Thursday, October 6, 2022

Lesson 6

The new definition of information literacy as laid out by the American Library Association is as follows:

Information literacy is the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning 

http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework

this definition really tied together the six frames of the ACRL framework; it highlighted the abilities needed by the 21st century person, I saw it as being quite concise in relation to my past and current studies, it also made me think of my interaction with social media and websites I usually frequent. This lesson’s frame was “Scholarship as conversation” it really conveyed the importance of conversation in research and learning, how competing ideas can give rise to novel discoveries and insights, the fluidity of knowledge and the need for constant evaluation of both what is known and unknown. Learning about the “Voice” in research and how it is not isolated got me thinking about the many things I am certain I know, however do not actually.

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