[Web4lib] Information literacy requirments

[Thomas Dowling]

Alma Garcia wrote:
> 
> We are re-evaluating our current Information literacy requirement for all entering students and are wondering what, if anything , is being  used in higher education.  We currently require all entering student to  take an online class that has a tutorial based on Searchpath as well as Office 2007 Level 1 for Word, PowerPoint and Excel.  Students must pass the associated assessments with a score of 70% or higher to fulfill the requirements.
> 



You may need to share your definition of information literacy and the 
goals of your requirement.  My first reaction is that basic familiarity 
with one office suite is not the same as information literacy.


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Thomas Dowling
tdowling at ohiolink.edu