QUESTION 2-DIGITAL LITERACY AND INFORMATION FLUENCY

QUESTION 2

Who is Homo Naledi?

 A BLEND OF PRIMITIVE AND HUMAN

Homo Naledi was named after the rising star cave "Naledi" means "star" in Sesotho. 

According to (Rochester, 2016) the following were illustrated

Ask: The first thing that one needs to take into consideration is to acquire and understand first what is Homo Naledi? What is its significance? And why is it considered a Homo Naledi?

Acquire:  Homo Naledi simply as “a previously-unknown species of extinct hominine discovered within the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. This species is characterized by body mass and stature similar to small-bodied human populations but a small endocrinal volume similar to austral piths” The fossil of Homo Naledi was discovered by Professor Lee Berger from Wits university in South Africa. Homo Naledi is not only a brand new discovery but is the most intact fossil to be discovered in Africa of a humanoid species. It was discovered nearly 30 meters underground in the well-known cradle of Humankind world heritage site in South Africa.

Analyse: What does this mean exactly? Well, for starters we Modern Humans are the only species in our genus, however close to 100,000 years ago there were species of Homo different to our species but close relatives. Homo Naledi helps to prove that these distant ancestors existed 100,000 years ago as opposed to the previously believed notion that these ancestors died out more than 3 million years ago.

Apply: How can we apply this knowledge? Homo Naledi stands to prove that we must all keep an open mind at all times, that the pursuit of knowledge is a fundamental part of our existence. The more we find out about and learn our history the more the can shape a positive future.

Assess: My assessment is that my information fluency process was a success and worked effectively, The Ask, Acquire, Analyse, and Apply steps were taken with great care. When using the information fluency process it is important that you follow the process entirely, leaving out a step can be detrimental to the process as a whole.

IMAGE OF HOMO-NALEDI

Room, N.G.P. (2015) New species of human relative discovered in south African cave. Available at: http://press.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/10/homo_naledi/ (Accessed: 18 May 2017).