M01: Course Overview and Introductory Concepts

1. M01:Course Overview and Introductory Concepts Introduction to Information Literacy

2. Outline • Information literacy and its importance • The influences of the new economy • The digital divide • The differences between IL and IT Introduction to Information Literacy

3. What is Information Literacy? • Information literacy (IL) is the set of skills to information problem solving, the skills commonly taught in liberal arts tertiary institutions around the world Introduction to Information Literacy

4. What is information literacy? (continued) • Identify • To identify the problem and the information needs. • Search • To develop a search strategy and to search the information you need. • Evaluate • To evaluate the information obtained. • Use • To extract, summarize and analyze the information to solve the problem. • Present • Write a paper and give a presentation. Do not forget to cite the information sources. Identify Search Evaluate Use Present Introduction to Information Literacy

5. Problem Solving Models • Big6 model - Eisenberg and Berkowitz 1.Task Definition 2. Information Seeking Strategies 3. Location and Access 4. Use of information 5. Synthesis 6. Evaluation • Research Model Process - Stripling and Pitts Introduction to Information Literacy

6. Objectives of Learning IL • To foster students’ ability to identify, search, evaluate, use, and present information effectively relevant to decision making and problem solving in their studies • To train students to become autonomous learners • To achieve the University goal: capabilities of life-long learning • Learning how to learn • Be value-added throughout the University life and your lives Introduction to Information Literacy

7. New Economy • Since the 2nd half of 1990s • Marked the period of IT bloom • A higher growth rate of productivity • Heavy IT spending or investment • Increased/improved use of IT spending contributed to this productivity gain • IT skills penetrated in all aspects in our daily life Introduction to Information Literacy

8. Influences of the New Economy • Offered both opportunity and risk for both IT and non-IT employees • Required life-long learning for long-run economic security • Penetration of IT in all aspects in business • Location of work without boundary (virtual office) • Growth in on-the-job computing use • Required employees to adapt quickly to the changing technologies and organizational structures—to possess technical skills and soft skills Introduction to Information Literacy

9. Digital Divide in the New Economy Introduction to Information Literacy

10. Narrowing the Digital Divide • Much efforts have been done by government and organizations to bridge this divide • Provide public Internet access in some organizations and public libraries • Increasing competition in market (ISP licenses) lowers the broadband Internet access fee to everyone • Promote usage of IT, Internet, WWW in education • Provide funding for projects, education, innovation, etc. • Others • Is there such divide in the University? Introduction to Information Literacy

11. Information Literacy (IL) and Information Technology (IT) Skills • Information literacy • Stresses on information problem solving skills, it provides an academic framework for identifying, searching, evaluating,using, and presenting information • Information technology skills • Refer to skills in using computers, software applications, databases, and other technologies (hardware/software) to achieve a wide variety of academic, work-related, and personal goals • Support IL in various stages, with skills in using • Internet/WWW, word-processing, spreadsheet, presentation graphics, database Introduction to Information Literacy

12. IL Identifying Searching Evaluating Using and Presenting Information IT (support IL) Information Literacy (IL) and Information Technology (IT) Introduction to Information Literacy