Do you have a vision of Information Skills?

CILIP Librarians as Teachers Conference 2015, Aston University © Sarah Pavey MSc FCLIP

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Visual Literacy

How can we learn information skills

from what we see?

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Information Literacy

Study Skills We Will LearnBeing creative in our writing and thoughts

Having our own thoughts and opinions about something

Paying attention to detail in order to gain and give more information about something

Looking for clues to help us understand and interpret information

Considering other viewpoints

How to become inspired

Awareness of deception and the power of persuasion

Dealing with impossibility

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Being CreativeDraw one of these symbols on a piece of paper so that it looks like this

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Having Your Own Thoughts About Something

Which picture is real?©Sarah Pavey MSc FCLIP www.sp4il.co.uk

Attention to Detail

How many differences can you find?

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Attention to Detail

How many squares can you find?©Sarah Pavey MSc FCLIP www.sp4il.co.uk

Looking Again

What can you tell about this picture? ©Sarah Pavey MSc FCLIP www.sp4il.co.uk

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Looking Again

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Interesting Perspectives

Look at these pictures

Young or Old Lady? Young or Old Man?©Sarah Pavey MSc FCLIP www.sp4il.co.uk

Time for Reflection

Look at this picture for 30 seconds then look at a piece of white paper and see what

happens

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Time for Reflection

Look at the white dot in the centre of this picture for 30 seconds then close you eyes,

relax what do you see ?

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Introducing another factor

This looks like a black and white chair but place a finger over the dividing line and see

what happens

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That Dress!

When the computer screen is tilted and the lighting changes, so do the dress

colours

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Persuading : Magic Telescope

1. Roll up A4 paper into a tube

2. Hold it up to your right eye3. Put your left hand with

palm facing you against the side of the tube

4. Move this hand along the tube and at some point a hole will appear in your hand!

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The ImpossibleEscher Staircase

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Visual Literacy

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