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Information Literacy Faculty Toolkit

SUNY General Education framework on Information Literacy

Information Literacy 
II. Student Learning Outcomes   
Students will 

  • locate information effectively using tools appropriate to their need and discipline; 
  • evaluate information with an awareness of authority, validity, and bias; and 
  • demonstrate an understanding of the ethical dimensions of information use, creation, and dissemination. 

III. Guidance (draft) 
Students need to acquire information literacy appropriate to the demands of the 21st century citizen, and campuses must have flexibility to implement and assess these learning outcomes across a diverse range of academic programs.    
The Information Literacy core competency is not necessarily associated with any one course, though the student learning outcomes may be required in one or more specific courses. In either case, campuses must ensure that the required learning outcomes are included in each undergraduate degree curriculum. 

- SUNY General Education framework

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