Information literacy and cultural heritage for lifelong learning: applying the model to develop texttotechno intergenerational literacies

The Information Literacy and Cultural Heritage for Lifelong Learning model is ideally suited to be applied across generations in providing a set of tools to teach text based information literacy and critical thinking skills, as well as technological and media literacies. The techno generations will be able to learn about the value of cultural heritage as well as learn text based information literacy and critical thinking skills, balanced with the development of worldview literacy, and members of the text generations will be able to share their knowledge of cultural heritage and learn how to convey these stories using technological and social media to share and present their stories. With this model as a basis, courses can be designed by libraries, archives and museums, working together collaboratively, to include members of all generations. Trained facilitators will convey to the techno generations the value of text based collections and cultural heritage, and introduce to the text generations the world of technological media. Following training for all members of the group in the navigation of different Carriers (including print, analogue, digital and hybrid formats), the basic tools of analysis of Content, and the development of the ability to explore questions of Context, practical tasks can be assigned in a sequence of core processes: Discover, Learn, Evaluate, Create, Share, Feedback and Modify, which allow for group work and learning from each other, guided by the facilitators.