Discussion in Second Life of Draft Part 1, ACRL Information Literacy Framework for Higher Education

1. SL Discussion: Draft ACRL
Framework for IL in HE, Part 1
ACRL VWIG & ALA Communities &
VWs MIG
Alexandria Knight/Esther Grassian
estherg@ucla.edu
16 Mar 2014

2. Agenda
12-12:10: Welcome & intro
12:10-12:25: Question 1
12:25-12:40: Question 2a
12:40-12:55: Question 2b
12:55-1:10: Question 2c
1:10-1:25: Question 3
1:25-1:30: Other comments

3. Brief History:
IL & ACRL IL Standards (2000)

4. ACRL IL Standards (2000)
 Cognitive skills
 Purposely generic
 Used worldwide

5. Review Process...
 Proposed Replacement
 Framework Draft: Part 1
 Part 2: April Release
 Feedback Deadline: April 15th
 Task Force Questions are different:
http://goo.gl/b1g4lu

6. Underpinnings...
 “Metaliteracy” (Mackey & Jacobson)
 “Threshold Concepts” (Townsend, Brunetti &
Hofer)
 Includes “Dispositions”

7. Question 1
In what ways does the language utilized
in the new draft Framework make sense to
you, and in what ways does it not make
sense?

8. Question 2a
What do you like, and what do you not like
about the treatment of basic IL, as opposed
to IL incorporated into subjects or
disciplines?

9. Question 2b
What do you like, and what do you not like
about the treatment of “knowledge
creation” in relation to identifying,
locating and evaluating information?

10. Question 2c
What do you like, and what do you not like
about the treatment of “Dispositions”
(affective or emotional elements)

11. Question 3
Should the current ACRL IL Standards be
replaced by OR supplemented by the
new Framework?

12. Other comments?

13. Sum up...
 ACRL IL Standards & Draft Framework
 Our Questions & Next Steps...
 ACRL TF Questions: http://goo.gl/b1g4lu
 ACRL Feedback By 4/15:
http://goo.gl/xjjlbk
 Next Meeting: April 27th, Embedded
Librarian Program