UWE Federation Conference Information Literacy

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UWE Federation ConferenceInformation Literacy

• Ruth Andrews (Richard Hewish College), Jason
  Briddon (UWE), Ian Collins (UWE), Barbara Ward
  (Yeovil College).

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What do we understand by Information Literacy?
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What is Information Literacy?

• Overview of definitions and models..
• See Information Literacy website
• http//www.informationliteracy.co.uk

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What is Information Literacy?

• CILIP definition
• Information literacy is knowing when and why you
  need information, where to find it, and how to
  evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical
  manner.

http//www.cilip.org.uk/professionalguidance/infor
mationliteracy/definition/
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What is Information Literacy?

• to be information literate, a person must be
  able to recognise when information is needed and
  have the ability to locate, evaluate and use
  effectively the needed information ultimately,
  information literate people are those who have
  learned how to learn
• American Library Association, 1989

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SCONUL 7 Pillars
http//www.sconul.ac.uk/activities/inf_lit/seven_p
illars.html
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What is Information Literacy?

• Physiotherapy lecturers
• Learning how to learn
• Finding and using information
• Becoming an effective research consumer is what
  we expect of all our students. Becoming a
  research producer is our aspiration for the best

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What is it that Foundation Degree students in the
FE environment need in terms of Information
Literacy?
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What is it that Foundation Degree students in the
FE environment need in terms of Information
Literacy?

• Discussion-
• what ought to be a priority to teach foundation
  degree students with regards to information
  literacy? e.g. whats the difference from FE
  level skills? what academic skills now and
  transferrable skills for the future? different
  skills at different times?

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How best to deliver this information literacy?

• Discussion-
• given what we discussed before in terms of
  students needs around information literacy, what
  needs to be done to best ensure that these needs
  are met?e.g. when to deliver skills training?
  relevance to course(work)? who to deliver skills
  and where?

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UWE Federation ConferenceContacts Information
Literacy

• Barbara Ward - barbara.ward_at_yeovil.ac.uk
• Ian Collins ian.collins_at_uwe.ac.uk
• Jason Briddon jason.briddon_at_uwe.ac.uk
• Ruth Andrews - rutha_at_richuish.ac.uk