Emirates Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment

Information Literacy

Information literacy is one of the most important skills of the 21^st century. It is also fundamental for students to achieve other important competencies such as Research and Lifelong Learning, as well as the self-development strand of the Qualification Framework Emirates. Accordingly, it was recognized by UEAU as one of its institutional learning outcomes ILO-3: Locate, evaluate, and effectively use information derived from a variety of sources .

To help UAEU students achieve this important outcome, the Emirates Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (EILOA) is organizing a half-day workshop on Practical Information Literacy Integration & Assessment. The workshop will focus on the following three topics

• What is Information Literacy?
• How to integrate practical information literacy concepts in our curriculum?
• How can we assess the students information literacy competency?

Presented by: Dr. Kristine Stewart, Zayed University & Daniel McKay, UAEU Libraries
Date: Thursday February 6^th, 2020
Venue: UAEU Business Center, Crescent Building, D3

AGENDA

10:00 -11:20: Part I: Crash Course in Information Literacy 

• Information literacy as a core competency of WASC/WSCUC
• Definitions and evolution
• ACRL s 2016 Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (with practical examples)
  1. Authority is Constructed and Contextual
  2. Information Creation as a Process
  3. Information has Value
  4. Research as Inquiry
  5. Scholarship as Conversation
  6. Searching as Strategic Exploration

11:40 - 1:00: Part II: Assessing Information Literacy & Group Exercises 

• Introduction to the VALUE Rubric
• Interactive group activities
• Discussion and analysis
• Q&A

Handouts

• Workshop slides
• ACRL Framework for Information Literacy
• Information Literacy Value Rubric