Where? The event is provided with a web conferencing system.
When? 9:00 am - 15:15 pm
Information: The conference will deal with different aspects of information literacy from the perspective of interculturality. For this purpose, the Indian-German student groups of the course Intercultural perspectives on information literacy will present their findings of the following focus group topics:
Information behaviour:
- Information behaviour in Corona Times
- "What I believe is surely true." How to correct cognitive errors to promote an open mind.
Education:
- Impact of pandemic on education sector
- How to cultivate information literacy in rural environments
Conference program:
09:00 am - Opening
09:15 am - "Information behavior in Corona times" (Student session 1: Information behavior) Student group A, Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce Pune, India & University of Hildesheim, Germany
10:00 am - "'What I believe is surely true.' How to correct cognitive errors to promote an open mind." (Student Session 1: Information Behavior) Student Group B, Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce Pune, India & University of Hildesheim, Germany.
10:45 am - Break
11:30 am - "The Role of Metaliteracy in Designing Open Learning Initiatives" Thomas P. Mackey & Trudi E. Jacobson, State University of New York, USA.
12:15 pm - Break
12:30 pm - "Impact of pandemic on education sector" (Student Session 2: Education) Student Group C, Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce Pune, India & University of Hildesheim, Germany.
1:15 pm - "How to cultivate information literacy in rural environments" (Student Session 2: Education) Student Group D, Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce Pune, India & University of Hildesheim, Germany
14:00 pm - Break
14:15 pm - Workshop: Cultural Aspects of Information Literacy
15:15 pm - End of the conference
Further information: The transnational project includes a cooperation of the University of Hildesheim and the Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce in Pune. Further information can be found at the following link: https://ipil.blog.uni-hildesheim.de
Registration: If you would like to attend the conference, please email theresia.woltermann (at) uni-hildesheim.de by January 23, 2021. For more information on registration, please visit: https://ipil.blog.uni-hildesheim.de/registration/
*The event will be held in English.
