Post on 12-Jan-2015
description
Welsh Information Literacy Project
Cathie Jackson Joy Head
First steps to an information literate nation
Gregynog Hall, University of Wales Conference Centre, Newtown
A “Welsh Information Literacy Framework”
Project steering group
A project post: Information Literacy Development Officer
for Wales
• Phase One
• Phase Two
Welsh Information Welsh Information Literacy ProjectLiteracy Project
The Welsh Information Literacy Project aims to
promote the understanding and development of
information literacy in education, the workplace
and the wider community in Wales
The Welsh Information Literacy Project aims to
promote the understanding and development of
information literacy in education, the workplace
and the wider community in Wales
The Welsh Information Literacy Project aims to
promote the understanding and development of
information literacy in education, the workplace
and the wider community in Wales
1. An overarching statement on information literacy
in Wales.
2. A web presence for the project.
3. A report on information literacy provision in across
library sectors in Wales.
4. A draft information literacy framework for
information literacy in Wales
www.library.wales.org/informationliteracy/
www.llyfrgell.cymru.org/llythrenneddgwybodaeth/
March 2011A draft information literacy framework for information
literacy in Wales that will provide notional levels of information literacy skills and competences for all
levels of learners
• .
Phase two
1.Further development of the Framework2.Create accredited units of learning in
information literacy at entry levels 1 and 23.Advocacy bank of materials for IL in
schools/colleges4.Analysis of information literacy in employability
agenda5.Digital Inclusion / First Click
We are keen to raise the profile of information literacy
What has helped the project succeed?
Collaboration
Linking to current frameworks for learning
Gathering the evidence and selling the benefits
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