ITC: 102 – Teaching Information Literacy in Your Classroom

Information literacy is at the heart of critical thinking and lifelong learning. In an age of false information, it is important to contribute to a scholarly conversation with accurate and relevant information.

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Scholarship is a conversation. In each instance, where it is a journal article, a class essay, or a conference presentation, we are contributing and extending the conversation. Too often students launch into a monologue rather than a discussion. They often present what they “know” without acknowledging those who contributed to their knowledge. Information literacy stresses the importance that scholarship being about dialogue. This means that we need to be teaching information literacy in every class.

The Association of Colleges and Research Libraries (ACRL) describes information literacy as the collection of integrated skills that involve the reflective discovery of information, comprehending how information is produced and valued, and applying information to generate new knowledge and engage ethically in communities of learning.

This episode will examine the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy. Specifically, we will examine each of the six frames and discuss strategies for incorporating information literacy in your classroom.

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Additional Reading

• ITC: 99 – How Do Instructional Coaches Help Instructors
• Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
• Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Home
• How to Teach Information Literacy in an Era of Lies
• Information Literacy Strategies
• Information Literacy: Teaching & Learning: Learning Activities
• Mixing It Up: Teaching Information Literacy Concepts Through Different ‘Ways of Learning’
• Seven ways to integrate Information Literacy Instruction into your course or program

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