1. DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior Secondary Reform, 2009 Why Information Literacy? The context for whole school planning for Information Literacy

2. 19-Jan-09 DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior Secondary Reform What is I nformation L iteracy ? Information literacy skills have been defined as, the competencies to recognise information needs and to locate, evaluate, apply and create information within cultural and social contexts The Alexandria Proclamation On Information Literacy And Lifelong LearningThe Alexandria Proclamation On Information Literacy And Lifelong Learning, 2005 Theoretical research papers generally refer to ‘information literacy skills’ where teachers in schools are more likely to refer to these as ‘research skills’

3. 19-Jan-09 DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior Secondary Reform Why I nformation L iteracy ? Young people need the right skills and knowledge to thrive in an information-rich world….there is a critical need for skills to prioritise and interpret the proliferation of information. There is an expectation that young adults will leave school with the capacity to communicate and learn in this context [sic. of a globalised, information rich world]. The future of schooling in AustraliaThe future of schooling in Australia, 2007 How do your programs help to prepare students for a globalised, information rich world?

4. 19-Jan-09 DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior Secondary Reform Why I nformation L iteracy ? Information literacy can contribute to:  learning for life;  the creation of new knowledge;  acquisition of skills;  personal, vocational, corporate and organisational empowerment;  social inclusion;  participative citizenship; and  innovation and enterprise. Statement on information literacy for all AustraliansStatement on information literacy for all Australians, 2005 Why should information literacy for all be a national goal?

5. 19-Jan-09 DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior Secondary Reform Information Literacy & SACSA Arts – Key Idea Students investigate the arts practices of a number of cultures across time to develop an understanding and appreciation of the cultural and global connections which are emerging as a result of social and technological change. Mathematics – Key Idea Students understand attributes, units and systems of measurement. They research and report on how measurement is used in the home, community and paid workforce, and recognise transferability between these and other contexts. Science - Outcome 4.4 Plans and evaluates investigations that focus on the transfer and transformation of energy. SOSE - Outcome 4.7 Investigates and analyses the causes of disharmony or conflict in Australia’s multicultural society, and suggests strategies for peaceful resolution of disputes. ‘Map’ the research tasks you set – what key ideas and outcomes are they meeting?

6. 19-Jan-09 DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior Secondary Reform Information Literacy & Essential Learnings Effective research activities provide students with opportunities to develop and demonstrate: capabilities to critically reflect on, plan and take action to shape preferred futures (Futures) capabilities to contribute to, critically reflect on, plan and take action to shape relationships (Identity) capabilities to contribute to, critically reflect on, plan and take action to shape local and global communities (Interdependence) capabilities to critically evaluate, plan and generate ideas and solutions (Thinking) capabilities to critically reflect on and shape the present and future through powerful uses of literacy (Communication) Which Essential Learnings do your research tasks develop?

7. 19-Jan-09 DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior Secondary Reform Information Literacy & SACE The following Stage 2 subjects (2008) require students to submit an independent investigation or special study for moderation: ABORIGINAL STUDIES: Investigation (30%.) AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGES: Language and Cultural Issues Research Project (15% to 25%). BUSINESS STUDIES: Investigative Study (30%) CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND SCIENCE: Individual Study (15%) DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES: Materials Study (20%). HEALTH EDUCATION: Investigation (30%) HOME ECONOMICS - Early Childhood Studies, Food and Hospitality StudiesNutrition Studies, Textile Studies: Special Study (30%) MEDIA STUDIES: Media Investigation (30%). OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES : Investigation (30%) PHILOSOPHY: Philosophical Issues Study (30%). STUDIES OF SOCIETIES: Investigative Assignment (30%). TOURISM: Investigative Report (30%). WOMEN'S STUDIES: Issues Analysis (30%). How much time and support do these investigations demand?

8. 19-Jan-09 DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior Secondary Reform Information Literacy & the new SACE At Stage 2, students will undertake a compulsory Research Project. Students will need to achieve an A, B or C or equivalent to successfully complete the new SACE. The Research Project is designed to give students time to do a rigorous and detailed study of an area that attracts their interest. The ideas for this study might come from:  subjects or topics in which they have an interest or passion  involvement with community organisations  the workplace. Future SACE Information SheetFuture SACE Information Sheet, 2007 How will schools ensure students have the requisite research skills to undertake an Research Project?

9. 19-Jan-09 DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior Secondary Reform Information Literacy – ELI & Capabilities The Research Project will be one means by which students can demonstrate the following Capabilities:  LEARNING - Critical thinking, processing information and applying knowledge.  COMMUNICATION - Ability to communicate with others  PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT - Personal skills, including self-awareness and self-confidence  CITIZENSHIP - Understanding of social and political issues  WORK - Practical attributes required to be productive and creative at work and in the community How can the Essential Learnings evolve into Capabilities via research tasks?

10. 19-Jan-09 DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior Secondary Reform Effective learners are not just those people who are knowledgeable but rather they are people who are able to find and use information as required. We might say that effective learners are those who are information literate. Information literacy is synonymous with knowing how to learn. This means that the ability to process and use information effectively is more than a basic tool for the empowerment of school students: it is in fact the basic survival skill. (1994, ASLA )ASLA Information Literacy = Learning 2 Learn Consider what students need to think, feel, do and understand while completing a research task. How do you help them?

11. 19-Jan-09 DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior Secondary Reform Information Literacy & your programs  Achieve learning area outcomes  Provide opportunities for students to apply key concepts  Provide choice and differentiate the curriculum  Integrate Learning technologies into your program/s  Develop specific skills  To obtain marks for school reports  Vary student learning activities  Get students out of the classroom  Connect the curriculum to the world of the student and encourage active student engagement Brainstorm your reasons for setting research assignments. Why do you set research tasks?

12. 19-Jan-09 DECS Curriculum Services, Numeracy And Sciences Portfolio – including Senior Secondary Reform Why whole school planning? It is important that student research skills are explicitly taught rather than assumed and that the research activity is adequately scaffolded. This has teacher PD implications. The risk of plagiarism increases when assessment is based largely on content and presentation, or it fails to recognize or value the information literacy skills of students. There are many powerful reasons and requirements to plan for student research skills across the curriculum at all levels. There is aneed for schools to plan and implement a more coherent and explicit approach to the teaching of information literacy skills within existing curricula. There is a need for schools to plan and implement a more coherent and explicit approach to the teaching of information literacy skills within existing curricula. What are the PD implications for you and your school? How much of a problem is plagiarism for you and your school? How does or can your school plan to improve student information literacy skills?