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Information Literacy Instruction

Esther GrassianJoan Kaplowitz

IS2455 March 2010

Topics BI & IL Teaching & Learning Libraries & Information-Seeking Q & A

BI & IL: What are they?

Information Literacy (IL) Ability to identify, locate, evaluate and use

information effectively and ethically or responsibly

Close to ALA Presidential Committee on IL, Final Report (1989)

ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (2001)

AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner

Go to the Learners… Podcasts Online Tutorials & Exercises

Road to Research Bruin Success With Less Stress

Videos Weigle Information Commons Music Video

More… MySpace Facebook Blogs, IM & texting for reference Second Life Twitter Other Social Networking Sites & Tools Mobile Apps

Broader Scope..

IL in Accreditation Standards ETS & Certiport: ICT Literacy;

“iCritical Thinking” Project SAILS

Active Learning?

Flickr: Edublogger 13 Jun 2007

Active Learning “…having learners do …, write …, say

something, play games, get up, move around, interact, … take part in learning …[&] in thinking about their own learning…”

Grassian & Kaplowitz, Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Practice (2009)

Exercise Design an active learning (participatory)

exercise to teach people how to think critically about web sites.

ILI Planning Elements Goal And…

Flickr.com: Think Pair Share. Uploaded 8 June 2006, by NCavillones

ILI Planning Elements Goal(s) Expected Learning Outcome(s) Audience Type of Info Resource Learning Time Instructional Format And…

Exercise Design an active learning (participatory)

exercise to teach people how to think critically about web sites. Planning Elements (5 min.) Exercise (10 min.)

Questions?

Remember to… Respect the past Use technology judiciously Take pleasure in empowering learners!

What stuck? What did you find

meaningful? Want more?

Verbotomy

http://www.verbotomy.com/blog/?p=433