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2	IMPORTANT NOTES This was the keynote presentation at the 2001 Big6 Conference, San Jose, CA August 10, 2001. All slides are included except graphics and comics that are proprietary for presentation only.
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5	Exercise “Food for Thought” Pick a favorite restaurant. “Why?” Think about why it is a favorite. Write down 2-3 of your reasons.
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18	What to Speak About?
19	What to Speak About? 1.1 Define the problem 1.2 Identify the information requirements
20	What to Speak About? Big6 1.1: Define the Problem Engaging For a sophisticated audience Substantive but also funny Big6 1.2: Identify Information Needed Hook Metaphor New ideas and information
21	What to Speak About? 2.1 Determine all possible sources 2.2 Select the best sources
22	Information Seeking Strategies People Big6 listserv Big6 books/articles My own ideas
23	What to Speak About? 3.1 Locate sources 3.2 Find information within sources
24	Location & Access People Big6 listserv Big6 books/articles My own ideas Phone; email, in-person Archives on web Book shelf Paper file; online
25	Paper File of Ideas
26	What to Speak About? 4.1 Engage (read, hear, view) 4.2 Extract relevant information
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31	“The Big6 is the McDonald’s of Information Literacy” 5.1 Organize 5.2 Present
32	“The Big6 is the McDonald’s of Information Literacy”
33	“The Big6 is the McDonald’s of Information Literacy” 6.1 Judge the result 6.2 Judge the process
34	Food for Thought “The Big6 is the McDonald’s of the information literacy movement?” Huh? McDonald’s and the Big6? No way!
35	What to Speak About? Big6 1.1: Define the Problem Engaging For a sophisticated audience Substantive but also funny Big6 1.2: Identify Information Needed Hook Metaphor New ideas and information
36	Preparing the Speech
37	Using Word & PowerPoint
38	Using PowerPoint & Word
39	Using PowerPoint & Word
40	Preparing the Speech 6.1 Judge the result 6.2 Judge the process
41	Outline Introduction Food for Thought Related Tastes of the Big6 Challenges and Opportunities Closing
42	Outline Introduction Food for Thought Related Tastes of the Big6 Challenges and Opportunities Closing
43	Food for Thought “The Big6 is the McDonald’s of the information literacy movement?” Huh? McDonald’s and the Big6? No way!
44	"The most successful service company..." The most successful service company and restaurant in the history of the world. More retail outlets than any other merchant.
45	"The most successful service company..." The most successful service company and restaurant in the history of the world. More retail outlets than any other merchant. The most used information literacy model Used in thousands of schools and classrooms
46	"Q S C & V" Q S C & V Quality Service Cleanliness Value
47	"Q S C & V" Q S C & V Quality Service Cleanliness Value Meaningful, important skills Focus on students and their needs Context Big payoff
48	"Raised customer expectations" Raised customer expectations Revolutionized the food service industry Changed eating habits
49	"Raised customer expectations" Raised customer expectations Revolutionized the food service industry Changed eating habits Raising student, teacher and parent expectations Revolutionizing learning and teaching Changing the way we approach info problems
50	"The most recognized trademark in..." The most recognized trademark in the world. 99% of all Americans have eaten in a McDonald’s.
51	"The most recognized trademark in..." The most recognized trademark in the world. 99% of all Americans have eaten in a McDonald’s. …Well, we still have some work to do!
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57	Exercise “Food for Thought” Pick a favorite restaurant. “Why?” Think about why it is a favorite. Write down 2-3 of your reasons.
58	Exercise “Food for Thought” Pick a favorite restaurant. “Why?” Think about why it is a favorite. Write down 2-3 of your reasons. Relate to the Big6.
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60	"good food" good food atmosphere interesting quality context engaging
61	Outline Introduction Food for Thought Related Tastes of the Big6 Challenges and Opportunities Closing
62	Tastes of the Big6 “Essential skills for the information age.”
63	Information Overload Today, a daily New York Times has more information in it than a person would come across in an entire lifetime in the 17th Century.
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65	UW Survey of Valued Skills November 1998
66	Survey of UW Freshmen Autumn 1998
67	Survey of UW Seniors Spring 1998
68	Survey of UW Seniors Spring 1998
69	Key National Standards for Information & Technology Literacy American Association of School Librarians/Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AASL/AECT) Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) National Academy of Sciences
70	AASL – Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning
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73	ACRL: Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
74	ACRL: Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
75	ACRL: Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
76	ACRL: Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
77	FITness: Fluency in Information Technology “What should everyone know about information technology?” Skills Concepts Capabilities
78	FITness: Fluency in Information Technology Skills: Knowing contemporary applications; approximates traditional “computer literacy.” Concepts: The foundations of info tech; the “book learning part;” e.g., algorithms. Capabilities: Higher level thinking; life skills applied to IT.
79	FITness: Fluency in Information Technology Skills: Knowing contemporary applications; approximates traditional “computer literacy.” Tech in Big6 Concepts: The foundations of info tech; the “book learning part;” e.g., algorithms. Capabilities: Higher level thinking; life skills applied to IT. The Big6!
80	Tastes of the Big6 “The process’s the thing.”
81	The Process’s the Thing Non-linear Individual differences
82	The Big6: Non-Linear
83	The Big6: Non-Linear
84	The Big6: Not Linear
85	Tastes of the Big6 “Simple yet complex.”
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96	Tastes of the Big6 “It’s everywhere.”
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100	Summary: Relates Tastes Essential skills for the information age. The process’s the thing. Simple…yet complex. It’s everywhere.
101	Outline Introduction Food for Thought Related Tastes of the Big6 Challenges and Opportunities Closing
102	Challenges and Opportunities Challenge #1 – to link to local and state standards. Challenge #2 – to jump on the “quality” problem. Challenge #3 – to document success and assess impact. Challenge #4 – to assume leadership.
103	Challenge #1 – To Link to Standards
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106	Challenge #2: Jump on “Quality” A major problem for everyone. A major opportunity for us!
107	Challenge #2: Jump on “Quality” A major problem for everyone. A major opportunity for us! Use the Big6: to think critically. to determine reliability, accuracy, authority, completeness.
108	Challenge #2: Jump on “Quality” Researchers (Rand) checked out 6 health Web sites and 12 sites dedicated to specific diseases. How frequently Web sites are complete and accurate:
109	Challenge #2: Jump on “Quality” Researchers (Rand) checked out 6 health Web sites and 12 sites dedicated to specific diseases. How frequently Web sites are complete and accurate: Breast cancer 63% Depression 44% Obesity 37% Childhood asthma 33%
110	Challenge #2: Jump on “Quality” The top legal advice person on Askme.com turned out to be a 14 year old whose only legal training was from Court tv and cop shows. But – just as interesting, when he was finally “uncovered,” the demand for his advice still continued! - Michael Lewis, NYT Magazine, July 2001; also Next (Norton, 2001)
111	Challenge #2: Jump on “Quality” The top legal advice person on Askme.com turned out to be a 14 year old whose only legal training was from Court tv and cop shows. But – just as interesting, when he was finally “uncovered,” the demand for his advice still continued! - Michael Lewis, NYT Magazine, July 2001; also Next (Norton, 2001)
112	Challenge #2: Jump on “Quality” The Royal Tiger Banana Mold Jackalope
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119	What it takes - from all of us Leadership Vision Promotion
120	Leadership
121	Leadership Articulate a vision. Think big. Be strategic. Think big. Get the word out. Think big.
122	Vision
123	This Is Not Optional!
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125	Get the Word Out!
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