Posted on behalf of Nancy Graham, Chair of the CoPILOT sub-group As some will no doubt already know, Jorum, the learning object repository hosted by Jisc, is being retired. Some of you will have uploaded your information literacy open educational resources (OER) onto the site (or linked to locally hosted ones) and you will need to […]
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The CILIP Information Literacy Group is pleased to announce a forthcoming “Play, Games and Information Literacy” workshop in Leeds, exploring how play and games can benefit your information skills teaching. Tickets are now available to the event on Monday, November 23rd, 2015, and are free to IL Group members! Featuring Chris Morrison, Susan Boyle, Steve Bond,
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The CILIP Information Literacy Group ran a prize draw at the recent CILIP Conference. Entrants were filmed giving their top information literacy teaching tip. Thank you to everyone who entered. Congratulations to Vicky Wilkie from the University of York, who wins an iPad mini. Vicky says “I had a wonderful time at the CILIP conference
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Following on from two excellent events in Manchester and London, The CILIP Information Literacy Group are reprising the “Developing a Blended Learning Skills Programme” workshop, this time in Belfast. The event will be delivered by Jennie Blake and Jade Kelsall, who worked together on the design and development of the University of Manchester’s award-winning My Learning Essentials programme. Event:
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Event: Librarians developing digital literacies Venue: Hadyn Ellis Building, Cardiff University, Cathays Park, Cardiff. CF24 4HQ. Date: Friday, July 17th, 2015, 10:00-16:00 A free event (refreshments and lunch provided) kindly sponsored by CILIP Cymru Wales and the CILIP Information Literacy Group. We are pleased to invite you to attend this exciting event organised by librarians from Wales Higher Education Libraries
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This year’s CILIP Conference takes place on 2nd-3rd July in Liverpool, and representatives from the Information Literacy Group will be attending the conference and running a stand. One of the conference strands is devoted to Information Literacy, and the keynote speakers include: professor and author R. David Lankes; author, journalist and activist Cory Doctorow; and human rights
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The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has been working hard for the past few years alongside media and information professionals to develop frameworks for media and information literacy (MIL), and they are a fascinating organisation to work with. The CILIP Information Literacy Group and its CoPILOT sub-group were lucky enough to be
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Emma Woods, CILIP IL Group Marketing Officer and an Information Consultant at Royal Holloway, gives her thoughts on the Developing a Blended Learning Skills Programme workshop, held at CILIP on 26th March 2015. This workshop was organised by the CILIP IL Group and run by Jade Kelsall and Jennie Blake from the University of Manchester.
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ARLG West Midlands and CILIP West Midlands Member Network invite you to attend their joint one-day conference, “Librarians as Teachers”, on June 10, 2015 at Conference Aston in Birmingham. The event, sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group, will feature are a range of speakers from across the sectors, including HE, FE, Schools and Health
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Applications are now welcome for an exciting new “Pedagogy for librarians” residential course taking place in June 2015, with places heavily subsidised by the CILIP Information Literacy Group. What is it? An immersive and intensive five-day course, taking place from June 1st to 5th, 2015 at Northern College (a former stately home, Wentworth Castle) in South Yorkshire. Applications are now
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