RCI-23429 · Information Literacy

Information Literacy — Educator / Community Leader Foundation Confidence Sprint · Live Group

Recognise information needs and locate, evaluate and use information effectively. This version is designed for adults supporting readers at foundation level through interactive small-group learning.

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What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure information needs with clear guided foundations.
  • Develop increasingly independent search with clear guided foundations.
  • Develop applied evaluation with clear guided foundations.
  • Develop confident ethical use with clear guided foundations.
  • Apply Information Literacy skills through short focused progress appropriate to adults supporting readers.
  • Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.

Course journey

Unit 1 · Define the NeedFocus: information needs

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to adults supporting readers.

Unit 2 · Locate InformationFocus: search

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to adults supporting readers.

Unit 3 · Evaluate QualityFocus: evaluation

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to adults supporting readers.

Unit 4 · Use It ResponsiblyFocus: ethical use

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to adults supporting readers.

How learning is evidenced

Practice evidence

Short activities, reading responses, writing tasks, discussion or applied practice depending on the pathway.

Completion task

A final age- and level-appropriate task demonstrating the key course outcomes. Successful completion can generate an RCI certificate of completion; it is not presented as a regulated qualification.

Who this pathway is for

This pathway is designed for Educator / Community Leader learners (adults supporting readers) who want to develop information needs, search, evaluation, ethical use at Foundation level.

Progression

After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within Information Literacy, apply the skill in another literacy domain, join a Reading Ambassador pathway, or continue through the Reading Passport and Literacy App.

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