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InFlow: An integrated model
of applied information
literacySarah McNicol
About iTEC• A four-year European project (2010-14)
• Creating educational tools and resources piloted in over 2,000 classrooms across 19 European countries
• Working to develop a ‘sustainable model for fundamentally redesigning teaching and learning’
Comparing iTEC activities to existing IL models
The starting point: iTEC Cycle 4 Learning Activities
See http://itec.aalto.fi/2013/01/cycle-4-full-pilot-material/
This led to the development of InFlow
https://sites.google.com/site/inflowinformationflow/
General principles• It is a flow, rather than a series of discrete
activities
• Can be undertaken in any order
• Makes the iterative nature of tasks explicit (you can repeat elements several times)
• You don’t always need to use all the elements
• Encourages student engagement with information
• Flexibility: resources, time, age range, subject…
Learning outcomesThrough using InFlow, students will:• Learn how to work collaboratively, in teams
with other students and also with external collaborators.
• Develop metacognitive skills by reflecting on what and how they learn and how they can progress.
• Develop creativity skills by designing outputs which take account of the needs of potential audiences.
• Understand how to engage effectively with a wide range of primary and secondary information sources.
• Learn to ask for, listen to, act on and give feedback.
Other ideas…• Creating a model of local buildings (using 3D
printer)• Creating a game (for younger students)• Creating a QR code treasure hunt• Creating a virtual museum (local
history/geography)• Telling an multimedia story• Redesigning the school map (tube map)• Preparing students for individual research project• Induction sessions
Links• Inflow:
https://sites.google.com/site/inflowinformationflow/• Or http://www.esri.mmu.ac.uk/resstaff/inflowmodel.pdf
If you want to design an activity online, one option is Padlet. Here’s an example: http://padlet.com/wall/1wed9yjpjc
If you’re interested in testing the model join: http://collaborativeactionresearch.org/ And ‘apply for membership’ of the InFlow project
Further information• Articles: McNicol, Sarah (2014) “Modelling information literacy for classrooms of the future”, Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, doi: 10.1177/0961000614526612
McNicol, Sarah (2013), “InFlow (Information Flow): An Integrated Model of Applied Information Literacy”, School Libraries in View, 36 (Winter).
• Email: [email protected]
• iTEC: http://itec.eun.org
