1. “Real Deal”
Information
Literacy
Designing & implementing
meaningful instruction and
assessment
Janet Cottrell & Sarah Faye Cohen
Champlain College, Burlington,
Vermont, USA

2. What does IL instruction
look like?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/found_drama/373944315/

3. It looks like..
 Databases
 Catalogs
 Boolean & keyword searching
 Citation styles
...otherwise known as libraries.

4. How does “real deal” IL
differ from other IL models?

5. The focus of instruction.
 Library-centric
instruction revolves
around introducing
students to the
library, its
resources, and
how to use those
resources in an
academic context.

6. Real Deal IL does not focus on
the library
 Real Deal
instruction is
“info-centric”,
focusing on the
wider information
landscape.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomadic_lass/6193458112

7. What does that look like
in the classroom?

8. Understanding search
habits and preferences

9. Where do you like to get
information?
TV Other People
5% 5% 25%
The
The 296
Web
Web
65% People 97
TV 20
Other 20
Total 393

10. How do you search?
Yahoo
2% Bing
5%
Google The
86% Library Google 357
4% Yahoo 10
Bing 20
Other
The Library 18
3%
Other 13
Total 418

11. Filter Bubbles
 Getting to know the
real web.
 Unraveling the
implications of
personalization of
information.
 Familiarizing students
with business of
information.

12. Where their idea ends & yours
begins
 Exploring the ethics
behind sharing
ideas and content.
 Directly related to
professional
situations.
 Plagiarism in wider
context.

13. What else makes it Real
Deal?

14. Students say it matters to them:
 2011:Ranked
Technology and
Information
Literacy as most
important of 7
college
competencies
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeanieforever/67978820/

15. Students say it matters to them:
 And ranked first in
satisfaction with
the College’s
contribution to their
development of
this competency
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photomographicphotography/1107310397/

16. What else makes it Real
Deal?

17. Authentic Assessment:
How can we measure
student progress?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fassofamily/3247098775/

18. Measuring student outcomes
 We thought we
would use
standard tests….
But they don’t work
well in our
environment….

19. “Real deal” assessment
 We needed
something less
“test-track,” more
real-world
 Basedon actual
student work
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepawproject/4426598648/

20. “Real deal” assessment
 Mirrors the
reflective focus of
curriculum
 Includes evaluation
of reflective writing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23351536@N07/4386693373/

21. “Real deal” assessment
 “Map” our desired
student outcomes
to course rubrics
 Allows us to embed
our assessment
directly in
course…and also
track our “route”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/4215729692/

22. “Real deal” assessment
 Portfolio-based
 Student work,
faculty feedback
 Allows us to
capture and track
progress by group
or individual
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tattoodjay/6844003805

23. Results to date
Class of 2012 - Overall Information Literacy
Achievement
Did not Meet or
Nearly Met
Expecations
Met or Exceeded
23%
Expecations
77%

24. Results to date
Class of 2012
Information Literacy Developmental Path
100%
% Students Meeting or Exceeding
95%
90%
85%
Defining the Task
Expectations
80%
Considering Sources
75%
Selecting Sources
70%
65% Using Information
60% Attribution
55%
50%
FY SO JR

25. Real Deal asks librarians hard
questions
 Do we want our
students to know
something about
libraries?
Or, something about
information?
 Do we want our
students to have skills
that work in every
information
environment, or just
ours?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vblibrary/4993073773/

26. Real Deal requires a shift in our
thinking
 Away from
success in an
assignment.
 Info-centric
instruction
enables student
success when
they are no
longer our
students.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sakeeb/4647211575

27. Thank you.
Questions?
Janet Cottrell: cottrell@champlain.edu
Sarah Cohen: cohen@champlain.edu