Information Literacy
Structure Type: | Course |
Code: | KH18KIPE010 |
Type: | Elective |
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Level: | Bachelor |
Credits: | 5.0 points |
Responsible Teacher: | Mäkinen-Laitila, Sari |
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Teacher Team: | Jokitalo, Päivi |
Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
Learning Outcomes
The Learning Outcomes of the Course are:
1. students have an understanding of the key components of information literacy and are able to recognise its different definitions and neighbouring concepts (digital literacy, media literacy, transliteracy etc.)
2. students understand what the different components of IL mean in practise
- defining information needs / problems; knowledge and choice of information sources
- search strategies and information retrieval
- evaluating information and information sources
- processing and sharing / communicating information
- ethics and legal issues around information literacy and information management
3. students recognise the different actors and their roles in teaching information literacy skills: different types of libraries and library staff, schools and educational establishments and teaching staff, the parents
4. students get acquainted with different ways and practises of integrating and embedding IL skills in learning objects / curricula through practical examples
Student's Workload
Total work load of the course: 130 h.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
Library Pedagogics and Media Education
Contents
- The theoretical framework of information literacy
- The key components of information literacy skills and how they are taught and learned
- Integrating IL skills with contents for different target groups
- Collaboration between teaching and library staff and its meaning for learning IL skills
- Practical examples of integrated / embedded teaching of information literacy skills
Recommended or Required Reading
Bartlett, Jamie and Miller, Carl (2011) Truth, lies and the internet: a report into young people’s digital fluency. London: Demos. http://www.demos.co.uk/publications/truth-lies-and-the-internet
Carbery, Alan (2012) Information literacy through inquiry: using problem-based learning in information literacy instruction. LILAC 2012 Conference. http://www.slideshare.net/acarbery/information-literacy-through-inquiry-using-problembased-learning-in-information-literacy-instruction
Finding, using and managing information : Nursing, midwifery, health and social care information literacy competencies (2011) London: Royal College of Nursing. http://www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/357019/003847.pdf
Godwin, P. ja Parker, J. (eds.) (2012) Information Literacy Beyond Library 2.0. London: Facet. ISBN: 978-1-85604-762-3
Ifla Media and Information Literacy Recommendations (2011) IFLA http://www.ifla.org/en/publications/ifla-media-and-information-literacy-recommendations
Webber, Sheila (updated by Moira Bent in 2008) The Seven Headline Skills expanded. SCONUL http://www.sconul.ac.uk/groups/information_literacy/headline_skills.html
Weiner, Sharon (2011) Information literacy and the Workforce: A Review. Education Libraries, 34 (2). s. 7-14. http://units.sla.org/division/ded/educationlibraries/34-2.pdf
Why information literacy? Information Literacy Toolkit (2011) Open University, UK. http://www.open.ac.uk/iltoolkit/
Other materials will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures, group work and discussions, e-learning, assignments: discussion forum, lesson plan for teaching IL skills. searching and describing relevant resources.
Assessment Criteria
Will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Assessment Methods
Will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Work Placement
No work placement.
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