"Becoming an Academic: Information Literacy" Supplemental Content: Discussion Questions

After reading these chapters ("Information Literacy," "SIFTing through Information," and "Finding the Right Information for College Assignments," all by Carol Kunzler), what new ways do you view information and its use?
Why is critical thinking a major part of being information literate?
How do academics promote and enhance the creation of information?
Why is information literacy a basic human right?
In what ways does information literacy promote social inclusion in a global world?
Based on the information in this module (Becoming an Academic: Information Literacy) and your own experience, identify five ways you accessed and used information in the last three days. Discuss how the information improved your day and why it was necessary for you to retrieve the information. Further contemplate how the information you accessed was created. Who wrote or told the information to you? Where did they get the information?