Information Literacy Competency Standards

Information Literacy Competency Standards - I received a link to this site from Stewart Brower on the connectivism email list: “information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to “recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.” Information literacy also is increasingly important in the contemporary environment of rapid technological change and proliferating information resources. Because of the escalating complexity of this environment, individuals are faced with diverse, abundant information choices–in their academic studies, in the workplace, and in their personal lives. Information is available through libraries, community resources, special interest organizations, media, and the Internet–and increasingly, information comes to individuals in unfiltered formats, raising questions about its authenticity, validity, and reliability.” I’m quite pleased with how strongly it relates to concepts of connectivism…I’m looking forward to exploring the field at greater depth.