The Information Problem

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The Information Problem

• More information has been produced in the last 30
  years than in the previous 5,000 (1984)
• Science and technology information increases 13
  each year and doubles every 5½ years (1982)
• Internet traffic is doubling every 100 days (1998)

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Information Anxiety is rampant!
Information Fatigue Syndrome
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We are surrounded by information, but

• We can never seem to find
• what we want
• when we want it
• in the form we want it.

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One solution

• Pack in more and more content
• Work faster to get more done

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A better solution

• Work smarter, not faster

Teaching information and technology skills
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The Big6 Skills

• Task Definition
• Information Seeking Strategies
• Location Access
• Use of Information
• Synthesis
• Evaluation

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they can use the Big6 approach
Whenever students are faced with an
information-based problem to solve

• Homework, assignment
• Test, quiz
• Decision