IL M4- Activities
Information Literacy
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Synthesizing simply means combining. Instead of summarizing the main points of each source in turn, you put together the ideas and findings of multiple sources in order to make an overall point.
At the most basic level, this involves looking for similarities and differences between your sources. When you synthesize, try to use your own voice as possible by avoiding quote directly from sources.
Watch the following video
Activity 1
Activity 2
Read carefully the following 5 examples. Each one represents either descriptive or critical
writing.
Select the correct answer.
Activity 3
Read the following paragraphs of a scientific article. Then, complete the questions below.
The integration of information literacy (IL) into the academic curricula has become the gold standard of IL education in higher education. Numerous studies have been conducted emphasising the pedagogic justification of such an approach (Derakhshan, 2011; Dixon-Thomas, 2012; Harris, 2013; McAdoo, 2008; Secker & Coonan, 2013). Librarians have collaborated with academic staff to integrate IL into curricula and there are many examples of good practice in a number of institutions. (Floyd, Colvin & Bodur, 2008; Kobzina, 2010; Nerz & Bullard, 2006; Welker, Quintiliano & Green, 2005).
Studies have demonstrated that the role of librarians is evolving from that of being service providers to being educators who are active contributors in curricular design in higher education (Doskatsch, 2003; Elmborg, 2006; Peacock, 2001). This role shift requires librarians to be equipped with pedagogic knowledge and skills “to broaden and deepen their understanding of information literacy” (Secker, 2011, p.7)
Source:
Moselen, C., & Wang, L. (2014). Integrating information literacy into academic curricula: A professional development programme for librarians at the University of Auckland. The Journal of academic librarianship, 40(2), 116-123. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2014.02.002