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SARAH:

So with information literacy, there are a variety of different models, theoretical models that you could use with students, and basically they boil down into three different types-- the search and find, inquiry based for inquiry based learning, and subject specific. And the point is not to really just slavishly go through them all, but to choose the elements of each model that will fit what you're trying to achieve.

Research is quite a messy process and students are unfamiliar with this approach where they might fail. So part of your remit is really to get them to understand that that's a way of learning and to bolster their self-esteem.

I think you have to be a guide on the side rather than somebody who's formally telling them what to do. You might also decide to take an informal games-based approach, so that it's less structured and allow them again to explore the competencies they need for information literacy.

One of the issues you might come across is that the curriculum in England is not inquiry-based. And this might mean that some teachers are quite reluctant to work with this approach to learning. So what you need to do really is to find those teachers who are willing to give this a go and to concentrate on collaborating with them.