Module title

Searching for information

Notional Learning time

Approx. 6 hours

Description of the module

The module will provide an overview of the use of Internet search engines as tools for searching for information online. Participants will learn how to browse the Internet to search for specific and reliable information through the use of filters and operators to make the process smoother. Fake news phenomena will be presented together with several tools to spot them. Finally, the user will be presented with how to store research results in a digital environment.

Learning objectives

Course participants will learn to:

• Carry out and refine a specific Internet research
• Prove the reliability and truthfulness of information found on the internet (fake news)
• Store information in a digital environment.

Steps

The steps to accomplish the learning objectives are  the following:

1. Carry out the pre-module self-evaluation Mandala to assess the level of digital competencies according to the Likert scale model.
2. Read basic instructions and knowledge about:
   • Internet search engines and how to use the
   • Search operators to refine the process
   • Fake news and how to spot them
   • Store information and how to share them
3. Carry out practical tasks and activities related to real-life situations. This is meaning recognizing fake/illegal platforms.
4. Carry out intermediate assignments (quizzes, multiple choices, T/F)
5. Search and familiarize with keywords in the glossary
6. Carry out the final self-evaluation test at the end of the module.
7. Carry out the final self-evaluation Mandala and compare it with the previous one. The aim is visualizing the learning process after the module completion.

Material

Learning content

The module will provide examples of the most common digital services that users could need to use in today’s digital society to book a hotel room or a flight or sell an item. The learning content is  presented through:

• H5p (interactive presentation, videos, and memory card game)
• Moodle Forums
• Moodle Book resource
• Moodle Glossary resource
• eXe-Learning (self-assessment in HTML5 format)
• External links

Learning content type in moodle

The material used to present the training content will be:

1. Forum to share content and interact with other participants
2. H5P interactive presentations to give an overview and complete intermediate tasks, to illustrate how to integrate multimedia in own created content
3. H5p interactive videos to integrate varied content and provide insights
4. H5P activities: quiz, drag and drop, T/F, choose the correct statements integrated in presentations and videos
5. Links and webpages to share external resources/ insights
6. Glossary with keywords
7. eXe-Learning self-assessment to check the module comprehension and key-concepts

Activity/Task

Students will complete the following activities:

1. Read the background information
2. Use the pre-module self-evaluation Mandala and self-assess own digital competencies according to the module
3. Check keywords in the glossary whenever they are  linked
4. Read the H5P presentations,  answer quizzes, check results and, if needed, revise
5. Complete the practical activities, create your own content and share it on the forum
6. Carry out the final self-evaluation test at the end of the module
7. Use the final self-evaluation Mandala to self-assess the new digital competencies acquired after the module.

External resources

OER links, videos, images, pdf

Evaluation

Knowledge will be assessed through intermediate interactive activities on H5P and a final self-evaluation will be inserted at the end of the module.

Learners will be asked to self-evaluate their own digital competencies at the beginning and at the end of the module through the self-evaluation Mandala. It is personal but could also be shared with the teacher/educator/tutor if needed.

Learning outcomes in terms of competence

Knowledge

Skills

Attitudes

To know the differences between online sources of information

To use web browsers to find specific reliable information and data and store them

To search and find information and data online, evaluate them, and store them

To browse and identify specific information on the Internet using filters to refine the research and avoid fake news

Evaluation content

The final eXe-Learning file contains 20 questions, which are all multiple choice on the topics of the module.