Information Literacy & CILIP Professional Knowledge and Skills Base

Have you looked at the CILIP new Professional Knowledge and Skills Base (PKSB) ? If not then it is worth a look. It covers a variety of knowledge and skills including Literacies and Learning which incorporates information literacy. I thought it would be useful to share what is in this area / section particularly those relevant to information literacy and our own CPD.

Literacies and Learning
Supporting users and teaching them how to work independently. Incorporates information literacy, reading literacy, digital literacy and learning and teaching skills, and includes reader development and training users.

8.1 Information literacy - Knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner.

8.2 Digital literacy - Appreciating the set of attitudes, understanding and skills needed to find, communicate and use information effectively in a variety of media and formats.

8.5 Frameworks and curricula for education and training  - An understanding of these aspects relevant for any particular environment or user group.

8.6 Teaching and training skills - Understanding and apply skills for effective teaching and training; awareness of how people learn and understanding of the learning experience, design and deliver a range of learning activities for specific audiences/users; undertake assessment and give feedback; evaluate experiences.

8.6 Supporting users - Helping users to find the information they need; help them to appreciate, understand and evaluate information/resources and enable then to help themselves in future

So how do you rate against these basic, good, comprehensive or advanced?  I think the teaching and training skills is an area that we need more training in.

I’m currently involved in some CILIP CPD Market Research Survey about their training offer linked to the PKSB. If you would like to have your say then the survey is at http://www2.napier.ac.uk/UltimateSurvey/Surveys/TakeSurvey.aspx?surveyid=1989 It is open until 9am Monday 25^th March.