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NC
Tomorrow (state-wide)
UNC Tomorrow Summary (state-wide)
The summary includes the mission and purpose of UNC Tomorrow,
along with a flow chart.
UNC Tomorrow Timeline
UNC Tomorrow Final Report, December 2007
- On p. 17, Table 1: "Critical Knowledge and
Skills For Global Competitiveness," shows the participants in the Community
Listening Forums say that "Gathering and Organizing Information" has a
average rating of 7.98 (out of 10) importance. This is above the rating for
"Cultural awareness and understanding" (7.04) and "Knowledge of a foreign
language" (6.09).
- On p. 13, the report identifies
"information literacy" as one of the "soft skills" (along with "oral and
written communication, critical thinking and analytical reasoning, problem
solving, creativity and innovation, teamwork and collaboration, work ethic
and professionalism, financial literacy," . . . "and digital literacy") that
need to be improved among students.
UNC Tomorrow
Response Phase I, May 1, 2008 (UNCC)
Information Literacy is mentioned in two places, within the Global Readiness
chapter:
- On pg. 7, as a part of "Existing Academic Programs
Addressing 21st-Century Skills, information literacy is collapsed with
digital literacy within library instruction. Its part with the first-year
composition program is noted, but no other place in the curriculum is noted.
- On pg. 9, one of the "New Initiatives," is the proposed
Communication and Critical Thinking program. Writing Across the Curriculum
program is part of that program, and information literacy is mentioned as
part WAC.
- On pg. 13, a formal program in "Information and Digital
Literacy" is a secondary initiative.
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