Despite my best efforts, it’s tough to stay on top of blogging.
I noticed an important item in CHE today, though, “Educause Names Top Teaching-with-Technology Challenges for 09
I would argue that all the items on the list should be of interest to infolit folks, but in particular #2 on the list is “2. Developing 21st-century literacies — information, digital, and visual — among students and faculty members.” UW system is a pilot for the AACU LEAP initiative, which features information literacy among the essential learning outcomes for liberal education. Faculty specifically requested that “technology literacy” be added alongside information literacy, and we’ve begun some preliminary meetings to identify synergies between the two. While in the past our fear has been that technology literacy would confuse or subsume the information literacy issue, this new framework seems to level the playing field.
I’ve created a feed for changes to the wiki and I’m hoping to contribute, participate in these conversations on campus, attend EDUCAUSE, and whatever else I can afford in time and money.
