Category Archives: Information literacy

Digital literacy : The eight elements of digital literacies

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

Is digital literacy on your radar?  Are you digitally literate?  Can you unpack it for the people you work with, or contribute confidently to discussions about it? This is a very practical slideshare presentation from Doug Belshaw.  He gives a … Continue reading →

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Digital literacy handbook for educational practitioners

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

“This handbook introduces educational practitioners to the concepts and contexts of digital literacy and supports them in developing their own practice aimed at fostering the components of digital literacy in classroom subject teaching and in real school settings.”  Futurelab introduce … Continue reading →

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Summer must-read – Information literacy in the wild from Kristin Fontichiaro

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

                                                  A must-read over summer, folks.  Providing some great insights through the eyes of students learning about the world of librarianship, “The class’s diversity contributed to new understandings and realizations as the students mashed up their divergent backgrounds, experiences, aspirations, … Continue reading →

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