Supporting Digital Information Literacy in the Age of Open Access: Considerations for Online Course Design

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Author(s): Sarah Felber (University of Maryland Global Campus, USA)and Pascal Roubides (University of Maryland Global Campus, USA)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 20
Source title: Managing and Designing Online Courses in Ubiquitous Learning Environments
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Gürhan Durak (Balıkesir University, Turkey)and Serkan Çankaya (İzmir Democracy University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9779-7.ch003

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Web-Based Teaching & Learning

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In this chapter, the authors aim to inform the audience about the issues pertaining to access to educational resources, with a focus on open access; how to access such sources; ways of integrating principles of information literacy into the entire educational experience; and the potential of open access sources in providing much needed, affordable information literacy to all knowledge seekers, especially in academic endeavors. The issue of information literacy and open access is defined and explored, with a bias toward practical implementation and impact in the academic setting, culminating in hands-on recommendations for academic professionals.

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