Here I am reading Eisenberg (Information Literacy: Essential Skills for the Information Age, 2008, Vol28(2) from The Journal of Library and Information Technology) and finding that a model I was initially quite skeptical about is starting to ring true. Its emphasis on context is a driving force, and reinforces the importance of information literacy.
Thought the point that he made about moving away from just teaching computer skills to integrating it into the "information problem-solving process" was quite valid. This was an issue that was also brought up at our SDD on Monday, where at the moment there is a checklist of computer skills that needs to be covered. Integrating these more into the curriculum and, more "real" tasks make these more powerful tools.
And the model isn't linear which I felt showed a more realistic approach to how learners study. Have to admit know that doing my assignments I was jumping from one stage to another and back again. This takes into account different learners and different tasks. Some tasks may require someone to engage more in locating and accessing information, than another where there is little need to.
On with the reading...
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