People who teach information literacy should have the necessary subject expertise as well as pedagogical knowledge. This knowledge may be acquired through a university degree in information science or through specialised training courses, one path not excluding the other.
The following further education courses can be recommended:
- MAS/DAS/CAS Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft der Universität Zürich
Module 1 “Infrastructure and services” covers the teaching of information literacy. See the website for more details. - Further education courses by BiblioSuisse
BiblioSuisse regularly offers courses on teaching information literacy and information literacy in general.
The required skills and abilities for teaching information literacy in tertiary education are described in the following documents:
Project “Information Literacy at Swiss Universities” (2011). Requirements for teaching information literacy. Zurich.
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Project “Information Literacy at Swiss Universities” (2011). Recommendations for library and information science university education. Zurich.