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Information Literacy and Technological Agility Shared Competency (ILTA)

This guide offers support for faculty members using or exploring the ILTA Shared Competency

Outcome 6: Inclusivity

Definition: Apply strategies to discern power and justice dynamics within information and/or data systems. 

Indicators Exemplary Developing Emergent   Not Evident
6.1 Includes diverse sources in personal and academic work. Includes more than two diverse sources in personal and academic work. Includes two diverse sources in personal and academic work. Includes one diverse source in personal and academic work. Does not include diverse sources.
6.2 Identifies biases, worldviews, and   inequities inherent in information and/or data systems. Identifies more than two biases, worldviews, and inequities inherent in information and/or data systems. Identifies two biases, worldviews, and inequities inherent in information and/or data systems. Identifies one bias, worldview, or inequity inherent in information  and/or data systems. Does not identify the bias, worldviews, and inequities inherent in information and/or data systems. 
6.3 Employs strategies to circumvent inequities in information systems.  Employs more than two strategies to circumvent information systems.   Employs two strategies to circumvent information systems.  Employs one strategy to circumvent information systems.   Does not employ strategies to circumvent information systems.  

Common Artifacts, Activities, and Tools: ACTUP evaluation method; Using inclusive search practices; Statement on harmful research; Annotated bibliography; Research journal; Reflection on the assignment; Positionality statements; Require students to look outside of scholarly literature  

Sample Activities for this Outcome