Online Open Forums on Revised Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education

The Association of College and Research Libraries (USA) is reviewing their Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. There is a task force that will substantially revise ACRL's Standards by June 2014. "The revision will underscore the critical need for faculty members and librarians to collaborate to effectively address information literacy education that aligns with disciplinary content. While the exact approach is still under discussion, two new elements will be incorporated: threshold concepts and metaliteracy. These two foundational elements should provide the basis for more sustained collaborations with disciplinary faculty and create more aligned teaching and learning communities at the institutional level." There are 3 online sessions. You need to sign up and searts are limited. The times are:
- Thursday, October 17, 10am Pacific/11am Mountain/noon Central/1pm Eastern (all USA times: this is 6pm UK time)
- Tuesday, October 29, 8am Pacific/9am Mountain/10am Central/11am Eastern (all USA times: this is 3pm UK time - the time difference is one hour less at this point as the US and UK change over to winter hours on different dates)
- Monday, November 4, 10am Pacific/11am Mountain/noon Central/1pm Eastern (all USA times: this is 6pm UK time, all back to normal by then)
See http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/7818 for more information
Photo by Sheila Webber: Blackheath Farmer's market, apples, October 2013