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Title: Information Literacy


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Information Literacy
  • Key to the
  • Information Age

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A new definition of Education
  • "In this next century, an 'educated' graduate
    will no longer be defined as one who has absorbed
    a certain body of factual information, but as one
    who knows how to find, evaluate, and apply needed
    information."

Breivik. P. S. Senn, J. A. (1998). "Information
literacy Educating children for the 21st
century." (2nd ed.). Washington, DC National
Education Association. p.2
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According to the research
  • Information literacy is a process. Information
    literacy skills must be taught in the context of
    the overall process.
  • To be successful, information literacy skills
    instruction must be integrated with the
    curriculum and reinforced both within and outside
    of the educational setting.
  • Information literacy skills are vital to future
    success.

ERIC Digest, http//www.ericdigests.org/1999-4/inf
ormation.htm
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What IS Information Literacy?
But
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Information Literacy is
  • A Desired Result of education
  • A progressive continuum of learned skills
  • An umbrella term covering several literacies
  • The defining paradigm for modern education

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U.S.A. Definition
Information Literacy is defined as the ability
to know when there is a need for information, and
to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and
effectively use that information for the issue or
problem at hand. -- National Forum on
Information Literacy
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International Definition
Information Literacy encompasses knowledge of
ones information concerns and needs, and the
ability to identify, locate, evaluate, organize,
and effectively create, use and communicate
information to address issues or problems at
hand it is a prerequisite for participating in
the Information Society, and is part of the basic
human right of life long learning. -- The Prague
Declaration, Sept. 2003
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Information Literacy includes
  • Basic Literacy
  • Library Literacy
  • Media Literacy
  • Technology Literacy
  • Visual Literacy

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A visual model
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Basic Literacy
  • Reading and Writing
  • Speaking and Listening
  • Counting and Calculating
  • Perceiving and Drawing

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Library Literacy
  • Types of Materials
  • Dewey system
  • Catalog and Indexes
  • Research Process

12
Media Literacy
  • Types of Media
  • Broadcast
  • Print
  • Online
  • Purpose of Presentation
  • Inform
  • Entertain
  • Persuade

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Technology Literacy
  • Tools
  • Hardware
  • Software
  • Ethics Etiquette
  • Production
  • Print
  • Presentation
  • Online

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Visual Literacy
If students arent taught the language of sound
and images, shouldnt they be considered as
illiterate as if they left college without being
able to read and write? -- George Lucas,
Edutopia, September 2004
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Sensory Literacy
  • Educators must acknowledge that there are now
    two parallel tracks for learning, both equally
    critical to understand. Running alongside the
    traditional 3Rs readin, ritin, and
    rithmetic are the three arts dance, music,
    and the visual arts. To ignore this new language
    of media and sensory literacy is to shortchange
    in a crucial way the education of our children
  • -- Leonard Shlain, Edutopia, Oct. 2005

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A visual model
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Continuum of Understanding
Nathan ShedroffExperience Design
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National Standards Information Power
  • The student who is information literate

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National Standards Information Power
  • 1. accesses information efficiently and
    effectively
  • 2. evaluates information critically and
    competently
  • 3. uses information accurately and creatively

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National Standards Information Power
  • The student who is an independent learner is
    information literate and

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National Standards Information Power
  • 4. pursues information related to personal
    interests
  • 5. appreciates literature and other creative
    expressions of information
  • 6. strives for excellence in information
    seeking and knowledge generation

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National Standards Information Power
  • The student who contributes positively to the
    learning community and to society is information
    literate and

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National Standards Information Power
  • 7. recognizes the importance of information to
    a democratic society
  • 8. practices ethical behavior in regard to
    information and information technology
  • 9. participates effectively in groups to pursue
    and generate information

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The Librarians role
  • Helper A source of information
  • Guide A source of information resources
  • Trainer An instructor in using information
    resources
  • Teacher A guide to higher order thinking
  • Advocate An activist in promoting information
    literacy skills
  • Visionary A leader in educational excellence

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The challenge
  • Learn about Information Literacy
  • Work with teachers to integrate Information
    Literacy skills into their curriculum
  • Provide tools in your library
  • Constantly improve your own skills

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Looking ahead
  • Creating schools for the twenty-first century
    requires less time looking in the rearview mirror
    and more vision anticipating the road ahead. --
    George Lucas, http//edutopia.org, 7/1/2003
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