The Plato Program

An innovative information skills curriculum

Abstract

The Plato Program is an innovative and dynamic subject that was introduced to explore learning how to learn in Year 7. In response to observations by staff that students lacked critical thinking and research skills, it has metamorphosed into a vehicle for the delivery of information literacy within the curriculum, with a particular focus on electronic information sources. The course is structured using the well-known matrix combining Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences with Bloom’s Taxonomy, populated by tasks exploring information-based ‘Essential Questions’.