Info+Lit+-+Group+2

Appoint one group member to be your group's scribe so you don't overlap content and one person to present back to the class.

Group Members: Mallorie Colvin Emily Flynn Steve Flynn Brett Hamilton Kara Hoffert

Give us your definition of information literacy:

Information Literacy is the ability to find, assess, understand and act on information.

Brainstorm all the information literacy strategies you read about and/or know about as a group:

Start teaching info literacy skills early & incorporate into classes/ curriculum at all levels In public libraries, "sneak it in" when answering reference questions In schools, use tools already being used (facebook, twitter, etc) to provide information In public library settings screencasts and at-your-own-pace learning Establish a benchmark or a way of assessing information literacy skills - maybe a required freshman seminar in colleges