Using metaliteracy in the workplace / Chelsea Heinbach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heinbach, Chelsea, author.

Series:

Student success.

SAGE skills: Student success

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

User-generated content.

Metacognition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : SAGE Publications, Inc., 2022.

Summary:

In academia, we tend to focus on aspects and topics that are really specific to our area of interest or study, but the true purpose of education is to create an informed society. We spend most of our young lives pursuing a shared understanding of the world through education, but it can be hard to continue to stay in this mindset after graduation. However, it's important that you keep learning and remain curious throughout your life because there are so many ways it will benefit you and society more broadly. You won't remember everything you learned in college, and many of the technical skills you gain will be outdated in a few years as technology progresses. That being said, what will always be relevant are the lessons, skills, and intellectual habits you've gained. In college, you learn how to ask questions, find information you trust to answer those questions, and change your perspective as a result. In this Module, you have learned much about the information landscape and how information is created, shared, attributed, and more. You learned about how societal norms and power shape the creation of information and how that should factor into your assessment of it. These are important skills you can take with you into your future life. It is so important that you remain curious, cultivate self-awareness, and continue to learn. In this Skill, you will consider how you can use information literacy skills throughout your life, and reflect upon how these skills, combined with the communicative power of the Internet, can create positive change in society, also known as digital leadership. We'll also examine some real-world examples of digital leadership and consider how you can learn from them. Additionally, we'll cover algorithms and how ubiquitous they are in everyday life, as well as how big of a role they play in research. After working through this Skill, you should be able to analyze how results in various search engines differ and be able to reflect upon why those differences exist and consider how algorithms factor into the social media channels we use regularly to connect with others, such as Instagram or TikTok. This Skill will also discuss how information literacy skills can be used to get involved in various types of civic engagement, and identify ways you would like to use your skills throughout your life to improve your communities. Finally, you will consider how the skills gained throughout this module will inform your personal life moving forward to meet challenges and continue to intentionally grow.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (SAGE, viewed December 23, 2022).

ISBN:

1-0718-9672-5

9781071896723

OCLC:

1341863827