Information Literacy Workshop UH - West O‘ahu April 4, 2008 Randy Hensley, Kevin Roddy and Margot Hanson UH Libraries Information Literacy Committee

INFORMATION LITERACY is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information. Association of College & Research Libraries

INFORMATION LITERACY is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.

Association of College & Research Libraries

History Reader’s Advisory Library Instruction Bibliographic Instruction

Reader’s Advisory

Library Instruction

Bibliographic Instruction

National Standards 1. Determine the nature and extent of information needed Primary Secondary Disciplinary/Topical categories

1. Determine the nature and extent of information needed

Primary

Secondary

Disciplinary/Topical categories

National Standards 2. Access needed information effectively and efficiently Databases Citations Searching protocols Retrieval types Bibliography

2. Access needed information effectively and efficiently

Databases

Citations

Searching protocols

Retrieval types

Bibliography

National Standards 3. Evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system Credibility & validity Text comprehension Text usage Context & viewpoints

3. Evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system

Credibility & validity

Text comprehension

Text usage

Context & viewpoints

National Standards 4. Uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose Organization Communication Structure

4. Uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose

Organization

Communication

Structure

National Standards 5. Understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally Privacy Confidentiality Plagiarism Censorship & access

5. Understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally

Privacy

Confidentiality

Plagiarism

Censorship & access

Why Information Literacy? Complexity of information environment Range of sources Determination of quality Diversity of forms Proliferation of channels Ease vs. Thoughtfulness Communication coherence

Complexity of information environment

Range of sources

Determination of quality

Diversity of forms

Proliferation of channels

Ease vs. Thoughtfulness

Communication coherence

Your Challenges & Struggles? (As they relate to information literacy!)

(As they relate to information literacy!)

LILO for Instructors http://www.hawaii.edu/lilo/0907/lilo_for_instructors.php What is LILO? > LILO for Instructors

http://www.hawaii.edu/lilo/0907/lilo_for_instructors.php

What is LILO? > LILO for Instructors

Your name here! Add your name to the LILO instructors list Students choose your name when they start a new project Evaluate your students’ responses Course-by-course As a group

Add your name to the LILO instructors list

Students choose your name when they start a new project

Evaluate your students’ responses

Course-by-course

As a group

Integrating LILO into your course Select a research-based assignment from your syllabus. List the specific steps students should take to complete the assignment successfully. Include each LILO module in your lessons. Ask students to complete the questions in LILO and have them submit their answers to you for review. http://www.hawaii.edu/lilo/0907/integrating_lilo.php

Select a research-based assignment from your syllabus.

List the specific steps students should take to complete the assignment successfully.

Include each LILO module in your lessons.

Ask students to complete the questions in LILO and have them submit their answers to you for review.

http://www.hawaii.edu/lilo/0907/integrating_lilo.php

Developing Assignments Set objectives and make them clear to students Tell students why they are doing the assignment and the purpose it serves Information Literacy Assessment by Teresa Y. Neely “ Effective Assignments Using Library Sources” http://library.uhh.hawaii.edu/lib_services/services/lib_assign.htm

Set objectives and make them clear to students

Tell students why they are doing the assignment and the purpose it serves

Information Literacy Assessment by Teresa Y. Neely

“ Effective Assignments Using Library Sources” http://library.uhh.hawaii.edu/lib_services/services/lib_assign.htm

Developing Assignments Teach research strategies Break the assignment down into research steps Allow students opportunities to reflect on research process

Teach research strategies

Break the assignment down into research steps

Allow students opportunities to reflect on research process

Developing Assignments Provide resource lists Give students “hints” for starting points Check to make sure they’re available at the library Refer to the library’s list of electronic resources for your subject area

Provide resource lists

Give students “hints” for starting points

Check to make sure they’re available at the library

Refer to the library’s list of electronic resources for your subject area

Developing Assignments Check the assignment beforehand Test assignment from students’ point-of-view Is it clear and straightforward? Is it difficult and frustrating?

Check the assignment beforehand

Test assignment from students’ point-of-view

Is it clear and straightforward?

Is it difficult and frustrating?

Developing Assignments Consult with librarians and use our services We’re here to help! We can visit your class Students can visit us

Consult with librarians and use our services

We’re here to help!

We can visit your class

Students can visit us

Your experiences What elements of information literacy instruction are you already using in your course assignments? Are they effective? Discuss!

What elements of information literacy instruction are you already using in your course assignments?

Are they effective?

Discuss!

WASC Standards 2.2a. Baccalaureate programs … ensure the development of core learning abilities and competencies including, but not limited to, college level written and oral communication; college-level quantitative skills; information literacy ; and the habit of critical analysis of data and argument. (emphasis added)

2.2a. Baccalaureate programs … ensure the development of core learning abilities and competencies including, but not limited to, college level written and oral communication; college-level quantitative skills; information literacy ; and the habit of critical analysis of data and argument. (emphasis added)

Institutional outcomes for UHWO #5: Critical thinking: demonstrate critical thinking skills by applying knowledge, technology, and information to solve problems and make decisions in socially responsible and ethical ways. (Includes using research skills, technology, knowledge, ideas, concepts, theories, information, etc. to solve problems and make decisions responsibly and ethically.)

#5: Critical thinking: demonstrate critical thinking skills by applying knowledge, technology, and information to solve problems and make decisions in socially responsible and ethical ways. (Includes using research skills, technology, knowledge, ideas, concepts, theories, information, etc. to solve problems and make decisions responsibly and ethically.)

Assessment—iSkills from ETS “ The iSkills ™ assessment is an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy test that assesses critical thinking in a digital environment. The test has questions that simulate real-world scenarios.” http://www.ets.org

“ The iSkills ™ assessment is an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy test that assesses critical thinking in a digital environment. The test has questions that simulate real-world scenarios.”

http://www.ets.org

Assessment—iSkills from ETS “ Knowledge of the topics and ability to manipulate technology are needed to complete tasks such as extracting information from a database, developing a spreadsheet, or composing an e-mail based on research findings.” http://www.ets.org

“ Knowledge of the topics and ability to manipulate technology are needed to complete tasks such as extracting information from a database, developing a spreadsheet, or composing an e-mail based on research findings.”

http://www.ets.org

Some LILO Cool Tools Assignment Calculator BUBBL US Concept Mapping Tool Citation Builders Visuwords online graphical dictionary

Assignment Calculator

BUBBL US Concept Mapping Tool

Citation Builders

Visuwords online graphical dictionary

How did you like the workshop? Please fill out the following survey: http://tinyurl.com/2vhqg3 For links to some of the resources mentioned in the presentation, visit: www2.hawaii.edu/~mdhanson/lilo.htm

Please fill out the following survey:

http://tinyurl.com/2vhqg3

For links to some of the resources mentioned in the presentation, visit:

www2.hawaii.edu/~mdhanson/lilo.htm

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