RightsCon Toronto 2018

In this co-led workshop (IFLA/Brookfield Institution) we want to highlight the important role libraries have in helping users to access and apply the information they need for personal and community development. In the IFLA segment of the workshop, we want to share examples of what libraries are doing in the field of digital literacy from a global (Donna) and local (Pam) perspective but also encourage participants to suggest ways libraries and other stakeholders could collaborate to further digital literacy at a global scale. We want to change the way people think and use libraries! The Brookfield Institute’s segment will focus on digital literacy training., This facilitated workshop invites participants to co-develop solutions for addressing identified gaps in the digital literacy education and training landscape in Canada, including demographic, geographic, sectoral, skill-based gaps. Through facilitated exercises and small group discussions, workshop participants will explore why the gaps exist and develop policy and program proposals to support more inclusive and accessible pathways to digital literacy. The session will draw on the Brookfield Institute's expertise in designing and facilitating multi-sectoral sessions on complex issues using design thinking methods and other hands-on exercises