Tag Archives: information literacy

Info Lit 106

Posted on May 12, 2022 by phb256

Last week I saw a call for chapter proposals for a book in the Innovations in Information Literacy series on digital storytelling. I’ve been interested in the outside-the-box connections among information literacy and digital storytelling since I first became involved … Continue reading →

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of comprehension, context and compassion

Posted on November 29, 2017 by phb256

The great Jane Secker published a list of student views of information literacy earlier today: I've now written up the post-its about what is Information Literacy and why it matters in a Google Doc: https://t.co/Qelx0oayql thanks so much to #citylis … Continue reading →

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Open and info lit

Posted on February 22, 2017 by phb256

Today I woke up to find Digital literacy and democracy Rather a hastily-made blog post on digital literacy and democracy ahead of today’s NMC webinar #NMChz https://t.co/GNVIFvBIZM — Helen Beetham (@helenbeetham) February 22, 2017 I wish my hastily-made blog posts … Continue reading →

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There’s more to it…

Posted on December 19, 2016 by phb256

As I wrote earlier, information literacy has been in the air lately. It’s a good thing from my perspective, as one who advocates for info lit. But it’s frustrating too, because people don’t seem to get what I’m talking about. … Continue reading →

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IL in the air

Posted on November 27, 2016 by phb256

Information literacy has been in the air recently, due to a spate of election-related disinformation programs. That situation does offer plenty of real-life lessons in evaluating information sources, at least in my mind. Some might question my assessment: The abyss … Continue reading →

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ds106 sets the record straight

Posted on November 14, 2016 by phb256

Someone in my Twitterverse retweeted a Washington Post article on the fake news problem that’s been going around. Google’s top news link for “final election results” goes to a fake news site with false numbershttps://t.co/tlYX4eJWTq — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November … Continue reading →

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My old school look

Posted on July 22, 2016 by phb256

Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak at the PA Forward Information Literacy Summit. I talked about Open Education and Information Literacy, my pet topic, using Open Educational Resources and the ACRL Framework as hooks. My main point is that … Continue reading →

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Information concepts

Posted on July 17, 2014 by phb256

I’ve been thinking about the new Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (PDF). I was never a big fan of the current ACRL Standards, mainly because I find them too unwieldy – 5 standards, 22 performance indicators, 71 outcomes, … Continue reading →

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Curtains for crime time

Posted on December 16, 2013 by phb256

Our True Crime class has come to an end. As all of the students have been saying, it was a lot of work, but it was worth it. And it was worth it because of the students – the truecrimers … Continue reading →

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InfoLit in MOOCs

Posted on March 20, 2013 by phb256

  Eleni Zazani surveyed participants in the E-learning and Digital Cultures MOOC on their information seeking habits, looking to see if they follow footnotes for further information, and what they do when that information is not openly accessible. The survey … Continue reading →

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