Information Literacy Instruction

Esther GrassianJoan Kaplowitz

IS24515 Feb 2008; rev. 3 Mar 2008

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)

Go to the Learners… Podcasts Online Tutorials & Exercises

Road to Research Bruin Success With Less Stress

More… MySpace Facebook Second Life Blogs, IM & texting for reference Mobile Apps

Broader Scope..

IL in Accreditation Standards ETS & ICT Literacy 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 …[&] thinking about their own learning…”

Grassian & Kaplowitz, Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Practice

Exercise Hoax? Personal Opinion? Scholarly Res

earch? You Decided! How would you use this exercise in

teaching? Think/Pair/Share

Questions?

Be a Trendspotter!

Flickr.com: Fashion Fever Modern Trends Uploaded on 23 January 2007, by Patrick Q

Flickr.com: Think outside the gender box. Uploaded 7 July 2007 by Transguyjay

Flickr.com: “You’ve got to think outside of the box” Uploaded 1 June 2007 by jimfrazler

Flickr.com: outside of the box. Uploaded 16

September 2006, by Ambientfusion

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

What stuck? What did you find meaningful? Want more?