FACULTY OF EDUCATIONSCHOOL OF INFORMATION
STUDIES 21C School Librarian - What does it take? Judy O’Connell Information Literacy / School Libraries Section Satellite Cape Town, South Africa 14th August 2015

When you stand at the
door of your library and look inside, what is your school library dream? http://www.flickr.com/photos/planolibrary/3382581338/

What does your library look
like, sound like, and feel like - to you and to your students and teachers? cc licensed ( BY SD ) flickr photo by heyjudegallery: http://flickr.com/photos/heyjude/480675657/

School libraries are vital, showcasing
and empowering the best in good reading and research for immersion in knowledge. cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo by J. Star: http://flickr.com/photos/jstar/345712329/

What has changed?

Viewing and linking Single view
online web pages for information and marketing

Choice & experiences Portable, socially
powered, focused on life-stream, content, and powered by widgets, drag and drop, and mashups of user engagement.

Immersive & pervasive Connections and
experiences augmented and transformed through immersive technology and smart data.

http://www.miragebookmark.ch/most-interesting-libraries.htm Library National libraries in
every country

http://www.miragebookmark.ch/most-interesting-libraries.htm Library 2.0 The Dead
Sea Scrolls online from Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book

The King James Bible required
seven years to translate and many months for scribes to copy. Now we can have it ‘whispernetted’ into electronic paper in moments.

Once again, it was a
book that inspired many radical changes in our global society.

changing their reading and information
encounters

The iPad and other mobile
devices have probably changed learning forever. http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-16933145/stock-photo-technology

School libraries and teacher librarians
can be immersed in today’s interactive knowledge environments.

Responsible for helping students and
teachers connect to the ‘outside world’ with comprehensive projects, activities and technology media.

Engaging students with all the
dimensions of learning that we can think of!

Multi-literate environments Variety of ‘services’
Curriculum understanding Collaborative work spaces Media flexibility

“In meeting readers where they
are the role of the school librarian is to promote books and reading, in old ways and new ways”. Change has arrived at an iSchool library near you. Judy O’Connell

Change has arrived at an
iSchool library near you. Judy O’Connell “For students information literacy action happens wherever they read and interpret the world around them, not just in the library or the classroom”.

BODY in the LIBRARY

Dear Sophie

“Learning today requires teachers to
understand reading and information seeking in a connected world.” Change has arrived at an iSchool library near you. Judy O’Connell Knowledge 2.0

“Provide the divergence and convergence
in media needed to foster motivation, differentiation, collaboration and connections necessary for 21st century learning.” cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo by Éole: http://flickr.com/photos/eole/391960971/ Change has arrived at an iSchool library near you. Judy O’Connell Knowledge 2.0

“...because students need a range
of reading and information options delivered via all manner of digital devices.” cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo by ClickFlashPhotos / NickiVarkevisser: http://flickr.com/photos/clickflashphotos/3450592233/ Knowledge 2.0

“ because they need to
know how to juxtapose text, sound, media and social connections in real time ” cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by I_am_Joey_H: h@p://flickr.com/photos/rockjammer/3873326994/ Knowledge 2.0

“Part of rethinking how schools
work is redefining what skill mastery looks like. Integrating technology into the curriculum is putting a new twist on how teachers and students approach knowledge acquisition.” NMC Horizon Report K-12 2015 http://www.nmc.org/publication/nmc-horizon-report-2015-k-12-edition/

• ask good questions in
order to get good answers • access and acquire material from the appropriate digital information sources • analyse the raw material to distinguish value, bias, and re-usable information • apply the knowledge within a real-world problem or simulation • assess the process and the product. Knowledge 2.0

“The more we interact with
these information spaces, the more the environment changes, and the very act of finding information reshapes not only the context that gives that information meaning, but also the meaning itself.” cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo by Andreas Blixt: http://flickr.com/photos/mr-blixt/4504547877/ DouglasThomas and John Seely Brown

BIG information world

The question is.....?

How should a librarian and
technology connect? cc licensed ( BY NC SA ) flickr photo by fatboyke (Luc): http://flickr.com/photos/fatboyke/2984569992/

What’s the story with the
yellow blotch? SearchReSearch blog http://searchresearch1.blogspot.com.au/ A blog about search, search skills, teaching search, learning how to search, learning how to use Google effectively, learning how to do research. It also covers a good deal of sense- making and information foraging.

For several years people have
been fascinated by small, robot- like figures popping up in city streets and other innocuous places. These figures, now documented in flickr pools and blog posts from cities arose the world, can be attributed to Stikman (sometimes searched for and referred to as "stickman"), an anonymous graffiti artist, sometimes perhaps going by the alias "Bob," who has been putting these images up since at least 2006. http://searchresearch1.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/wednesday-search-challenge-11613-whats.html Search for 'painted yellow man robot' yielded 'stickman' for a better explanation. About 3 minutes Reply

put video

37 cc licensed ( BY
NC ) flickr photo by Cayusa: h@p://flickr.com/photos/cayusa/1444806159/

..... because your knowledge and
my knowledge, based on what search results we are served, may be very different from each other. Siva Vaidhyanathan in The Googlization of Everything, Filter bubble!

39 “the first search result
is clicked on twice as much as the second, and the second twice as much as the third”. Dan Russell, Google’s usability chief cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo by ecstaPcist: h@p://flickr.com/photos/ecstaPcist/3722475127/

Search is fast without necessarily
being intelligent cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo by Έλενα Λαγαρία: http://flickr.com/photos/29393867@N07/3161212158/

Rather than simply identifying a
useful page, these systems try to pull the information from those pages that might be what a user is looking for, and to make this immediately apparent. More informative results?

Learn about the latest additions
to search so as to get the most out of Google. http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/ Because Google is where everyone starts!

By demonstrating how to connect
a database information repository (such as EBSCO, Gale, or JStor) or a local library service with Google Scholar, we are helping students broaden the scope of their information seeking, while at the same time refining the quality of the information response.

RSS topic and journal alerts

1. Find the right thing
2. Get the best summary 3. Go broader and deeper

http://www.kidrex.org/

https://developers.google.com/custom-search/docs/tutorial/creatingcse

Google Trends Flu embed code
is also available

http://www.instagrok.com/

Wolfram|Alpha is a free online
computational knowledge engine that generates answers to questions in real time by doing computations on its own vast internal knowledge base. http://www.wolframalpha.com/educators/

cc licensed ( BY )
flickr photo by Louise Docker: http://flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/316350537/ Your information flow might be so last century... http://judyoconnell.com/2013/06/17/your-information-flow-might-be-so-last-century/

http://www.go-gulf.com/60seconds.jpg

Begin with
yourself

http://pennystocks.la/internet-in-real-time/
http://pennystocks.la/internet-in-real-time/

South African digital landscape
https://youtu.be/8n9008VfpeQ

Devices are providing options for
innovation never before possible.

Understand how to connect, communicate
and collaborate cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo by brandoncripps: http://flickr.com/photos/brandoncripps/3156373103/

social learning information team This
is the connected world!

cc licensed ( BY NC
SD ) flickr photo by César Poyatos: http://flickr.com/photos/cpoyatos/5791320785/ [social] self • Social media • Video channels • Communication • Curation • QR Codes • Podcasts

[social] self

Personal learning environment – relying
on the people we connect with through social networks and collaborative tools e.g. Twitter, Yammer. Personal learning network – knowing where or to whom to connect and find professional content [learning] self

Personal web tools – used
for tracking our life and powering our information organisation e.g. photos to Facebook, pictures to Flickr, photos to Twitter [learning] self

Cloud computing – utilising open
access between sources and devices e.g. Edmodo, Evernote, Diigo. Mixed reality – adopting e-devices and augmented reality e.g. ebooks, QRcodes, Layar browser. Content curation – utilising web services to filter and disseminate resources, news, and knowledge promptsl [learning] self

Microblogging Social bookmarking and tagging
Collaborative writing Information management – e.g. Endnote, Easybib, Zotero Information capture on multiple devices – e.g. Evernote Library resources or databases all used for information collection, RSS topic and journal alerts, and compatible with research organisation tools Online storage for access across multiple platforms [information] self

[team] self

knowledge
encounters

The Scout Report is the
flagship publication of the Internet Scout Research Group. Published every Friday both on the Web and by email subscription, it provides a fast, convenient way to stay informed. https://scout.wisc.edu/

http://oztlnet.com/ The OZTL_NET Discussion List
is an email-based forum for information professionals working in Australian schools. It is supported by the teacher librarianship academic staff at the School of Information Studies , Charles Sturt University. Discussion is open to all members of the Australian TL community and any people with a genuine interest in teacher librarianship and/or school libraries.

http://oztlnet.com/
http://oztlnet.com/

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/96705 A crowdsourced collection of
over 100 essays from around the world about trends in school libraries written by librarians, teachers, publishers, and library vendors.

http://bit.ly/digitaltoolbox http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/ flickr photo by
Nelson Biagio Jr http://flickr.com/photos/nelsonbiagiojr/2050700563 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license Use LiveBinders to integrate a variety of online resources in one location giving students what they need in context: Organise

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/245623 Evernote for Educators Digital
librarian

In talking about school libraries
and the essential paradigm shift that is taking place, Stanley (2011) highlights three areas of influence: Information fluency — using search engines effectively; evaluating online information; collaborating in virtual environments, and delivering material resources online. Digital citizenship — understanding responsible and ethical use of information, and maintaining safe online practices. Digital storytelling — reading, writing and listening to books in many formats; creating, collaborating and sharing in a range of mediums. Digital citizenship Stanley. D.B. (2011). Change has arrived for school libraries, School Library Monthly, 27 (4)4, 45–47.

21 C librarian flickr photo
by giulia.forsythe http://flickr.com/photos/gforsythe/10310176123 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

Davies, A., Fidler, D., &
Gorbis, M. (2011). Future work skills 2020. http://www.iftf.org/our-work/global-landscape/work/future-work-skills-2020/

Evolving Learning Landscape Current thinking
about 21st century skills, and the learning experiences that support their development, are essential starting points for capacity building. A list of the workforce skills presented by Davies, et al (2011, pp. 8-12) include: • Sense-making • Social intelligence • Novel and adaptive thinking • Cross-cultural competency • Computational thinking • New-media literacy • Transdisciplinarity • Design mindset • Cognitive load management • Virtual collaboration http://www.iftf.org/our-work/global-landscape/work/future-work-skills-2020/

Challenge based learning

Project based learning http://bit.ly/pgS98P http://bit.ly/pM6JiX
Susie Boss & Jane Krauss

Guided Enquiry

Game based learning
http://bit.ly/qjDBsc

Education’s value-add is in coaching
and troubleshooting when students are applying their learning, and in challenging students to apply their thinking to hands-on learning by doing and teaming. The flipped classroom

Stop isolating, separating, and labelling
the many aspects of library services cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo by Mrs Magic: http://flickr.com/photos/mrsmagic/5876276327/ Information curation

cc licensed flickr photo by
assbach: http://flickr.com/photos/assbach/253218488/ Gather Seek Follow Explore Cultivating inquisitive mindsets

Choose the right tool to
re-frame information collection and organisation as highly flexible and collaborative information and knowledge conversations.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/

I need to search, scan,
and select the best resources I can find for my own personal interests, and by making my choices available to others, I create a resource for many besides myself.It’s about knowing, learning, sharing, and teaching, all in one. Turn personal interest into a community of interest The Solution: Infotention Training http://www.rheingold.com/university/mini-courses/

Flipboard Magazine
http://theedublogger.com/2013/06/12/flipboard/

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h@p://23mobilethings.net/wpress/ Modelling exemplary use of
social media, search engines, and collaborative research strategies.

102 The leadership challenges are
out there ..... http://libraryschool.libguidescms.com/hiddentreasures Hidden treasures in the global commons

cc licensed ( BY NC
) flickr photo by sadmafioso: http://flickr.com/photos/sadmafioso/5635073770/ Where do we begin?

• Communication –sharing thoughts, questions,
ideas and solutions • Curation –collecting and reflecting on what we encounter • Collaboration –working together to reach a goal –putting talent, expertise and ‘smarts’ to work • Critical thinking –looking at problems in a new way –linking learning across subjects and disciplines • Creativity –trying new approaches to get things done –innovation and invention 104

Will your library be be
an important “hop, step, and jump” in your student’s learning futures? cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo by Håkan Dahlström: http://flickr.com/photos/dahlstroms/5619142194/

Are you trusting and listening
to your students and giving them a role in helping define the future of your library services?

Will your library be the
first step or not even be in the game? cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo by Håkan Dahlström: http://flickr.com/photos/dahlstroms/5619142194/

Y/Our
connections are
everything!

http://judyoconnell.com http://www.facebook.com/judy.oconnell http://twitter.com/heyjudeonline O’Connell, J.
(2011) “Change Has Arrived at an iSchool Library near you” in Information Literacy Beyond Library 2.0 Edited by Peter Godwin and Jo Parker, Facet. In publication. Thank You O'Connell, J., & Groom, D. (2010). Connect, communicate, collaborate. Acer Press.