It is our aim to signal a few important works of literature which might help to provide a new perspective on the vexed issues we raise with information literacy (e.g., judgement, knowledge, wisdom).
Read MoreFive Laws of Media and Information Literacy
We are travelling towards the universality of books, the Internet and all forms of “containers of knowledge”. Media and information literacy for all should be seen as a nexus of human rights.
Read MorePseudosciences in the “Science Society”
This series of blog posts is about esoteric practices and how information literacy (critical thinking, source criticism and judgement) protects against rip-offs.
Read MoreWhat is Competence in Science?
Competence in science refers to the ability and willingness to use the body of knowledge and methodology employed to explain the natural world, in order to identify questions and to draw evidence-based conclusions.
Read MoreFrom Greeks to Geeks
How we understand information, how we evaluate its credibility and how we distinguish it from disinformation and fake news; these are the components of what we see as information literacy. We think they are important because, as the great nineteenth century liberal reformers taught us, you cannot have a liberal society without a liberal education. In today’s world, without information literacy education is not education but indoctrination.
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