Information literacy : infiltrating the agenda, challenging minds

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Where to find it

Information & Library Science Library

Call Number
ZA3075 .I54 2011
Status
Available

Summary

Focusing on important information literacy debates, this new book with contributions from many of the main experts in the field highlights important ideas and practical considerations. Information Literacy takes the reader on a journey across the contemporary information landscape, guided by academics and practitioners who are experts in navigating this ever-changing terrain.

Contents

Introduction / Alison Pope and Geoff Walton -- Information literate pedagogy : developing a levels framework for the Open University / Katharine Reedy and Kirsty Baker -- Information literacy in the workplace and the employablity agenda / John Crawford and Christine Irving -- Information literacy in the context of contemporary teaching methods in higher education / Chris Wakeman -- 'Enquiring Minds' and the role of information literacy in the design, management and assessment of student research tasks / Keith Puttick -- Are we sharing our toys in the sandpit? Issues surrounding the design, creation, reuse and re-purposing of learning objects to support information skills and teaching? / Nancy Graham -- Spielburg your way to information literacy : producing educational movies and videos / Gareth Johnson -- Information literacy and nööpolitics / Andrew Whitworth -- Contemporary technologies' influence on learning as a social practice / Ben Scoble -- Understanding the information literacy competencies of UK Higher Education students / Jillian R. Griffiths and Bob Glass.

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