Teaching in a Tea House Alexandria Knight (Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library) Buk Binder (Marsha Schnirring, Occidental College)

LOEX 2007 Conference Session Reprise… With permission: Brad Sietz, LOEX Director Original Presenters: Esther Grassian, UCLA Catherine Haras, California State University, Los Angeles Billy Pashaie, East L.A. College (now at Cypress College)

With permission: Brad Sietz, LOEX Director

Original Presenters:

Esther Grassian, UCLA

Catherine Haras, California State University, Los Angeles

Billy Pashaie, East L.A. College (now at Cypress College)

Surprising LILi Data re Teaching! …in a Tea House (USC)

…in a Tea House (USC)

They’re also teaching… …in Spanish, Chinese, Hindi & American Sign Language (Alameda County Library) Archiving VOIP (Voice Over IP) Library Sessions (National University)

…in Spanish, Chinese, Hindi & American Sign Language (Alameda County Library)

Archiving VOIP (Voice Over IP) Library Sessions (National University)

LILi? What? Why? How? Lessons Learned Further Research

What?

Why?

How?

Lessons Learned

Further Research

LILi: Lifelong Information Literacy Informal Group of Librarians Spectrum of California Libraries Investigating IL Definitions, Standards & Instruction GOAL : Suggestions re Sequenced, Lifelong ILI Curriculum http://www.library. ucla . edu/libraries/college/lili/index . htm

Informal Group of Librarians

Spectrum of California Libraries

Investigating IL Definitions, Standards & Instruction

GOAL : Suggestions re Sequenced, Lifelong ILI Curriculum

http://www.library. ucla . edu/libraries/college/lili/index . htm

Why? Lit Review Hypothesis : ILI efforts across various types of libraries are not sequentially coordinated.

Hypothesis : ILI efforts across various types of libraries are not sequentially coordinated.

More… Interesting surprises re AASL and ACRL’s Blueprint for Collaboration http://tinyurl.com/38d45t IFLA and UNESCO don’t mention sequential ILI

Interesting surprises re AASL and ACRL’s Blueprint for Collaboration

http://tinyurl.com/38d45t

IFLA and UNESCO don’t mention sequential ILI

Even more… Pipeline & Lifelong ILI Underdeveloped Cross-Institutional Collaboration Limited or Non-Existent Obstacles Budget Time Personnel

Pipeline & Lifelong ILI Underdeveloped

Cross-Institutional Collaboration Limited or Non-Existent

Obstacles

Budget

Time

Personnel

California-Specific Problems Fewest FTE Library Media Teachers (LMTs) in Nation No State IL Mandate

Fewest FTE Library Media Teachers (LMTs) in Nation

No State IL Mandate

How? LILi Methodology: Survey Instrument Broad IL Definition Goal re ILI in California: To ID… current practice gaps overlaps

Broad IL Definition

Goal re ILI in California: To ID…

current practice

gaps

overlaps

Issues IL Offered, but Not Labeled as IL Instruction Differs Even Within Institutions

IL Offered, but Not Labeled as IL

Instruction Differs Even Within Institutions

Questions… # of Surveys to Use No Funding Soliciting Broad Cross-Section of Responses Consciousness-Raising Decision : 1 Zoomerang Survey

# of Surveys to Use

No Funding

Soliciting Broad Cross-Section of Responses

Consciousness-Raising

Decision : 1 Zoomerang Survey

No Precedent First Grassroots IL Survey Across All Types of Libraries

No Precedent

First Grassroots IL Survey Across All Types of Libraries

Data Collection Two Question Reviews by Expert Spring 2006 Pilot Fall 2006 Final Survey Mounted

Two Question Reviews by Expert

Spring 2006 Pilot

Fall 2006 Final Survey Mounted

More Issues… Difficult to Determine Total # of California Libraries Missing Numbers… Academic Library Branches Public Library Departments Private School Libraries or Library Media Centers

Difficult to Determine Total # of California Libraries

Missing Numbers…

Academic Library Branches

Public Library Departments

Private School Libraries or Library Media Centers

Numbers Available Public Libraries: 1,153 Special Libraries: 1,017 Academic Libraries: 346 Public School Libraries or Library Media Centers: 6,340 TOTAL : 8,856

Public Libraries: 1,153

Special Libraries: 1,017

Academic Libraries: 346

Public School Libraries or Library Media Centers: 6,340

TOTAL : 8,856

Survey Responses 300 Total Responses Geographically Distributed Across California 247 Usable Responses

300 Total Responses

Geographically Distributed Across California

247 Usable Responses

Issues Results Cannot be Generalized Interesting Data Tell Anecdotal Story Reflects Range of Current IL Practice in California Survey Analysis=Significance & Broadest Interest

Results Cannot be Generalized

Interesting Data Tell Anecdotal Story

Reflects Range of Current IL Practice in California

Survey Analysis=Significance & Broadest Interest

Sample {n=247} Academic = 32% Public = 16% School = 48% Special = 1% Other = 5% 98% have an operating Library or Library Media Center

Academic = 32%

Public = 16%

School = 48%

Special = 1%

Other = 5%

98% have an operating Library or Library Media Center

Serving a range of populations Up to 500 = 11% 501-5000 = 48% 5,001-20,000 = 16% 20,001-50,000 = 12% Over 50,000 = 11%

Up to 500 = 11%

501-5000 = 48%

5,001-20,000 = 16%

20,001-50,000 = 12%

Over 50,000 = 11%

4 Preliminary Findings Professional Instruction using IL standards Teaching infrequently assessed and not mandatory Articulation beyond the institution is rare Achievements and obstacles common across libraries

Professional Instruction using IL standards

Teaching infrequently assessed and not mandatory

Articulation beyond the institution is rare

Achievements and obstacles common across libraries

1. Professional instruction using IL standards 95% For school or course-related assignments 44% High school 36% Undergraduates 74% Using Librarians to teach (MLS/MLIS) 71% Using professionally developed standards 69% With a definition of IL 76% Offering instruction The number of libraries…

For school or course-related assignments

44% High school

36% Undergraduates

Type of instruction For ILI, few use blogs (7%), RSS feeds (4%), podcasts (2%) or wikis (2%) 21% Interactive tutorials 62% Instructional materials (bibliographies, finding aids) 67% Group instruction 71% Informational web pages 90% Point of use or 1-on-1

For ILI, few use blogs (7%), RSS feeds (4%), podcasts (2%) or wikis (2%)

Interactive tutorials

Instructional materials (bibliographies, finding aids)

Group instruction

Informational web pages

Point of use or 1-on-1

2. Teaching not assessed frequently and not mandatory 18% With mandatory ILI 43% Without formal assessment practices Number of libraries…

We are teaching the same topics Surprises: 36% teach evaluation of periodical articles 18% teach blogs and wikis 51% Basic computer functions 67% How the web works 89% Locating materials 95% Library catalog Overlapping instruction

Surprises:

36% teach evaluation of periodical articles

18% teach blogs and wikis

3. Articulation Beyond the Institution is Rare Only 7 of 247 libraries reported contact or collaboration with a sequencing institution Only 48% include “ability to engage in lifelong learning” in their IL definition

Only 7 of 247 libraries reported contact or collaboration with a sequencing institution

Only 48% include “ability to engage in lifelong learning” in their IL definition

4. Achievements & Obstacles Common Across Libraries Highly valued achievements {N=195} empowered users establishing course-integrated or sequenced instruction collaboration with faculty ILI required or reaches most of their users community support for ILI

Highly valued achievements {N=195}

empowered users

establishing course-integrated or sequenced instruction

collaboration with faculty

ILI required or reaches most of their users

community support for ILI

4. Achievements & Obstacles Common Across Libraries Challenges to ILI {N=195} faculty resistance staffing time funding poor outreach no mandate a very small number noted lack of IL or poor quality IL at preceding (feeder) institution as impediment to instruction

Challenges to ILI {N=195}

faculty resistance

staffing

time

funding

poor outreach

no mandate

a very small number noted lack of IL or poor quality IL at preceding (feeder) institution as impediment to instruction

Data for Academic Institutions

27 Community Colleges 30% Senior citizens 30% General public teens 41% General public adults 7% Parents of college students 15% High school faculty 30% High school students 7% Middle school students Reach the following:

27 Community Colleges All respondents assess student learning 81% formally assess 100% informally assess 70% use “direct” assessment 30% use “indirect”

All respondents assess student learning

81% formally assess

100% informally assess

70% use “direct” assessment

30% use “indirect”

27 Community Colleges Shasta College Teaches distinguishing among & using different types of images Santa Rosa Junior College Teaches problem-solving & decision-making

Shasta College

Teaches distinguishing among & using different types of images

Santa Rosa Junior College

Teaches problem-solving & decision-making

17 California State Universities (CSU) 29% Senior Citizens 35% General public 82% College faculty 100% Undergraduate/Graduates 65% High school students 29% Middle school students 18% Elementary school students Reach the following:

17 California State Universities All respondents assess student learning 100% informally assess 89% formally assess

All respondents assess student learning

100% informally assess

89% formally assess

21 Private Colleges & Universities Use ACRL Standards + Big 6 (U of Redlands) Teach not to procrastinate (Loyola Marymount) Teach how to set up alerts, use clipboard, get database help (Samuel Merritt College)

Use ACRL Standards + Big 6 (U of Redlands)

Teach not to procrastinate (Loyola Marymount)

Teach how to set up alerts, use clipboard, get database help (Samuel Merritt College)

12 University of California Libraries UC Irvine Teaches elementary school, junior high & high school students & faculty Reaches every freshperson (4000/year) UC Santa Barbara Does IL in social settings Uses cellphones

UC Irvine

Teaches elementary school, junior high & high school students & faculty

Reaches every freshperson (4000/year)

UC Santa Barbara

Does IL in social settings

Uses cellphones

Data For Other Types of Libraries

40 Public Libraries Santa Clara County >100,000 users 80 full-time librarians Use iPods & publicize widely Reach 101-205/year

Santa Clara County

>100,000 users

80 full-time librarians

Use iPods & publicize widely

Reach 101-205/year

More public libraries… Outreach to schools “Visit schools doing all day sessions for classes” (Palos Verdes District, Peninsula Center Library) Berkeley Public Library No classes 81-100% of users have serious or profound IL needs

Outreach to schools

“Visit schools doing all day sessions for classes” (Palos Verdes District, Peninsula Center Library)

Berkeley Public Library

No classes

81-100% of users have serious or profound IL needs

3 Special Libraries Boeing Library >100,000 users 47 full-time & 3 part-time librarians Teach “how to avoid copyright problems” Publicity : Corporate Intranet & Business Partner Staff Meetings

Boeing Library

>100,000 users

47 full-time & 3 part-time librarians

Teach “how to avoid copyright problems”

Publicity : Corporate Intranet & Business Partner Staff Meetings

Lessons Learned Need 4 Different Surveys Focus on Smaller Geographic Area as Model Ask Directly re Sequential IL Funding Needed for Professional Survey

Need 4 Different Surveys

Focus on Smaller Geographic Area as Model

Ask Directly re Sequential IL

Funding Needed for Professional Survey

Further Research Is Needed Goal : An information literate populace

Goal : An information literate populace