Teachers as curators

One of the roles of the 21st Century educator is that of a Curator who can produce and research appropriate educational resources.

One of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) educator standards is Designer and one of the indicators of that standard is that educators can Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.

Ontario eCampus Extend has created resources to support educators in the curator role: extend.ecampusontario.ca/curator-overview

This module takes you beyond curating for yourself and your personal interests. It explores ways to curate from your learners’ perspective to create engaging, interactive, and open course materials. It discusses Creative Commons and Copyright and explores strategies to search for, find, and evaluate Open Education Resources (OER).

Frameworks for evaluating sources and websites

CRAP TEST

(Currency, Reliability, Authority, Purpose/Point of View)

ccconline.libguides.com/c.php?g=242130&p=2185475

libraries.mercer.edu/research-tools-help/citation-tools-help/evaluating-sources

CRAAP Test (Video)

(Currency, Relevance - Audience, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose)

library.an.edu/webeval/craap (PDF)

https://youtu.be/EyMT08mD7Ds (Video)

Applying the CRAAP Test to Websites

library.an.edu/webeval/craapapp

Evaluating Web Resources

Lessons and material to use when co-creating curriculum with learners

Digital Media Literacy Tutorial - GCFLearnFree

Judging Online Information is a guide to using the CRAP/CRAAP method of evaluating websites.

Practice Evaluating a Webpage provides an opportunity to practice the CRAP/CRAAP method.

To see the other lessons on this series and create a learning pathway, click on the Back to the Tutorial link. There are 19 lessons in this tutorial.

Information Literacy Pack - CommonCraft Videos

Videos w/ English captions, transcripts and lesson plans (some parts will work for literacy learners).

evaluating-information-online-captioned.mp4

Evaluating Information Online Explained

bias-detection-captioned.mp4

Bias Detection Explained

facts-and-opinions-captioned.mp4

Facts and Opinions Explained

Evaluating Information Online Explained


Bias Detection Explained


Facts and Opinions Explained

* See more about the
  • ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Standards for Students; and the
  • ACRL (The Association of College and Research Libraries) Framework
on the Curriculum Planning - Learning Outcomes page.

Frameworks for evaluating e-learning tools

The Powerful Learning Evaluation Rubric from Digital Promise

Powerful Learning is a set of principles guiding educators to design learning experiences that engage the hearts and minds of learners. Powerful Learning is personal and accessible, authentic and challenging, collaborative and connected, and inquisitive and reflective. These learning experiences provide opportunities for students to deeply engage in their learning while using technology in ways that contribute to closing the Digital Learning Gap.

digitalpromise.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Looking-for-Powerful-Learning.pdf

Online Tools for Teaching & Learning

Designed by students in EDUC 390D, 592A, & 692D at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

This site was designed to help you identify online tools that you might use for teaching or learning. Each page includes a wealth of information about a specific tool (e.g., price, ease of use, description of the tool, innovative ways to use the tool for teaching and learning, how the tool fits with the SAMR model) to help you evaluate the tool and determine whether to use it in your practice.

The tools on this website are organized according to the National Research Council’s (2000) four types of learning environments: assessment-centered, community-centered, knowledge-centered, and learner-centered.

blogs.umass.edu/onlinetools

Western University Rubric

We organized our rubric's evaluation criteria into eight categories. Each category has a specific set of characteristics, or criteria, against which e-learning tools are evaluated, and each criterion is assessed against three standards: works well, minor concerns, or serious concerns. Finally, the rubric offers individual descriptions of the qualities an e-learning tool must have to achieve a standard.

er.educause.edu/articles/2018/9/a-rubric-for-evaluating-e-learning-tools-in-higher-education

The Rubric: teaching.uwo.ca/pdf/elearning/Rubric-for-eLearning-Tool-Evaluation.pdf

A deeper look

A comparison of using SAMR, the PICRAT Matrix, TPACK, Backward Design, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Bloom's Taxonomy and a Digital Literacy and Safety framework to evaluate Apps and e-Learning Tools.

edtechbooks.org/digitaltoolsapps/teachingwithdigital