Digital Information Literacy Curriculum and Book Structure

Each unit represents a single class session and continuation of a knowledge planning, capture, evaluation, and reporting cycle, the building blocks of a knowledge continuum.

Currently there are two ways to order Searching Out Loud. The full e-book edition on Amazon for $9.99 and any one of the self-contained first five units at 2.99 each.

The full edition includes two additional sections. One puts the lessons of the first five units to work in a Knowledge-ABLED case study. The second is an epilogue recounting changes to the research landscape since the inception of smart phones and social media.

Order the full edition:

Digital Version ($9.99)

Paperback ($44.95)

The comparable digital version is free with a purchase of the comparable paperback edition. The eBook version can be shared with free to friends and family within two weeks of a purchase through the Kindle Book Lending program.

The book is actually six smaller books that are broken into six units. Each one represents a single class session and continuation of a knowledge planning, capture, evaluation, and reporting cycle we define as the building blocks of a knowledge continuum. So they’re interrelated. Also, like the web itself they’re non-linear. You can jump into the middle and work in either direction. The cross-referencing between units really sealed that deal. From a learning perspective, I couldn’t justify releasing each unit on is  own.

Here’s how we move from one sequential step in the knowledge continuum to the next:

Full edition only:

  • Unit Six:  Case study — Applying the full range of knowledge-ABLED practices by an entrepreneur with a research-focused go-to-market plan.
  • Epilogue: Giving Voice to Searching Out Loud — the implications of social media and the social engineering used to serve online advertising. How do they impact our virtual investigations and digital independence?

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