(via Laura Saunders, Simmons University)
Please join us for the next LIS Pedagogy Chat, online Friday, September 27, at 1:00 PM CDT. The topic is “Recognizing Information Literacy as a Discipline”. See below for more information, including the link to registration.
The idea that information literacy is a discipline has been explored by the British research team of Sheila Webber and Bill Johnston through a series of articles beginning in 1999. It may be difficult to distinguish information literacy as a discipline because of its ‘transdisciplinary’ nature, meaning that its practices appear within other disciplines, such as composition, chemistry, marketing, and so forth. In this conversation, we will reflect on how information literacy teaching and teacher preparation may change on higher education campuses if information literacy is widely recognized as a discipline.
The moderators are John Budd, University of Missouri; Karen Kaufmann, University of South Florida; and Clarence Maybee, Purdue University.
Register here. Information on additional upcoming sessions is available here.
LIS Pedagogy Chat is a community of practice for faculty and professionals who teach in LIS (library and information studies). Learn more here.