Eisenberg's+Lecture

Diana's Notes

Information Literacy: The most basic of basics! Dr. Mike Eisenberg, Univ. of Washington, June 2009 

Intro: AASL Standards discuss multiple literacies, Eisenberg supports information literacy as the broad umbrella to all others and should be championed by TLs. IL is one of the"fundamental building blocks of learning of all kinds" It is the 4th R - Research and is as important as other R's. IL should thread through all other literacies, be assessed and documented, be integrated and be treated as a mandatory subject with a curriculum plan

Problems with information - too much, too fast, questionable quality,

Solution: S."use information and technology effectively and efficiently for success in school, work, and their personal lives" (Slide 18). The process is as important as content

Slide 26 Project Information Literacy ACRL: Information Literacy Standards 1.Focus on task - determine what is needed 2. Accesses information 3. Evaluate information and sources and incorporate the info into existing knowledge 4. Uses info for a purpose 5. Ethical understanding

Its all about a process (as a opposed to AASL)

__The Super 3__ (k-2)Beginning - Plan Middle - Do (find info & present) End - Review

__The Big 6__ (older) 1. Task Definition 2. Info Seeking Strategies - possible sources, selecting the best 3. Location of source & Access info within 4. Use of Information (read, hear, view & extract info) 5. Synthesis (organize and present) 6. Evaluation of product and of process

IL implementation through context of the process, technology embedded in the IL process, and integrated with documented curriculum (real assignments, units) IL is not linear, usually circular (spiraling) or moving back and forth through process in order for each stage to be done successfully

"Systematically infused throughout the education program at all levels" (Slide 55). *similar infor in Standards in Action? "SLMS may want to design a curriculum plan for teaching the skills i a coherent way across the years of schooling. This plan must be integrated with content-area curricula to match appropriated skills with classroom content and to ensure that the skills are always taught in context" (p1 8).