Developing and implementing a new curriculum for information literacy

Dr Jane Secker,London School of Economics and Political Science CONUL Information Literacy Seminar 14th June 2012 flickr.com/photos/mcginnly/2197675676

 Developing the new curriculum ◦ Arcadia Fellowship May to July 2011 ◦ Research undertaken with Dr Emma Coonan from Cambridge University Library Outputs from the research ◦ Expert consultation ◦ Theoretical background ◦ The curriculum and supporting docs ANCIL Phase 2: strategies for implementation - ANCIL at LSE

The Arcadia Programme  Based at Cambridge University Library  Academic advisor: Professor John Naughton  Exploring the role of academic libraries in a digital age  20 Arcadia Fellows over 3 years  Many from outside Cambridge, not all librarians

Develop a new, revolutionarycurriculum for information literacy in adigital age• Understand the needs of undergraduates entering HE over the coming 5 years• Map the current landscape of information literacy• Develop a practical curriculum and supporting resources• All in 10 weeks from May – July 2011

Method  Literature review ◦ theoretical overview of the field ◦ revealed conflicts in terminology, pedagogic approach, values  Modified Delphi study ◦ means of obtaining expert future forecasting ◦ consulted widely in the fields of information and education using interviews and questionnaire  Expert workshop ◦ method, findings and preliminary curriculum presented ◦ curriculum refined in light of feedback

What do we mean byInformationLiteracy? Digital fluency

 Interviews and online questionnaire with a range of experts in the information and education field Open questions on what an information literacy curriculum for future undergraduates should look like The experts told us: ◦ How you teach IL as important as what you teach ◦ Flexibility in terms of content, delivery, format, timing ◦ Teaching rather than training ◦ Embedded in the academic discipline: holistic and supported by the institution as a whole ◦ Focus on underlying skills, knowledge and behaviour rather than technologies and tools

IL is not:• seen as part of the mainstream academic mission• merely functional/technological skills• the preserve or saviour of the libraryIL is:• a continuum of skills, abilities, values and attitudes around analysing, evaluating, managing and assimilating information• fundamental to the ongoing development of the individual, social as well as academic

It is the defining characteristics of the discerning scholar, the informed and judicious citizen and the autonomous learnerANCIL definition of information literacy (2011)

Our key curriculum attributes Holistic Modular Embedded Flexible Active and assessed Transitional : Transferable : Transformational

Reflect on your current & previous information Consider the expectations behaviour - what’s Understand conventions around at higher education level different? reading, writing and presenting in your discipline at higher education level in your discipline Strand 1: Transition to higher education Affective or emotional Learning to learn impact of learning Strand 2: Becoming an independent learner Strand 3: Developing Academic reading, criticalAcademic writing, rhetoric academic literacies analysis and textualand persuasive writing interrogation

Understand who are the experts in your field and Identify trusted sources why Evaluating source material and and formats its appropriateness for specific purposes Strand 4: Mapping & evaluating the information Finding and using specialist Using key finding aids in landscape sources of information including your discipline and going people as information beyond them sources Strand 5: Resource discovery in your discipline Storing information appropriately including fileNote taking, time managementmanagement andplanning Strand 6: Managing information Bibliographic and Keeping up to date, push reference management services and alerting

Attribution and avoiding plagiarism Sharing information appropriately Awareness of copyright and IPR issues Strand 7: Ethical dimension of information Finding your voice Strand 8: Presenting andCommunicating yourfindings appropriately communicating knowledge Managing your online Identity and digital footprint Strand 9: SynthesisingFormulating researchquestions and information and creating Assimulating informationframing problems new knowledge within the disciplinary Framework

Ethics and politics ofBecoming a lifelong informationlearner Strand 10: Social dimension of informationInformation handling, problem Information handling, problemsolving and decision making solving and decision makingin the workplace in your daily life

 Follow on joint fellowship was funded at Cambridge from Oct – Dec 2011 Katy Wrathall and Helen Webster explored strategies for implementing the new curriculum Helen explored bottom up approaches at Cambridge ◦ Developed resources for supervisors and colleges ◦ Information Literacy First Aid Model Katy started top down at York St John and University of Worcester ◦ Piloted the use of ANCIL as an institutional audit tool Lesson plans, teaching resources all on project wiki

 Specialist social science institution Highly ranked in terms of research excellence Cosmopolitan student body, relatively small undergraduate population Largest departments Economics and Accounting and Finance but strong qualitative departments: Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Philosophy etc. Compulsory course for undergraduates (LSE100) Traditional teaching and assessment: lectures & seminars and end of year exams LSE use Moodle

 Information and digital literacy primarily supported by Library through liaison librarians teaching in some programmes Optional information skills programme LSE100 contains Information Skills materials in Moodle Centre for Learning Technology offer classes for staff and research students Awareness of IL in teaching course (PGCert)

 Research to explore practical implementation of ANCIL To inform our own teaching provision: ◦ Reviewing the portfolio of support for undergraduates to help us provide better support To highlight good practice and any gaps in provision ◦ By exploring how joined up Library / CLT provision is with other support departments ◦ To explore how embedded IL is in academic programmes ◦ To encourage collaborative approach to support Put information literacy on the agenda at LSE in academic departments, but expecting the unexpected!

Careers Alumni Office Teaching and Learning Student Services Centre Language Centre Disability Office Departments DepartmentsCentre for Learning Technology Careers Departments Departments Teaching and Learning Centre Language Centre Library Centre for Departments Learning Library Technology Library Library Information Skills

 Undertaken interviews with key members of staff to explore provision in central support departments, e.g. Language Centre, Teaching and Learning, Careers, IT, Student Services Interviews with Deans of UG and PG Studies Interviews / online survey for academic staff Questionnaire for Academic Support Librarians

 Dean of Undergraduate Studies keen we consulted students about support they receive A key stakeholder not consulted as part of the ANCIL research Scheduled focus groups for the end of June (after exams finish) Hope to explore: ◦ How prepared students feel for study at LSE ◦ The types of support students believe they need ◦ Their preference for how it is delivered

@Kaiho on flickr Watch this space!

ANCIL outputsPhase 1 reports• Executive summary, expert consultation report, and theoretical background• Curriculum and supporting documents http://newcurriculum.wordpress.com/Phase 2 resources and case studies• Case studies - University of Worcester, York St John University• Cambridge resources http://implementingancil.pbworks.comYouTube Video• Search for “ANCIL curriculum” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY-V2givIiE

Email: j.secker@lse.ac.uk Twitter: @jseckerBlog : www.newcurriculum.wordpress.comWiki : www.implementingancil.pbworks.com

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