information literacy

Join us on this special episode of Raise the Line as we speak with Theodosia Adanu, Principal Librarian and Head at University of Ghana and winner of the 2022 Raise the Line Faculty Award in the Librarian category. When host Lindsey Smith asked Adanu which of the Osmosis values she resonated with most, her response was immediate. “When I think of the heart, I think of passion. I think for anyone to be able to make a difference, you ought to be passionate about things, and this is one thing I'm passionate about.”  According to her students, Adanu’s unwavering drive to affect change and encourage them to succeed are just two of the reasons she was nominated and chosen for the award. In her conversation with Lindsey, Adanu describes the parts of the job she loves most, including helping students discover and learn new things.  She also touches on concerns about information literacy. “I do my best to make sure that everybody knows about it and is practicing the tenets of information literacy. That's a gap I'd like to see through.”

Mentioned in this episode: www.osmosis.org/faculty-awards

Did Sasquatch almost eat the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus to extinction? Of course not, it was a hoax. Join us as we get heated over early internet web design and then cry over the state of information literacy. Also help us get Lyle Zapato on the show.  

 Sources

Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus Website
The Octopus That Lives in the Trees

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We want to hear from you! From history to science, art to social justice, and outer space to the food on your plate, what facts do you want to explore together?

Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com and we’ll tell you how you can submit your fact.

In this episode of UEN Homeroom, Dani and Matt speak with authors Darren Hudgins and Jennifer LaGarde about information literacy and evaluating our responses to media. They also discuss many ideas from Darren and Jennifer's book Developing Digital Detectives.

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Jennifer LaGarde on Twitter

Developing Digital Detectives Order Link

Is it true the longest Monopoly game ever played was 70 days long? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Brittany Dunn, an adjudicator for Guinness World Records.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.  

You can learn more about Guinness World Records by visiting www.guinnessworldrecords.com. 

 Is it true that Antarctic rivers run red? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Karen Romano Young, kid’s author, illustrator, and traveling science communicator. 

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.  

You can check out the #AntarcticLog comics by visiting antarcticlog.com and check out the comic Karen made for this episode here.

Is it true that potatoes can grow on Mars? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Voula Saridakis, curator at the Museum of Science and Industry.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.  

You can learn more about the Museum of Science and Industry by visiting msichicago.org. 

Is it true that the Olympics add new events all the time? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Katherine Mooney, a professor of history. 

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com.  

Is it true that there are days in Alaska with no sun? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Greta Johnsen, Alaska-born host of the Nerdette podcast.

You can listen to Nerdette with your grown-up at wbez.org/nerdette.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

Is it true that cheetahs run as fast as a car? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Janet Rose-Hinostroza, a wildlife care specialist with The San Diego Zoo. 

You can learn more about the San Diego Zoo Safari Park by visiting sdzsafaripark.org.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

Is it true that snails have 1,000 teeth and can sleep for 10 years? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Holford, a scientist studying snail venom. 

You can learn more about her research by visiting holfordlab.com.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

Is it true that our bones make blood? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Maisha Ferguson, a pathologist’s assistant. 

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

Introducing our newest podcast: Is That True?! Hosted by Arionne Nettles, build information literacy skills and learn a thing or two about how to sniff out the truth along the way!

Each week, listeners accompany journalist Arionne Nettles on a fact-checking investigation with experts and enthusiasts. Build information literacy skills and learn a thing or two about how to sniff out the truth along the way!

Subscribe to Is That True? wherever podcasts are found, or by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

Is it true that snails have four noses? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Jochen Gerber, a malacologist with The Field Museum of Natural History. 

Plan your visit to the Field Museum or take a virtual tour by visiting www.fieldmuseum.org. 

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

Is it true that monarch butterflies are poisonous? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s special guest Dr. Samuel Ramsey (aka Dr. Sammy or Dr. Buggs), an entomologist with the United States Department of Agriculture.

You can learn more about Dr. Sammy by visiting www.drsammy.online.

Do you have a fact you’d like us to investigate? Write to us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsbookabout.com. 

There are A LOT of facts we learn every day. But those facts lead us to a much bigger question: How do we know what we think is true is actually true?

We go on a fact-checking investigation with journalist Arionne Nettles each week and learn a thing or two about how to sniff out the truth along the way! 

We are growing!

Listeners can submit audio clips to each of our 3 shows:

A Kids Book About: The Podcast is a kids podcast about the things that matter, like Racism, Body Image, and Belonging. We ask our listeners three questions about our topics: What is it? How does it make you feel? And do you have a question about it?

A Kids Podcast About Facts. Each week, listeners accompany a journalist on a fact-checking investigation with experts and enthusiasts. We think it will be an awesome way for listeners to build information literacy skills and learn a thing or two about how to sniff out the truth along the way!

A Kids Podcast About Emotions. Each episode starts with a memory shared by a listener and follows an exploration of why we feel the things we feel. 

*Have a grownup email us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com and we’ll send you the details.

Today we have with us Glen Van Brummelen, who serves as Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Dean, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences at Trinity Western University.

 Glen is a historian of mathematics and astronomy in ancient and medieval cultures, sometimes described as the only historian of trigonometry in the world. He is author of The Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth: The Early History of Trigonometry(Princeton, 2009), Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry(Princeton, 2013), and Trigonometry: A Very Short Introduction(Oxford, 2020). He has served twice as president of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics. Prior to TWU, he was a founding faculty member and mathematics division coordinator of Quest University Canada. He won the Mathematical Association of America’s Haimo Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2016, and the 3M National Teaching Fellowship in 2017.

 https://www.twu.ca/academics/faculty-natural-applied-sciences

On this episode of Learning Matters, Darcy Gullacher, Bill Badke, and Qinqin Zhang (Norma Marion Allow Library) discuss the role of the Library as nexus – a joining place serving scholarship, teaching and learning. 

Darcy Gullacher was born and raised in Calgary, AB. He completed a B.A.R. at Rocky Mountain College, a B.A. at The King’s University College, and an M.L.I.S. at the University of Alberta. Prior to joining TWU, he served at Alberta Bible College and Rocky Mountain College, both in Calgary, AB, and Briercrest College and Seminary in Caronport, SK. He has served as the University Librarian at Trinity Western University since January, 2019.

Bill Badke grew up in Kelowna, BC. After completing his B.A. at UBC, he took an M.Div. and M.Th. at Northwest Baptist Seminary, before working with his wife at a Bible college in Nigeria for 2 years, where he taught biblical studies. On return, Badke taught theology for Northwest Baptist Seminary, completed his M.L.S. and returned to Northwest as a librarian. Since 2000, he has been TWU’s Associate Librarian for Associated Canadian Theological Schools and Information Literacy.

Qinquin Zhang serves as Assistant Librarian: Information Literacy, E-Learning, and E-Resources and holds degrees in B.Eng. Computer Science in Information Engineering (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology),  M.Sc. Instructional Technology (Lehigh University) and M.L.I.S. Library and Information Science (British Columbia).

Norma Marion Allow Library – Trinity Western University.   https://www.twu.ca/library

TWUSpace – TWU Institutional Repository https://libguides.twu.ca/twuspace

University of Calgary: Visualization Studio
https://library.ucalgary.ca/guides/digitalprojects/campusprojects?tag_id=52619

Online Searcher: Information Discovery, Technology, Strategies http://www.infotoday.com/onlinesearcher/ 

University of Calgary: Visualization Studio
https://library.ucalgary.ca/guides/digitalprojects/campusprojects?tag_id=52619

This PEP Talk episode features Jennifer LaGarde, co-author of Fact vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News. Tackling the issue of fake news has become a major concern for K–12 educators as they find themselves in a strategic position to help school age children navigate their way through a complex and rapidly evolving digital landscape. Students receive information from a variety of sources, but they are not equipped with the necessary skill sets to detect, decipher, and deal with the misinformation and disinformation that inundate their digital devices. Listen to LaGarde share practical strategies and skills designed to help students navigate the landscape of fake news and think critically about how they receive, evaluate, and share information. 

Jennifer LaGarde works with educators worldwide to develop innovative instructional practices. Her work around the world has been recognized by The New York Times, The American Association of School Librarians, and The Carnegie Foundation. LaGarde is also the author of the award-winning blog, The Adventures of Library Girl,  and she currently works with preservice librarians at Rutgers University.