Category Archives: Information Fluency

Media Smarts Releases YCWW Phase III: Life Online

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Anita Brooks Kirkland

Are our assumptions about what kids do online accurate? This question is at the core of the approach the TALCO digital literacy project (Session 302 at Super Conference 2014) is taking. Media Smarts, the Canadian not-for-profit centre for digital and … Continue reading →

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What About Wikipedia?

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Anita Brooks Kirkland

I’ve just created a page about using Wikipedia on the WRDSB Library Learning Commons website, and thought I’d share it here. The focus is on being your own filter in assessing the quality of Wikipedia articles, using Wikipedia’s own social … Continue reading →

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Inquiry Untethered

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Anita Brooks Kirkland

Imagine a program where all learning is driven by inquiry, without the many constraints that we deal with, real or self-imposed. Inquiry can be untethered from the constraints of wired networks, school schedules, locations, access to resources, and available time. … Continue reading →

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