{"id":176634,"date":"2023-06-01T20:16:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T00:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/design-forward\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=176634"},"modified":"2025-03-19T13:35:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:35:13","slug":"twp-and-the-information-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/design-forward\/topic\/twp-and-the-information-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"TWP and the Information Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"176634\" class=\"elementor elementor-176634\" data-elementor-post-type=\"topic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a6d338b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a6d338b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a663e56\" data-id=\"2a663e56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b731734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b731734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>SLOW DOWN! You are almost done with this module, but this section may take more time than the others, and we think it will be worth your investment!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The information ecosystem that we live in is a complicated place. \u00a0This <a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.s3.amazonaws.com\/accounts\/2826\/images\/information_ecosystem.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">infographic<\/a>, designed by PSU student Brooke Flanagan, helps make the complexity visible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be challenging to evaluate information found online without first understanding some of the different kinds of sources and the motivations of their creators. \u00a0Review these <a href=\"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/ecolibrium\/skill\/information-formats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Format Resources<\/a> for ideas on how to help students understand different information formats.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evaluating information found online doesn\u2019t have to be hard, but it does take practice.\u00a0 Review these <a href=\"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/ecolibrium\/skill\/evaluating-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">Web Evaluation Resources<\/a> for ideas on incorporating this evaluation into TWP.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/wickedproblem\/chapter\/introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">Chapter 8: Researching Wicked Problems<\/a> from the TWP OER.\u00a0 Browse the other information literacy chapters to see which ones might be appropriate for your TWP section.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df1bc0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df1bc0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6db0a90\" data-id=\"6db0a90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-153880d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"153880d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4124d00\" data-id=\"4124d00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8024f5a elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"8024f5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-question-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWorkbook Question #7\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInformation literacy, or understanding the information ecosystem, is core to a student\u2019s success in TWP. 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