SLO 3 – The candidate applies and values user education principles in the teaching of information literacy.

Information literacy is, beyond the shadow of a doubt, something I am extremely passionate and outspoken about. As a society, we have a wealth of information at our fingertips thanks to internet connectivity. Understanding the relationship between information and the synthesis of knowledge is paramount to the success of libraries and thusly, library professionals. The ability to analyze the validity and application of said information into quality knowledge is key to the academic process. Professionally and academically, much of my work is information literacy based. I sought out two courses that specifically concentrated on user education and information literacy. I was also awarded a scholarship based on my concentration in information literacy and library education, the Mary Johnson scholarship. Professionally speaking, I teach information literacy one-shot coursework and am working on developing a new information literacy curricula based on both UNC Asheville’s new integrated Liberal Arts Core and the Association of College and Research Libraries’ new Competencies for Information Literacy.