MILI Intro 2013-2014

Metronet Information Literacy
Initiative
An Introduction to a Year Devoted to
Research, Reliable Resources, &
Responsible Use
Minneapolis Public Schools
2013-2014

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Metronet
• Multicounty multitype library system
• One of 7 in Minnesota
• Serve libraries of all types with continuing
education, networking, and special projects
• Metronet Board is committed to the cause of
Information Literacy & teaching the skills
needed for lifelong learning

Metronet Activities
History Day @ your library

INFORMATION LITERACY &
21ST CENTURY SKILLS

Information is now as infinite as the
universe, but finding the answers
you need is harder than ever.
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New Yorker Cartoon Bank
http://www.cartoonbank.com/page/home

What is Information Literacy?
"To be information literate, a person must be able
to recognize when information is needed and
have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use
effectively the needed information."
The American Library Association’s (ALA) Presidential Committee on Information Literacy, Final Report, 1989

In the real world…
• The ability to solve problems & answer
questions using information & technology
• An understanding of the ethical/legal issues
surrounding the access and use of
information
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Information & Communication
Skills
• Interpret text, data, media, &
more for context & meaning
• Communicate concepts, ideas,
conclusions…

Thinking & problem-solving
• Critical thinking & systems thinking
• Problem identification, formulation
& solution
• Creativity & intellectual curiosity

Interpersonal &
self-direction skills
• Lead & follow: collaborative skills
• Manage time & information
• Accountability & adaptability
• Social responsibility
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More 21st Century Skills
• Global awareness
• Financial, economic and business literacy, and
developing entrepreneurial skills to enhance
workplace productivity and career options
• Civic literacy
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php

Information Literacy
Key to Success
• Academic
• Work life
• Daily life
• Lifelong learning

Why does information
literacy matter?

Students are content creators

They need traditional & new
skills

To understand their need for
information
Image: 'Q & A 2.0: Nothing Is Off Limits!'

To find & evaluate reliable
information

To draw conclusions & present
information

To prepare
for post-
secondary
education
and

for the global
society &
economy
they will face.

And, because . . .
We limit students if we do not help them
develop and use information literacy skills
across the curriculum.

NEW WORLD: WEB 2.0,
CLASSROOM 2.0, & LIBRARY
2.0
How did we get here?

In the beginning of the Web
• Static Web sites
• Source of information/simple answers
• Limited media--photos & illustrations
• One-way communication
• Needed design & coding skills
• Needed proprietary software
• Access to a server

Web 1.0 Web 2.0
Read only Read/Write/Collaborate
Web as reading platform Web as publishing platform
Developer authorship Public authorship
Software applications Web as software platform
Commercial/Proprietary Open source/shared
Static Dynamic
Impersonal It knows you and your needs
Restricted collaboration Collaborative
Short Tail Long Tail
Official Releases Constantly versioning—Beta
HD as storage platform Web as storage platform
Lecture Conversation
http://web20meetsstandards.wikispaces.com/

Web 3.0
• Portable, personal web
• Personalized experiences—Web looks different
to each person?
• Technology driven
• Data driven
• Connected data

Classroom Was the World
• Teacher as authority in
all things
• Standardized curriculum
• Textbooks
• Memorization
• Cursive
• Multiple choice
• ―Do your own work‖

Classroom 1.0
• Teacher imparting knowledge
• Group work F2F
• Desktop computing—one to many
• $oftware licenses
• Email attachments/Flash drives
• Textbooks
• Poster board
• Little tech integration into
curriculum
• Oregon Trail
• Audience was the teacher & maybe
the class

Classroom 2.0
• Knowledge everywhere
• Mobile devices
• Online learning
• Collaboration in the
cloud
• Online apps for writing,
presentations
• Multimedia tools
• Global authentic
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• Teacher as guide to using
tools & technology
• No longer sole source of
information

Classroom 3.0
• Flipped Classrooms
• MOOCs
• BYOD
• Moodle, Edmodo, et. al.
• Personalized learning for
all
• Independent learning
• 24/7

Library Research
• Quiet!
• Librarians as keepers
• Print
• Resources limited to
what was on hand
• Borrowing limits, often by
age
• Stand alone—few
systems
0

Library Research 1.0
• Librarian
asfinder/searcher
• Print encyclopedia,
books
• Citation manuals
• Readers’ Guide
• Specialized indexes
• Interlibrary Loan
• Fax
• Local sources
• Microfilm/fiche
• CD-ROM encyclopedia
• Photocopies
• Index cards
• Static presentations
– Research papers
– Posters
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• Librarian as guide
• eBooks
• Multimedia presentation
• Wikipedia
• WorldCat
• Google
• ELM subscription
databases
• Document delivery
• Skype, Twitter,
Facebook
• Citation tools
• Delicious, Diigo,
Evernote …
• Google Book/Scholar
• Mobile apps

• Librarian as teacher
• Be proactive in adapting
technology
• Teaching consumers
• Content creation
• eBooks/electronic
resources
• Huge range of devices
• 24/7 access to
information/live help
• Maker spaces

Characteristics of Web 2.0 Tools
• Not tied to a device--
Internet access needed
• Portability--available
from any device
• No software--but Web
plug-ins
• Low-cost/free and/or
Premium
• No programming
• User-generated content
• Sharing--content,
expertise
• Global connections
• Perpetual Beta
• OS not an issue usually
(although browser may
matter)

iPad Tools
• Personalized device
• Apps are device specific
• Often tied to the device—not so much in the
cloud
• Low-cost/free and/or Premium
• Apps generally do one thing
Image: 'The future of books'

Well-managed change
• Encourages collaboration and engagement to
involve every student in something that is
personally engaging
• Offers opportunities for content creation on a
broader stage
• Involves the students in a very proactive learning
environment
• Readies students for their future—school, work,
life

• Improve productivity
• Manage information
• Collaborate
• Expand our reach
Classroom/Library/Web 2.0
tools help us

But we know. . .
It is not the technology or the tool; it is how they
are used to enhance teaching and engage
students that makes successful integration into
schools, libraries, & classrooms.
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whats_in_your_bag

TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, &
THE WORLD
What we know about

Technology
• Profoundly affects the way we work, collaborate,
communicate, and succeed
• Changes how people work, play, learn, socialize,
and collaborate
• Explosive growth of mobile devices and
applications drives more—daily—change

Business & Society
and maybe school
• User-created content
• Social networking
• Collaborative work
• Collective intelligence to solve problems
• Participatory Leadership
• Online civic engagement
• Global reach and influence

Moving (fast) Towards . . .
• 1-to-1 Tablet Computing
• BYOD Mobile Devices
• Apps
• Cloud storage, collaboration
• Collaborative Environments
• Game-based learning
• Personal Learning Environments
The Horizon Report K-12 http://www.nmc.org/publications/2012-horizon-report-k12

Students are changing
• Technology is how they communicate &
socialize
• Ubiquitous, transparent part of their lives
• Empowered by being connected to information
& each other 24/7
• Globally connected
• Expect guides not experts

If this is what they are used
to…
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Image: 'Start 'em Young'

What will they expect in
school?

Students’Expectations are changing
• Want interactive communication
• Expect teachers & LMS to know what they use
• Use tools in the classroom that they use in the
real world
• 24/7 assignments
• Creativity in assignments
• Hands-on learning
• Real life experience/application

Learning Environments are changing
• No longer tied to a physical space
• ―Spaces‖ are becoming more community-driven,
interdisciplinary
• Spaces & technologies that allow virtual
communication and collaboration
• World comes into the classroom
• Flipped classrooms/MOOCs

Access beyond the walls
• Online learning
• ELM and other database access
• Public/academic libraries online resources
• Virtual collaboration
• Creates the need for organization, self-discipline,
self-direction
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THE MYTH OF THE DIGITAL
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Technology &“Digital Natives”
• It is how they communicate & socialize
• Ubiquitous, transparent part of their lives
• Empowered by being connected to information
& each other 24/7
• Globally connected
• Often balk at being ―taught‖ technology
• Expect guides not experts

They are proficient
with the (commercial) tools they know
Communication
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Tumblr
• Text
Google
• Quick answers
• Maps
• Gmail
• Docs
Image: 'A Conversation'
Entertainment
• YouTube
•GarageBand
• Music

In-depth use of technology?
Not so much
• Not efficient or effective searchers
• Little evaluation of what they find—don’t know
how to evaluate
• Application of technology limited to product
creation
• Not really using technology to solve/answer
problems
Image: 'Open access overview: Focusing on open access+to+peer-reviewed+research+articles+and+their+preprints'
http://www.tubechop.com/watch/453489

Research Report
Truth Be Told:
How College Students Evaluate and
Use Information in the Digital Age
Project Information Literacy: A large-scale study about
early adults and their research habits
University of Washington Information School
http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_Fall2010_Survey_FullReport1.pdf

WHAT IS MILI?
HOW WILL MILI HELP?

MILI’s Purpose
• Influence how you teach the research process
• Encourage more collaboration between LMS &
teachers around the research process
• Encourage teachers/LMS to incorporate the 3
Rs into teaching
• Help you integrate information literacy skills into
your curriculum

Libraries & Librarians
Vital for research at all levels
• Information experts
• Access to resources
• Ability to connect people & resources
• Ability to connect information &
technology
• On the front lines in the info search

MILI will be your guide
• To the research
process
• Finding reliable
resources
• Identifying new tools
• Information literacy
• 21st century skills

MILI Focus
• On the research process
• On the resources
• On the tools that make it happen

The MILI 3 Rs
•Research Process
•Reliable Resources
•Responsible Use

Research
Improve the ability of students & teachers to conduct effective research
by using a process that includes 5 steps
• Question
• Gather & Evaluate information
• Conclude
• Communicate information & conclusion
• Evaluate process & product

Reliable Resources
Identify & use available, reliable resources
• ―Format agnostic‖--the format of the
information is not the point
• Evaluate all print, electronic, online, &
human resources for authenticity &
accuracy
• Resource is appropriate in the context of
this research

Responsible Use
Promote the understanding & practice of the responsible use of
information & technology
• Advise & assist teachers in the creation of
plagiarism-proof assignments
• Provide resources for teaching responsible
use including copyright, Creative
Commons, technology use

By developing research projects that
encourage 21st Century Learning skills
& promote Information Literacy
Creating assignments that encourage
building knowledge, not just repeating
information

Together, we can
• Improve your research project to
incorporate the 5 steps
• Learn Web 2.0 tools that work in
classrooms and school buildings for
collaboration, communication, & creation
• Share what we know & what we learn

Standards & Classroom 2.0
• AASL-Standards for 21st Century
Learners
• ISTE-National Educational Technology
Standards
• MEMO-Information & Technology
Literacy Standards

1. Inquire, think critically, and
gain knowledge.
2. Draw conclusions, make
informed decisions, apply
knowledge to new
situations, and create new
knowledge.
3. Share knowledge and
participate ethically and
productively as members
of our democratic society.
4. Pursue personal and
aesthetic growth.
AASL Standards for 21st Century Learners
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/standards.cfm

ISTE
National Educational Technology
Standards (NETS)
1. Creativity and Innovation
2. Communication and Collaboration
3. Research and Information Fluency
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and
Decision Making
5. Digital Citizenship
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS

MEMO Standards for
Information & Technology Literacy
1. The Research Process
2. Technology Use
3. Reading and Media
Literacy
4. Responsible Use of
Information and
Technology
http://www.memoweb.org/links/infolitbrochure.pdf

Bloom’s Taxonomy
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Bloom’s Remixed
Creating
Evaluating
Analysis
Applying
Understanding
Remembering

iPad App Remix
http://kathyschrock.net/ipadblooms/

MILI will help you
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• Emphasize the lifelong learning skills embodied
in information literacy to help students be ready
for their next step
Image: 'Upwards Spiral'

• Weave these new tools & concepts into the
fabric of what you teach
Image: 'basket-weaving'

The Gift of Time

The Gift of Our Time

NUTS & BOLTS
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EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL
PARTICIPANTS

A RESEARCH PROJECT
You teach
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YOU DID NOT JOIN MILI FOR
THE EQUIPMENT
iPad
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2

YOU KNOW HOW TO USE THE
IPAD!
You are not a beginner computer user
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LEARN NEW THINGS
You want to
Image: 'Teach/Learn'

CONSULT
LIBRARIES &
LIBRARIANS IN
THEIR RESEARCH
You encourage students to
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RetroLibrary Poster

PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD
(AND KNOW HOW TO USE IT!)
You have a

IN THE CLASSROOM & IN
YOUR PERSONAL LIFE
You are open to using technology & tools
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YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

WATCH ALL THE VIDEOS *BEFORE*
THE IN-PERSON MEETING
You must
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ATTEND MONTHLY F2F
MEETINGS
Arrive on time & stay throughout
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BLOG, BLOG, BLOG, BLOG
Share what you are learning & thinking
Reflection on using new tool
New tool discovery
Philosophical question

BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR
LEARNING Image: 'Game Over'
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74@N05/6904976502

MAKE SUGGESTIONS—APPS
& THEIR USES, LESSONS,
TOPICS…
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ON WHAT YOU LEARNED &
HOW IT CHANGED HOW YOU
TEACH RESEARCH
Final Presentation & Report
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• Manage credits for CE, Board Credits,
other incentive, etc.
• Monitor attendance & compliance for
participation using rubric
• Make it possible for teachers/LMS to use
tools in class
School District

Metronet will
• Design & conduct orientation
• Create videos &F2Fafter school meetings
• Work with district on the rubric for credit
• Maintain the MILI Ning
• Provide support via the Wiki, email, at the
meetings…
• Food! (You provide beverage)

Metronet will
• Design & conduct orientation + monthly
Webinars and F2Fafter school meetings
• Work with district on the rubric for credit
• Maintain the MILI Ning
• Provide support via the Wiki, email,
newsletter…
• Food! (You provide beverage)

MILI will help you help
students…

With the
research
process
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Use online
tools to
organize &
manage
information

Answer their research questions using
the information
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To solve problems using the information &

Present their conclusions

While using
the
information&
tools
responsibly
as 21st
century
learners

Contact
metronetmili@gmail.com
Ann Walker Smalley, Director, Metronet, St. Paul
ann@metronet.lib.mn.us
LeAnn Suchy, Program Coordinator, Metronet, St. Paul
leann@metronet.lib.mn.us

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