IV. Curate

"BECAUSE LEARNING CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME, ANYWHERE"

A. Think

Learners act on an information need by:

1. Determining the need to gather information.

2. Identifying possible sources of information.

3. Making critical choices about information sources to use.

B. Create

Learners gather information appropriate to the task by:

1. Seeking a variety of sources.

2. Collecting information representing diverse perspectives.

3. Systematically questioning and assessing the validity and accuracy of information.

4. Organizing information by priority, topic, or other systematic scheme.

C. Share

Learners exchange information resources within and beyond their learning community by:

1. Accessing and evaluating collaboratively constructed information sites.

2. Contributing to collaboratively constructed information sites by ethically using and reproducing others’ work.

3. Joining with others to compare and contrast information derived from collaboratively constructed information sites.

D. Grow

Learners select and organize information for a variety of audiences by:

1. Performing ongoing analysis of and reflection on the quality, usefulness, and accuracy of curated resources.

2. Integrating and depicting in a conceptual knowledge network their understanding gained from resources.

3. Openly communicating curation processes for others to use, interpret, and validate.