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Information Literacy in HK

Information Literacy in HK. A prerequisite for participating effectively in the Information Society; and Basic human right of life long learning. Background/Movement. THE PRAGUE DECLARATION (2003) "TOWARDS AN INFORMATION LITERATE SOCIETY"

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Information Literacy in HK

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  1. Information Literacy in HK A prerequisite for participating effectively in the Information Society; and Basic human right of life long learning

  2. Background/Movement • THE PRAGUE DECLARATION (2003) • "TOWARDS AN INFORMATION LITERATE SOCIETY" • World summit on the information society (Geneva, 2003): Draft Declaration of Principles • Building the Information Society: a global challenge in the new Millennium

  3. Relationship of information literacy to lifelong learning

  4. An Australia Model (2004) http://www.anziil.org/resources/Info%20lit%202nd%20edition.pdf

  5. Framework of Information Literacy in the new IT in Education, Hong Kong SAR Reference: http://www.emb.gov.hk/index.aspx?langno=1&nodeid=2679

  6. Goal 1: Empowering Learners with IT Students will acquire the necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes for lifelong learning and creative problem solving in the information age. They will use IT as an information retrieval, knowledge enquiry, communication, collaboration, analytical and personal development tool.

  7. US Standards for Information Literacy (1998) National Forum on Information Literacy http://www.infolit.org/ The 9 standards http://www.infolit.org/definitions/9standards.htm The report http://www.ala.org/aaslTemplate.cfm?Section=resourceguides&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=15288

  8. Information Literacy Frameworkfor HK

  9. 4 Dimensions cognitive dimension meta-cognitive dimension affective dimension socio-cultural dimension find awareness attitude communal/cultural comprehend planning motivation social apply monitoring value analyse synthesize reflection evaluate Information Literacy Frameworkfor HK

  10. Curriculum Aimsof Liberal Studies • to enhance students’ understanding of themselves, their society, their nation and the world; • to enable students to develop multi-perspectives on perennial and contemporary issues in different contexts (e.g. cultural, social, economic and political contexts); • to help students become independent thinkers so that they can construct knowledge appropriate to their own changing personal and social circumstances; • to develop in students a range of skills for life long learning, including critical thinking skills, creativity, problem solving skills, communication skills and information skills; • to help students appreciate and respect diversity in cultures and views in a pluralistic society and handle conflicting values; and • to help students develop and reflect on their own values, so that they are able to defend their own decisions, judgments and convictions, and to become informed and responsible citizens in their community, nation and the world.

  11. My Perception CIT IL LS

  12. What and how shall we teach in IL?Can CIT teachers play a role in IL? Let us discuss about the issues!

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