Pathways into Information Literacy and Communities of Practice, Elsevier, 2016, pp. (2016) Information Literacy Requirements for Open Science. Embassy, Via Sallustiana, 49, Rome, 13 March 2017īasili, Carla. Carla Basili invited speaker to the Round Table. expert in digital and media literacy education. 159-184Ģ017: International Seminar with Round Table of experts on “Understanding fake news: perspectives from the scholarship on digital media literacy” by Renee Hobbs, U.S. The Evaluation of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities: Lessons from the Italian Experience. Research Quality Criteria in the Evaluation of Books In: Bonaccorsi, A. (2018) Scientific information policies in the European context. Global Citizenship for Adult Education: Advancing Critical Literacies for Equity and Social Justice. Information Literacy Policies for a Global Information Society In: Robinson, P. Zurkowski's legacy and this new nonprofit educational startup association the UiLAīasili, Carla. Until the UiLA begins its online presence, be the only way to contact us for more information about Mr. Universal Information Literacies Association (UiLA)- Startup Information Literacy/Critical Thinking Teacher Honoring Paul Zurkowski's call for ".universal information literacy." I am sincerely yours, Zurkowski asked me to do, I will carry on his IL vision and legacy in conjunction with the librarians, library associations and Information Literacy professionals around the world through our nonprofit educational association the Universal Information Literacies Association (UiLA) started by Paul and I here in the Washington, DC area. Paul talked to me often about his appreciation and love for the librarians of the world and the global IL community that he started and had the pleasure to meet and collaborate with in Istanbul, Bosnia and other parts of the world.Īs Mr. With sadness I write to inform you that my mentor, colleague and friend, Paul George Zurkowski, Esq., recently passed away peacefully here in the Washington, DC area USA at age 89 after contracting pneumonia. This is the original message from Jeffrey Kelly, the Executive Director of the Universal Information Literacies Association (UiLA)ĭear Global Information Literacy Community, Paul Zurkowski, Information Literacy Founder from 1974, has passed away. iWrite has also given opportunities to kids who want to enter the reading and writing world professionally through internships and mentoring.EnIL - European Network on Information Literacy Show the world how cool it is to be a Reader and ultimately a Writer! We continue to offer more opportunities to our kids through the brand new College Text Book Scholarships Fund. As our authors have become role models in the community, they have helped us to fulfill the last part of of our mission, encouraging kids to become leaders to other kids. Two of our authors started a Book Club at their school in order to hold book drives and ship books to schools locally and internationally. Many of our published authors have embraced Leadership through Literacy by hosting their own reading groups and writing workshops for other kids. IWRITE has become a place for kids to practice their love for reading and writing. The act of being a published, young author or illustrator increases positive self-esteem and encourages our youth to become role models to others. The I Write Short Stories by Kids for Kids annual publishing contest awards children for their academic and artistic achievements. Reading and Writing keeps kids creative!īoth reading and writing build a foundation for children to become leaders among their peers. At iWRITE, we believe that creativity and imagination are natural gifts of childhood, which is why we encourage our children to create daily and enter our annual short story contest, I Write Short Stories by Kids for Kids. Kids are spending up to 50 hours a week on electronic tablets, smart phones and video games which has influenced our youths’ drop in leisure reading, writing and creativity across the nation. At iWRITE, we embrace both sides of literacy, focusing on the importance of being a reader and a writer at a young age. IWRITE inspires kids to WRITE their own stories and provides publishing and leadership opportunities to our youth.
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