Tuesday 30 August 2011

Information Literacy

Since reading about Information Literacy, I have learnt that we all need to find out information in order to function in society.  As society changes, so the information we need constantly changes.  If we are to learn new information, then we need to know how access that information.  There is functional literacy and there is information literacy.  In an educational setting, students need to be able to find out information in order to help them complete tasks, and in learning the skills to complete those tasks to transfer those skills to future tasks.  This is how they build upon their skills base and how they prepare themselves for the world of work by becoming independently information literate.

Reading About Information Literacy

Today, I decided to update my blog.  This is the first entry since I created it and I haven't had time to work out how to add an entry.  Hopefully, this will work, and I can now add to my blog.

So many people on the course seem to be on the ball and techno savvy that I feel quite inadequate.  Hopefully, with more trial and error, I can catch up.

Wish me luck everyone.

Lisa