Information Literacy
For more information on Information Literacy, search the RLC (Research & Learning Commons) library database on e-Library - a web based online library catalogue that provides access to all library resources in all CBE schools. Teachers and students, log in using your CBE username and password. You may also log in as a guest, but will have less options. Select Professional Libraries or Research & Learning Commons from the dropdown list of libraries. Some ideas for keywords to search by: information literacy, media literacy, information fluency, 21st Century, Research on Information Literacy |
Research on Information Literacy
School Libraries Supporting Quality Learning
A CBE publication (pdf)
IFLA Guidelines on Information Literacy for Lifelong Learning (2006) (pdf)
Ken Haycock and School Libraries
This video clip from Ken Haycock briefly discusses the difference between the use of technology as a tool to access information and the information literacy skills necessary to engage with the information that is encountered.
Crisis in Canada's School Libraries
A report by Dr. Ken Haycock. (pdf)
Information Literacy
A presentation by Marsha Hales. (ppt)
School Library Information Portal - the Canadian connection to school library documents
Information Literacy around the world: UNESCO’s Toward Information Literacy Indicators (pdf)
Resources / Links
Information Literacy connected to Inquiry Research:
Focus on Inquiry: A Teacher's Guide to Implementing Inquiry-Based Learning (pdf)
Standards for the 21st Century Learner
River East Transcona School Division (Winnipeg) Information Literacy Skills (pdf)
Evaluating Internet-based Information: A Goals-based Approach - How to design assignments that require the utilization of higher-order thinking skills (synthesis, evaluation, etc.) to avoid cut-and-paste answers.
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
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Teaching Information Literacy Skills:
Media Awareness Network For Teachers – professional development and classroom ready activities for information (media) literacy
e-Literate? A 15-minute video for introducing information literacy to students (middle school and up) from UCLA.
The Big 6: Information and Technology Skills for Student Achievement
TRAIL: Tool for Real-Time Assessment of Information Literacy (based on US Gr 6 & 9 standards)
S.O.S. for Information Literacy - a virtual idea factory dedicated to helping educators find motivating ways of teaching information literacy skills to children http://www.informationliteracy.org/
Information Literacy (from Learning and Teaching Scotland)
Google Guide: a site with tips on how to effectively use google to search
NoodleTools: 21st Century Literacies
Boolify: a manipulative mental model for Boolean Search construction. Excellent for learning and teaching about Boolean searches
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For more information on Info Lit Skills, search the RLC (Research & Learning Commons) library database on e-Library. Teachers and students, log in using your CBE username and password. You may also log in as a guest, but will have less options. Select Professional Libraries or Research & Learning Commons from the dropdown list of libraries. Some ideas for keywords to search by: information retrieval, web awareness, research processes,, internet, plagiarism |
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