scholarly journals Developing an Instrument to Measure School Community Engagement with Implementation of Information Literacy Curriculum

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Candace Wexler Aiani
2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syeda Hina Batool ◽  
Ata ur Rehman ◽  
Imran Sulehri

PurposeThe present study focused on information literacy education through a unique research lens, i.e. the Delphi process in developing countries. The primary aim of the study is to formulate an information literacy framework for higher education.Design/methodology/approachIn total 13 experts from the field, including academicians and practitioners, were invited to build consensus on the components of an information literacy curriculum for library and information sciences or management postgraduate students.FindingsThe Delphi process was completed in three reasonable rounds to build consensus on eight information literacy course units, including computer, research, critical, information, domain-specific knowledge and copyright literacies in line with learning and communication skills. The panelists considered computer, research and critical literacies as the most significant components of an information literacy curriculum for postgraduates.Practical implicationsThe proposed framework of information literacy curriculum may have considerable implications for educators, practitioners and researchers.Originality/valueThe study is unique as it focuses on developing a contextual and comprehensive information literacy education framework for information professionals.


Author(s):  
Randall McClure

This chapter explores the gap in information between digital natives and digital immigrants. Advances in computer technology have transformed information, and resulting changes in information behavior clearly mark the digital information divide. These changes in information behavior have affected information literacy instruction, yet educators have opted for quick fix strategies, ignoring the need to develop a comprehensive information literacy curriculum for the digital age. Partnerships—between primary, secondary, and postsecondary teachers and librarians and curriculum designers working to establish a vertically and horizontally scaffolded K-16 information literacy curriculum—may effectively bridge the divide.


Author(s):  
Sevgi Arioglu

FMV Erenköy Işık High School-Science High School Library is a place for learning that provides an environment for academic, social, cultural and personal development of all individuals who make up the school community. School library provides services to the school community through activities such as reading projects, symposiums, extended essay studies with International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB DP) students and information literacy program with 9-science 1 class students.   Information Literacy Program includes 4 different sessions and based on Big6 skills. Literacy skills and digital citizenship, research steps, academic honesty and reporting processes provide students with the opportunity to improve their knowledge of literacy skills, which is one of the most important elements of 21st century competencies. Evaluation of the program was carried out by implementation some technological applications (QR code, kahoot), pre-test and post-test surveys.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mervi Miettinen

Open science and research is no longer relevant just for people pursuing an academic career. Instead, it is something that all students entering the university should be increasingly familiar with as they proceed with their studies. Tampere University Library has actively integrated open science into its information literacy teaching, beginning from the first-year orientation studies and continuing throughthe Bachelor’s and Master’s thesis seminars. Following the guidelines provided by the idea of cumulative learning (Maton 2009), the IL teaching at Tampere University Library aims at connecting new knowledge with existing knowledge, effectively building on the students’ previous IL studies throughout their degree. In addition, the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy (2015) acts as a roadmap for developing IL teaching at Tampere University Library: the Library’s entire teaching team has gathered in workshops and together produced a view of the frames that best suits the University’s students. The frames are awork-in-progress, and the teaching team will continue to work on better adapting the frames. One of the results is the way in which the frames and the threshold concepts within determine the depth inwhich issues such as open science and research are taught at different levels (cf. Sipilä, Miettinen &Tevaniemi, 2019). In order to ensure student engagement, concepts like open science are presented at each level in a way that is relevant to the students’ current studies, beginning with the concept itself and later advancing towards viewing the students as both users and creators of open science. This presentation will highlight some of the current ways in which open science and research is integrated into the information literacy curriculum at Tampere University Library, and how the ACRL framework can act as a way for library teaching staff to comprehend and develop IL teaching in highereducation.


2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirmal Unyial ◽  
Baljinder Kaur

The purpose of the study is to identify the need of Media Information Literacy pedagogy in IITs through model curriculum if, proposed across the programme and courses. In this regard a survey was conducted with a well structured questionnaire for collection of data from targeted population with a sample of 1054 students of selected IITs of Northern India. Findings of the study demonstrate that 25 per cent to 30 per cent students welcome MIL curriculum for regular pedagogy. However, 60 per cent to 70 per cent students were of the opinion that MIL can enhance their critical thinking abilities for evaluating media messages which help the students to survive and thrive better in the digital world and prepares them for global communication and social participation.


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