An IL curriculum (following the revised SCONUL 7 pillars) includes the ability to:
1. Identify
2. Scope
3. Plan
4. Gather
5. Evaluate
6. Manage
7. Present information
The full information is at: http://www.sconul.ac.uk/groups/information_literacy/seven_pillars.html
This could mean:
- information authenticity - ensuring students understand the broad range of digital information sources (from formal to informal, scholarly to popular)
- ability to use new technologies to find information - RSS feeds, Using Yahoo Pipes (http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/), setting up Google Custom searches (http://www.google.co.uk/cse/)
- Data manipulation - statistical analysis using tools such as Google Refine
- Privacy and security (e-safety?) - the issues / downside of social networking. How to manage your web presence - balancing the public and private in a social world.
- Licensing and Creative Commons - sharing and presenting your work for others to re-use
- Information management tools going beyond reference management - on multiple platforms - services such as Evernote: http://www.evernote.com/about/home.php
- Supporting mobile (anytime, anywhere) learning and managing data between your laptop, mobile, tablet etc.
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