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Information literacy

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ICT literacy
Civic online reasoning
Information education
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Journal article

Creating a student-centered alternative to research guides: developing the infrastructure to support novice learners

Research and course guides typically feature long lists of resources without the contextual or instructional framework to direct novice researchers through the research process. This research offers academic libraries an alternative approach to existing methods of helping students.
Report

COVID-19: Australian news and misinformation


This report is based on a national online survey of 2,196 Australians aged 18 and older, conducted between 18 and 22 April 2020. It examines how and where Australians are getting information about COVID-19, which sources they find trustworthy and what impact the intense news coverage has on their wellbeing.
Position paper

Misinformation and news quality on digital platforms in Australia: a position paper to guide code development


The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released this position paper outlining its expectations for a voluntary code or codes of practice on misinformation and news quality to be developed by digital platforms.
Report

Prevention in the age of information: public education for better health


Tackling preventative illness must remain a top priority for the government in the 2020s. This report argues that the UK government must deliver a paradigm shift in prevention policy from interventions that ‘blame and punish’ to those that ‘empathise and assist.’ The aim of prevention policy is to drive behaviour change - to help people...
Briefing paper

How prepared are teachers and schools to face the changes to learning caused by the coronavirus pandemic?


Insights from TALIS 2018 shed light on the level of preparedness of teachers and schools to adjust to new ways of working in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. This will allow education systems to learn from the crisis and be better prepared for the challenges of teaching and learning in this new environment.