Digital literacy

Student acquisition of digital literacies
Ellysa Stern Cahoy Penn State University Libraries

Project overview
Digital literacies & the future of information literacy standards
Embedding digital literacy outcomes within student multimedia assignments
Collaborative partnership between librarians, instructors, educational technologists
Research findings on student acquisition of digital literacy learning outcomes

Prisms of learning (Gibson) Gibson, Craig. Prisms Around Student Learning: Information Literacy, IT Fluency,and Media Literacy. Educause, 2007.

Convergence of literacies
Internalized searching / evaluation skills
Deep technology fluency
Knowledge building
Reflection and self-assessment
Understanding of ethical use of information

Faculty fellowship
In collaboration with Penn State’s Teaching and Learning with Technology staff, provide:
Digital storytelling workshop
Nutrition course project design
Digital literacy acquisition research

Goals of faculty workshop
Provide an understanding of fair use / copyright
Encourage appropriate use of library resources for multimedia assignments
Provide hands-on video creation / digital storytelling work
Sample video from workshop

Nutrition course project
Librarian / technologist / faculty collaboration
Embedded digital literacy learning outcomes within a grading rubric for assignment
Designed flow of assignment to include library instruction and technology instruction and related deliverables
Collaboration with Nutrition subject specialist

Design of research study
Student survey on digital literacies
Student focus groups
Faculty feedback
Subject librarian and technologist feedback
Findings will be used to help other faculty / librarians / technologists develop effective, collaborative learning design for multimedia assignments.

Preliminary findings
Which ability is most daunting to students:
A) Using software (iMovie) to create a video
B) Finding and evaluating credible information sources
C) Understanding and applying the principles of copyright and fair use.

Preliminary findings Which ability is most daunting to students: A) Using software (iMovie) to create a video B) Finding and evaluating credible information sources C) Understanding and applying the principles of copyright and fair use.

Which ability is least daunting to students:
A) Using software (iMovie) to create a video
B) Finding and evaluating credible information sources

Parallels with ECAR study
83%: Used the library web site within the last year.
76%: I know how to find the information I need (books, articles, web sites etc..) for my class assignments.
89%: I know how to evaluate reliable, trustworthy information for my class assignments.
67%: I do not feel confident in my ability to use multimedia software (iMovie or other) to create videos or other online material.
90%: I understand copyright and the ethical use of information.

What did the instructor note was the area of greatest difficulty for students?
A) Using iMovie to create a video.
B) Finding and evaluating credible information sources.

Preliminary findings What did the instructor note was the area of greatest difficulty for students? A) Using iMovie to create a video. B) Finding and evaluating credible information sources. C) Understanding and applying the principles of copyright and fair use.

Research questions
How can library instruction address student over-confidence in information literacy skills?
Does student confidence (or lack thereof) motivate instructors’ course design?
How can assignments be structured to provide active opportunities for critical information evaluation?
Has the current copyright / fair use environment led to instructor and student exclusion of library resources?

Fellowship outcomes
Sample rubric for multimedia projects incorporating digital literacies
Increased librarian / technologist collaboration
Additional faculty workshops on digital storytelling / fair use / library resources
Publication of research findings

Thank you!
Ellysa Cahoy Associate Head, Library Learning Services Penn State University Libraries [email_address]
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