Student Fluency With Information Technology

Saint Mary's College TLTR Task Force

Peter Smith's Minutes of TLTR Fluency Task Force

Recommended Primary Sources on Fluency with Information Technology and Information:

•  Association of College and Research Libraries  (ACRL) Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education Standards, Performance Indicators, and Outcomes This is one of the key documents being reviewed by the Task Force.
  
  
•  Being Fluent with Information Technology, a report commissioned by the National Science Foundation, written by the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the National Research Council to address the subject of information technology literacy. This document has been the basis for recent discussion in the Task Force.
  
  

Other Resources Relevant to the Topic:

• Progress Report on Educational Technology --PDF File State-by-State Profiles (November 2000), PDF or MS Word format.
• Calvin College Curriculum committee has recently approved a new course first-year introduction to the computerand to college-level research skills, making full but discriminating use of current electronic information technology and the resources of the Library, with a discussion of the cultural impact of computer technology and the ethical responsibilities of its users.   
• EVALUATION GUIDELINES FOR INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION RESOURCES from the Higher Education Information Resources Alliance of ARL, CAUSE, and Educom
• The Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) Society would like to submit a brief statement of basic principles that we believe are part of the framework for discussing actions to improve the preparation of American teachers to use technology in the classroom.
• The International Technology Education Association's 258 page Standards for Technological Literacy:Content for the Study of Technology Those with a slow connection might find the Executive Summary or the listing of Technology Content Standards easier to view.
• The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), the leading organization for educational technology professionals working in K-12 education,publishes the ISTE Standards for Teachers to serve as a guide for university programs in preparing new teachers , National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project and the National Center for Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (NCPT3)
• NCATE publishes a number of standards for information technology standards
• Virginia Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel. Includes an interesting course web site that supports Virginia Technology Standards of Learning
• Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning (excerpt) of the American Association of School Librarians
• Technology requirements in Texas by grade level
• The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) is the European-wide qualification which enables people to demonstrate their competence in computer skills. Key benefits for you as an individual are that it: raises your level of competency in IT & computer skills improves your productivity at home & work requires no prior knowledge of IT or computer skills provides you with an industry recognised qualification

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