Information Technology Literacy
"ITL is best understood as a syncretic combination of print and computer literacies."
Recommended ITL Proficiencies for Library Interns
Sophomore Standards for Information Technology Literacy -- traditional sophomore level critical reading, writing and analytical thinking skills for print and web media
Intellectual Skills for Sophomore Print Literacy
Rigorous library reading and research methods
Strategies for linear narration and analysis
Problem / thesis statement
Body of evidence
Conclusion and persuasion
Technical Skills for Sophomore Print Literacy
Academic standards -- vetted evidence, proper citation, academic honesty
Grammar -- spelling, punctuation, syntax, usage, polish and style
Intellectual Skills for Sophomore Computer Literacy
Rigorous navigational logic for online reading and research
Strategies of non-linear narration and analysis
Rigorous navigational logic for writing
Captioning and the meaningful truncation of text
Visual expression of content and meaning
Technical Skills for Sophomore Computer Literacy
Academic standards -- vetted evidence, proper citation, academic honesty
Grammar -- page design and file construction, web publishing and file management, specific imaging and multi media applications, accessibility issues
Senior Standards for Information Technology Literacy – design and analytical skills and concepts necessary for complex writing and sustained reading analysis in print and online environments.
Ontology of information
Elements of virtual community
Methods and ethics of cyber research
Semiotics of online imaging and text-based information
Thematic, authorial, aesthetic and technical criticisms
History of knowledge and evidentiary standards
Intuitive understanding of network structure
Navigational discipline and logic
Art of bricolage
