Information Literacy

ABQLA President Anne Wade is quoted in this article on the use of technology in the classroom and need for information literacy training. For the complete article, please visit the YorkRegion website.

"The [Literacy@School] program started in 2006 when six teachers were asked to explore technology. It grew to 110 teachers working with digital tools in 87 schools with a goal to have at least one tech-savvy teacher in each school in three years.

'These are the pens and pencils of our future,' says program administrator Todd Wright.

'These are their tools and students are using them now. The key is to use them in ways that are both engaging and meaningful.'

He  believes digital technology is changing how children learn and, if done right, can teach them what they need to learn, too — moving from the outmoded three Rs to the 21st-century’s four Cs: communication, collaboration, connecting and critical thinking.

A new report from UNESCO on Indicators for Information Literacy has been released and can be downloaded from the following link: http://www.uis.unesco.org/template/pdf/cscl/InfoLit.pdf

The WILU 2010 Organizing Committee invites the submission of proposals for presentation at the 39th annual WILU (Workshop on Instruction in Library Use). This year's conference will be hosted by McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, from May 12-14, 2010 with the theme "Design Play Learn".