“Information literacy and HE: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE

TO UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON, ACADEMIC CENTRE, SRI LANKA IL FRAMEWORK”

By

Sakunthala K. Amarakoon, UoG, London and

Lionel R. Amarakoon* (©Ward, 2008) – 2013-11-29@NILIS at 12.05 p.m.

CONTENTS OF FRAMEWORK

1. What is Information Literacy?2. The Framework3. Objectives4. Institutional context5. Conclusions and recommendations

WHAT IS INFORMTION LITERACY

“ Information Literacy is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner” (CILIP, 2004)

.....’’Use it ethically and legally”

THE FRAMEWORK

The purpose is to outline skills to be developed at each level of higher education, with indicative learning outcomes.

It is a tool to help course teams develop IL outcomes, of relevance to their course requirements.

OBJECTIVES:

Raise awarenessEstablish a set of competencies that

each student can aspire towardsProvide training for research studentsHelp all staff feel comfortable with their

own information literacy skillsConvert the WCMT as an ‘information

literate 'organisation

THE INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT

WCMT CAMPUSStrategic goals: Build IL Programs to ~Encourage a high degree of student self-

responsibility, self-evaluation and self-awareness to improve graduates’ skills for career success~

~Provide the infrastructure, systems and facilities necessary to support student success~

~Produce graduates who are competent, confident and capable of delivering superior professional work…….~

~Achieve learning outcomes of the WCMT, outlined in the IL Framework (Vide Appendix. 1)~

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

IL skills be embedded into every programmeSummary of framework in every programme

handbook of WCMTILE is a shared responsibility – Faculty and

Librarian partner togetherWCMT-wide structure of support for students

with a central unit taking the leadDesign, develop and implement IL programs

for each Level of students at WCMT and staff

THE IL FRAMEWORK

Learning Outcomes and Competencies/Skills for each level:

Zero Level – Library InductionLevel 1 - 1st year undergraduate (including HND Business and Engineering)Level 2 - 2nd year undergraduateLevel 3 - 3rd year undergraduate and

aboveLevel 4 - postgraduate (MBA, MSc)

THE TYPE GRADUATE WE NEED TO PRODUCE THROUGH OUR ILE PROGRAMS…

Graduate with an understanding of the current thinking in their respective discipline is not enough

All students must be equipped with strong ‘IL’ and ‘Critical Thinking Skills’

Remain competitive and up-to-date to solve real-world problems

Q @ A THANK YOU