Information literacy in first year (HE)

Bill Johnston is Senior Lecturer and Assistant Director of the Centre for Academic Practice and Learning Enhancement at the University of Strathclyde he has experience in first year experience as well as information literacy and is a member of the project advisory group and spends quite a bit of time in Australia speaking at conferences. In a recent visit to the University of Southern Queensland he spoke about:

1. practical tips for teachers of first year courses to help them engage their students early in the semester.


2. embedding information literacy skills into first year courses and using assessment to engage students


3. how to prepare students for the workplace.

The interviews were filmed and can be viewed at www.usq.edu.au/learnteach/learnres/vsarchive/bjohnston.htm 

The three individual interviews with Bill are not long and give practical examples. Thanks to Sheila Webber for bringing my attention to this in her information literacy weblog.