Module 3 Week 1 Information Literacy Information Literacy

Module 1 Information Age Need for students to be learners Knowledge growth Technology overload More flexible career paths Changes in working conditions Need for critical thinking skills and problem solving

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Information Literacy “To be information literate a person must be able to recognise when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information.” A.L.A. Presidential committee on information Literacy. Final Report (1989). Chicago (ED )

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Computers today are one million times more powerful than those 20 years ago.

Module 1 In 20 years computers will be one million times more powerful than today!

Module 1 Further reading Presidential report on Information Literacy Presidential report on Information Literacy Full report (Many other interesting articles here) Falling through the Net: Digital Inclusion. Department of Commerce Falling through the Net: Digital Inclusion. Department of Commerce Executive summary

Module 1 WHAT IS DOES IT MEAN TO USERS? knowing when they have a need for information identifying information needed to address a given problem or issue finding needed information and evaluating the information organizing the information using the information effectively to address the problem or issue at hand.

Module 1 The Dilemma How do we fit it all in: Do we speed things up? Do we pack more content in? Do we add more technology?

Module 1 A Definition A Definition Doyle (1992) with a Delphi study established that “ Information Literacy is the ability to access, evaluate and use information form a variety of sources Doyle, C.S (1992) Outcomes Measures for Information Literacy Within National Education Goals of Final Report to National Forum on Information on Information Literacy. Flagstaff, Az: National Forum on Information Literacy

Module 1 Information Literacy as a process Information Process models (1980s) Big Six ( Eisenberg, Berkowitz) 1986 Kuhlthau: 6 steps affective side of IL NSW (Australia) Information Process 1986 Pitts/ Stripling 1988: reflective aspect to the process Refer to class text for more details

Module 1 NSW, Australia Model (Department of School Education 1986) DefineLocateSelectOrganisePresentEvaluate

Module 1 Eisenberg and Berkowitz’s BIG 6 Life long learning Information process is in all parts of life …not enough to know content; processes are more important based on Bloom’s taxonomy (1956)

Module 1 1. Task Definition 2. Info Seeking Strategies 3. Location & Access 4. Use of Information 5. Synthesis 6. Evaluation Information Literacy

Module 1 Final writing assignment Forbidden City may have caused you to think about the freedoms that we who live in democratic countries enjoy. Write an essay in which you contrast life in China to life in your country. Use specific details from both places in your essay. Forbidden City may have caused you to think about the freedoms that we who live in democratic countries enjoy. Write an essay in which you contrast life in China to life in your country. Use specific details from both places in your essay.

Module 1 Organization Chart Religion Freedom of Government Freedom of speech China US

Module 1 “Seven Faces of Information Literacy” by Christine Bruce Phenomenography “mapping of the qualitative ways in which people experience conceptualize perceive and understand various aspects of the world around them” Data gathered by Interview, , workshops Academics and Librarians

Module 1 “Seven Faces of Information Literacy” by Christine Bruce Information literacy is seen as…. 1. … the ability to use information technology for information retrieval and communications 2. … the ability to find information 3. … executing a process 4. … controlling information 5. … the ability to build up a personal knowledge base in a new area of interest 6. … working with knowledge and personal perspectives adopted so that insights are gained 7. … using information wisely for the benefit of others.

Module 1 Information Use Intuition 6 Information Use 5 Critical analysis Information Control 4 Information Process 3 Information Sources 2 Information Technology 1 Value 7

Module 1 Alternative Solution To focus on process as well as content The information process: Information Literacy