While Lauer and Yodanis (2008) point out that the weblog has many applications, such as a journal or other means or personal use, they state that it can be used as a tool for students to collaborate with each other and share their learning, in addition to a tool for research where students can record their notes, thoughts, and links to more source material. Furthermore, the authors suggest that a weblog is a tool that students can use to passively become information literate, a tool that should not be forced upon them. Zabel (2004) would agree, as she suggests the passive nature of research is something that students must undertake for themselves (para. 4). Thus, Namwar and Rastgoo (2008) synthesize the concepts of scholarship and practice through the suggestion of this innovative, technological tool. Students can use weblogs as a means of interpreting the scholarship that they are asked to evaluate, as well a method through which to practice the practical application of their information literacy skills.
Thus, Namwar and Rastgoo's (2008) innovative research regarding weblogs suggest one way in which the practical application of information literacy can be expressed. Students' ability to demonstrate the practical application of information literacy through weblogs or another means is a necessary component of higher education as it trains students to be more deliberate, thoughtful, contemplative members of society. While one goal of education is certainly to prepare students for a future occupation, another is to train them to make deliberate, informed choices for their families and society, such as their voting practices.
Finally, institutions of higher education most often have a stated goal of training students to become leaders. Leadership theory has gained great respect in the business, academic, and philanthropic realms recently. Higher education attempts to train students in leadership so that they might be willing to create the necessary changes in politics, society, business, academia, and other fields that constantly required as research, technology, and time push cultures forward. Leaders are those who can master the practice of putting information literacy skills to practical use. Just as Lauer and Yodanis (2008) suggest that students who lack one type of information literacy -- global literacy -- will not be able to make decisions that are as informed and practical as others who do have this competence, the...
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Roskos (2004) contradicts that in their article becasuse they explain how wonderful early literacy has become with getting new technology but forgets to mention that only schools that have the money are able to have theses luxuries. The article is misleading because it makes it appear as though all school have all the proper tools they need when it comes to assessments and that simply is not true. (Boudreau,
G., using prior knowledge, self-monitoring for breaks in comprehension, and analyzing new vocabulary);growth in conceptual knowledge (e.g., reading tradebooks to supplement textbook information) (Alvermann, D, 2001). However a very important thing I should mention is the existence of big gaps in adolescent literacy achievement in high school, as I noted above, but, the gap was also defined as the disparity in White and Black students' achievement and in richer and poorer
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