sounds like a cool program / resource.
Turn the cards over for a set of questions that will help you apply these concepts.
The first card did bring up a good question: "is this information authoritative or was it just easy to find". This is a good question, because many people prefer to use sources that are easier to find, however, they may not necessarily be as good as other sources. Sources being boosted by the algorithm are not necessarily better.
Outside of class, you consume and create content for social media, seek answers to questions, and read about issues that impact you directly.
This is a good way to connect this topic to the real world. Basically, information is everywhere, and there is always a need to collect and analyze it.