Sila Lott
Position
PhD Candidate
How Did You Join the ISLT Program at FSU?
I joined the ISLT program in 2018 as a Master’s student, thanks to Librarian Jeff Phillips. I am now a 3rd year doctoral student expecting to graduate in 2025-26.
Introduction
I am the Library Director at Tallahassee State College with a demonstrated history of working in higher education for 8 years. Previously I was a Faculty Librarian. I am skilled in Information Literacy instruction and am an Instructor of LIS2004 and CTS1230C. I’ve offered liaison and student services through embedded librarianship and reference and virtual services. I am an information professional with a master’s degree focused on Library & Information Studies & Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies (ISLT). I also have Professional Certification in Reference Services and Online Instructional Development.
Research Interests
My research interests include media and information literacy, online learning, fake news, source evaluation, and generational studies.
Projects
I am actively working on two projects. 1) A systematic literature review of 21st century literacies with Dr. Dennen, Dr. Dan He, and Idam Kim, and 2) a study with Dr. Dennen and Hilal Ayan Karabatman in Emerging Adults News Consumption. We gathered 500 undergraduates survey data and are conducting an analysis we will present at AECT.
Dennen, V.; Lott, S.; He, D.; Kim, I. (Ongoing). Systematic Analysis of 21st Century Literacies.
Topic: This study focuses on a systematic review of the literature as it relates to existing 21st century literacies: media literacy, digital literacy, social media literacy, news literacy, information literacy, etc. Emerging themes, findings, and existing relationships between the literacies will be discussed.
Dennen, V.; Lott, S.; Karabatman H. A.; Stoutjesdyk, J.; Cosgrove, C. (Ongoing – 2022, October). Emerging Adults News Consumption in the Digital Era. Presentation at the AECT Conference, Las Vegas, NV and Kansas City, MS.
Topic: This study looks at how college undergraduate students (emerging adults) consume news and how they assess news for accuracy. It has implications for how these skills are taught in schools and the ability to transfer academic information skills to everyday encounters with information.
Website
https://lottsila.wixsite.com/islt
Social Media
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lottsila/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LottSila
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