Information literacy is an integral part of digital citizenship and digital competency. Being information literate means being able to plan, search, and evaluate information in order to create and share new knowledge in a digital world. Information literacy and critical thinking are lifelong skills that we all need. Using a coherent cross-curricular inquiry process model can help our students develop these essential skills. Elements of Digital Citizenship can easily be addressed throughout an inquiry process.
Using an inquiry process model with only a few steps allows for greater understanding and chances for learners to apply the model.
Our Inquiry Process Model consists for 4 dynamic (not linear) steps: