UW iSchool Dean Emeritus Mike Eisenberg released the first in a series of vodcasts (video podcasts) this week on the subject of information literacy. Episode 1, "What is Information Literacy?," features Dr. Eisenberg answering a series of questions about the basics of information literacy collected from students and colleagues around the country.
In Episode 1, Eisenberg discusses , a research study he leads with Dr. Alison Head of the UW iSchool, and the , an information and technology literacy model and curriculum developed by Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz which has become the most widely-known and widely-used approach to teaching information and technology skills in the world.
You can find the first installment of the vodcast on the .