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Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University of Borås
CSU, Wagga Wagga, 2 July 2012
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as physical) mediate information
• Mastery and appropriation (Wertsch 1998)
Säljö, R. (1999). “Learning as the Use of Tools.” In K. Littleton & P. Light, eds.
Learning and Computers. London: Routledge, 144-166.
Wertsch, J. V. (1998). Mind as Action. New York: Oxford University Press.
Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in Society. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University
Press.
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– creator
F ra
n ck
Three studies
• How is credibility negotiated and constructed by students, teachers, and school librarians in upper secondary school in relation to Internet sources?
• Classroom studies – observations
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constructed in Wikipedia and in blogs.
• Producers in social media
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• Students’ approaches to critically evaluating
information sources
professors, among others,
sourse […] (Ruth/blog)
He also links to lots of good pages, which I find really good.
(Rachel/blog) I think they honestly want
the world to be a better
place […] (Pia/blog)
F ra
n ck
4 .
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Genres and technologies I don’t like using facts from blogs because
they are very personal and full of opinions,
I only want facts, pure facts.
(Kajsa/blog)
PETRA:
”Now I’ve found this and that and it’s
completely correct, and so on. I’ve
checked it.” People write that kind of stuff
too.
PIA:
(Group 7/interview)
little as possible since the
information there is
finding something strongly for or against.
We looked at that, too. But ordinarily, I
would have searched for neutral,
neutrality, because it would have been for
our own project.
Wikipedia
–control
should always double-check with
I think Wikipedia is a great example
of knowledge which is actually
updated quite frequently, and which
is free and independent in some
sense, instead of commercial
(Interview T:1) F ra
• Mastering what is a credible source in school
assignments while struggling to negotiate the
teacher’s expectations on the assignment
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Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University of Borås
CSU, Wagga Wagga, 2 July 2012
www.lincs.gu.se
www.lincs.gu.se
www.lincs.gu.se
as physical) mediate information
• Mastery and appropriation (Wertsch 1998)
Säljö, R. (1999). “Learning as the Use of Tools.” In K. Littleton & P. Light, eds.
Learning and Computers. London: Routledge, 144-166.
Wertsch, J. V. (1998). Mind as Action. New York: Oxford University Press.
Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in Society. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University
Press.
www.lincs.gu.se
– creator
F ra
n ck
Three studies
• How is credibility negotiated and constructed by students, teachers, and school librarians in upper secondary school in relation to Internet sources?
• Classroom studies – observations
www.lincs.gu.se
constructed in Wikipedia and in blogs.
• Producers in social media
www.lincs.gu.se
• Students’ approaches to critically evaluating
information sources
professors, among others,
sourse […] (Ruth/blog)
He also links to lots of good pages, which I find really good.
(Rachel/blog) I think they honestly want
the world to be a better
place […] (Pia/blog)
F ra
n ck
4 .
www.lincs.gu.se
Genres and technologies I don’t like using facts from blogs because
they are very personal and full of opinions,
I only want facts, pure facts.
(Kajsa/blog)
PETRA:
”Now I’ve found this and that and it’s
completely correct, and so on. I’ve
checked it.” People write that kind of stuff
too.
PIA:
(Group 7/interview)
little as possible since the
information there is
finding something strongly for or against.
We looked at that, too. But ordinarily, I
would have searched for neutral,
neutrality, because it would have been for
our own project.
Wikipedia
–control
should always double-check with
I think Wikipedia is a great example
of knowledge which is actually
updated quite frequently, and which
is free and independent in some
sense, instead of commercial
(Interview T:1) F ra
• Mastering what is a credible source in school
assignments while struggling to negotiate the
teacher’s expectations on the assignment
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