What is Information Literacy Objectives During this session

What is Information Literacy

Objectives During this session, you will: • Compare information literacy definitions • Explore the ‘broadening’ definition of an ‘information literate person’ • Consider the competencies for building 21 st Century skills • Discuss the importance of information literacy / 21 st Century skills

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2013 and beyond… • How can we prepare our citizens to be: – Autonomous / self-directed – Independent – Life-long learners – Critically engaged / critical thinkers – Problem solvers, creative & adaptive – Social, civic & corporate responsibility (appropriate behaviours, approaches, cognitive functions & skills)

Group activity • Compare definitions of information literacy – Identify the standard closest to your conception of IL – Compare similarities & differences (Scope) – Compare the behaviour & skills – Draw a conclusion about the standard that responds to the behaviours & needs of students in next 5 years

IL Definition #1 CILIP, 2004 • “IL is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner. ” Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)

IL Definition #2 ACRL, 2000 “IL is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information. ” Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)

IL Definition #3 UNESCO, 2005 “Information literacy empowers people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate, use and create information effectively to achieve their personal, social, occupational and educational goals. It is a basic human right in a digital world and promotes social inclusion in all nations”. UNESCO, Alexandria Proclamation

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Outcomes By the end of this session, you will be able to: • Define information literacy • Define a ‘broad’ definition of an ‘information literate person’ • Describe the competencies for building 21 st Century skills • Explain the importance of information literacy / 21 st Century skills

Course materials developed by Siobhan Duvigneau Information Literacy manager, IDS S. Duvigneau@ids. ac. uk This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution. Share. Alike 3. 0 Unported License. 04/06/2021 13