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ABSTRACTBecause research and communication proficiency is ubiquitous in the academic and professional world, teaching students the necessary information literacy (IL) and visual literacy (VL) skills has become increasingly important. Integrating IL and VL pedagogy into substantive coursework can enhance students' comprehension of the material and teach them to make a meaningful contribution to public awareness and understanding of political science. Yet, faculty often find it challenging to include instruction in these skills with necessary coverage of substantive course material. This article discusses the use of an infographic assignment in an introductory American government course as a tool to teach literacy skills and to reinforce substantive course concepts. Encouraging students to distill academic research into an infographic requires them to understand the process of information creation, the role of visuals in communication, and how scholarship acts as a conversation—all key components of literacy in higher education.

This research probed into the way the Internet had affected the rich and the poor, the young and the old. It investigated selected groups' initiation into the Internet and how the technology was acquired, appreciated, given meaning and interpretation. Using the Social Construction of Technology Theory, the study revealed that the impact of the Internet on the informants depended on various literacy states where they were located, i.e., Awareness and Acquisition State, the Interpretive State and the Critical State. Key informant interviews and focus group discussions, found that economic standing and age were not factors in reaching the different states of Internet literacy. The comparative study on the acquisition, interpretation and critical regard on the Internet provided insights on the role it played in changing the ways the informants communicate and relate with one another and how they construct meanings and identities reflected in their experiences and ability to adapt and reinvent the technology as appropriate to their particular circumstances.

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