Cendie Stanford
ETEC 526-Espinoza
Abstract # 4
Jones,
Debra. (1996). Critical Thinking in an
Online World. Untangling the Web. Retrieved
SUMMARY:
“Every great
advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination." -John
Dewey. This article takes a serious look at the new technological era and the
dependence on the internet. How is critical thinking applied when users can
turn to the net to find there answers? The author stresses the importance of
teaching the foundations of the library system and how acquiring the knowledge
can be applied outside the use of the computer.
The author suggests that critical thinking includes the evaluation, accuracy, and authenticity of various problems. The author examines the librarian’s roles and responsibilities and how information seekers should be able to apply research skills autonomously. The author indicates that Blooms levels of taxonomy are used when users trace information through bibliographic resources, like those found in the library. There are several ways to address learners needs through using the internet; however, there should always be a framework implemented.
REACTION:
What I got from the article is
that librarians are not being utilized as much today as they were yesterday.
People rely heavily on the internet for almost anything. This
writer suggest that some information may not be as valid as the
information that the library holds. I agree with teaching students the old way
then showing them the shortcut next. When I was in school
the internet was not available and we were taught how to use the index in the
back of the book and how to distinguish two different reference tools.
Today kids jump right to the computer when they need o know something. I am also guilty of this practice. The relative advantage of the internet is that it is faster and gives you so many more choices. Even though I practice this “lazy” act, I still know how to retrieve information when the computer crashes. Technology is still technology and there will always be glitches, we have to teach our students how to work around those glitches if and when they should arise. Systems crash all the time and students say, “Oh, well, I guess we can’t do it now”, but in reality there is always an alternative. This is something that should be instilled in our students from the very beginning, so that they don’t get caught up in technology alone.