Scottish Information Literacy Project

 Last month, before the Scottish Learning Festival took place (23-24 September), attendees were invited to submit questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education for her to answer.  I submitted the question below but only a few were answered directly by the minister at the conference. The remainder were subsequently dealt with by email.  The minister’s [...]

Partly with a view to promoting the value of information skills as an essential national resource but also with the wider concerns of the information profession very much in mind, I am standing for election to CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) Council. All information professionals, irrespective of those who they wish to [...]

Following a review the Scottish Government have confirmed that Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) will continue to play a key role in transforming education in Scotland. Their new core remit builds on the organisation’s strong track record in delivering significant education reform, including its key role in Curriculum for Excellence and the implementation of Glow in [...]

Have just been reading a blog posting on 20 Ways to Celebrate Information Literacy Awareness Month by debhanson.   I like the use of celebrate plus the closing line Be ready. Be smart. Be information literate

The Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop announced the publication of the strategic vision and key principles for assessment in Curriculum for Excellence  at the Scottish Learning Festival on 23 September 2009. According to the document: The main differences from the existing assessment arrangements are that: Assessment practices will follow and support the new curriculum.  This will promote [...]

Barack Obana, President of the United States of America, proclaims October 2009 as National Information Literacy Awareness Month and calls upon the people of the United States to recognize the important role information plays in our daily lives, and appreciate the need for a greater understanding of its impact. A lot of work has gone on in the [...]

At this years Scottish Learning Festival it was possible to email a question in advance to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning  for the Q &  A session after her keynote. Included in the questions asked on the day was a question by Ian McCracken LRC Manager at Govan High much of the emphasis on Curriculum [...]