Today, I started to venture on the topic Information Literacy. Have just finished reading 3 articles about it and this is how I understand it (or shall I say I DON'T understand it!!)....It is a COMPLEX TASK!!!!....and with all these ideas coming out from everywhere...it just makes it even more complex!!!! I am going with Abilock on this one....he/she says(not sure wether it is the mother or son who wrote this) and I quote "Information Literacy is
A problem-solving process for:
- exploring and questioning
- defining an information need
- creating a plan to locate relevant information
- reading the medium
- synthesizing information to create knowledge
- applying insight to personal, social or global contexts to create wisdom
- self-evaluating the process and the product
Although it is good to understand the concept but that to me should not really be the focused but the reason behind why we are doing it.
And why are we teaching it...because we want the students to be able to work independently...and this independence is the kind of skill that they will use when they are faced with real-life problems....it also helps them become responsible for the decisions they make....independence and responsibility...two of the most important skills that we need to equip the children with to prepare them for.....LIFE!!!!
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