MPS iPad MILI 2012

Metronet Information Literacy
Initiative

An Introduction to a Year Devoted to
Research, Reliable Resources, &
Responsible Use

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

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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

NEW WORLD: WEB 2.0,
CLASSROOM 2.0, & LIBRARY
2.0

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/

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
• $oftwarelicenses
• Email attachments/Flash drives
• Textbooks
• Poster board
• Little tech integration into
curriculum
• Oregon Trail
• Audience was the teacher & maybe
the class


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

Why Classroom 2.0?
• Encourage collaboration and engagement to
involve every student in something that is
personally engaging
• More opportunities for content creation on a
broader stage
• Involves the students in a very proactive learning
environment
• It’s the future—school, work, life

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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 as teacher • Local sources
• Print encyclopedia, • Microfilm/fiche
books • CD-ROM encyclopedia
• Citation manuals • Photocopies
• Readers’ Guide • Index cards
• Specialized indexes • Static presentations
• Interlibrary Loan – Research papers
• Fax – Posters

Image: '"Citation needed"'

Library Research 2.0

• Librarian as guide • Document delivery
• eBooks • Skype, Twitter,
• Multimedia presentation Facebook
• Wikipedia • Citation tools
• WorldCat • Delicious, Diigo,
• Google Evernote …
• ELM subscription • Google Book/Scholar
databases • Mobile apps

Characteristics of Web 2.0 Tools

• Not tied to a device-- • User-generated content
Internet access needed • Sharing--
• Portability--available content, expertise
from any device
• Global connections
• No software--but Web
plug-ins • Perpetual Beta
• No programming
• 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
• Apps generally do one thing

Image: 'The future of books'

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

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

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.

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 . . .
• Tablet Computing
• Mobile Devices & Apps
• Cloud apps, 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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What will they expect in
school?

Students’Expectations are changing

• Want interactive communication
• 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

Image: 'pencil case'

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

Access beyond the walls
• Online learning
• ELM and other database access
• Public/academic libraries online resources
• Virtual collaboration

Image: 'Chairs'

Will they be ready for this future—which really
is now?


If. . .

Image: 'Yes!'

Students
have
teachers/LM
S who can
guide
them…

Through the research process

To reliable resources


While understanding
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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/

THE MYTH OF THE DIGITAL
NATIVE https://secure.flickr.com/photos/venosdale/7051066737/
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They are proficient
with the (commercial) tools they know

Communication Google
• Facebook • Quick answers
• Twitter • Maps
• Tumblr • Gmail
• Text • Docs
Entertainment
• YouTube
•GarageBand
• Music
Image: 'A Conversation'

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

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

Image: 'Stand up stand out'

EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL
PARTICIPANTS


You teach

A RESEARCH PROJECT

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You are not a beginner computer user

YOU KNOW HOW TO USE THE
IPAD!
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You are open to using technology & tools

IN THE CLASSROOM & IN
YOUR PERSONAL LIFE
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iPad

YOU DID NOT JOIN MILI FOR
THE EQUIPMENT
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You want to

LEARN NEW THINGS
Image: 'Teach/Learn'

You encourage students to

USE LIBRARIES &
LIBRARIANS

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RetroLibrary Poster

You have a

PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES


You must

ATTEND EVERY MONTHLY
WEBINAR—LIVE OR
ARCHIVED Image: '1950's - MODERN ADDICTION'

Arrive on time & stay throughout

ATTEND MONTHLY F2F
MEETINGS Image: 'Lego old skool desktop wallpaper'

Reflection on using new tool

New tool discovery

Philosophical question

Share what you are learning & thinking

BLOG, BLOG, BLOG, BLOG

Respond to monthly

FORUM QUESTIONS Image: 'Not all questions...'
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BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR
LEARNING Image: 'Game Over'
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74@N05/6904976502

MAKE SUGGESTIONS—APPS
& THEIR USES, LESSONS,
TOPICS…
Image: 'This box, it suggests?'
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84107787

Final Presentation & Report

ON WHAT YOU LEARNED &
HOW IT CHANGED HOW YOU
TEACH RESEARCH Image: 'An explosion of assistance'
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School District
• 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

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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Find and evaluate
information

www.hrhs.net/content/library/new2009

Use online
tools to
organize &
manage
information


To solve problems using the information

Answer their research questions using
the information
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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

As communicators


As
Collaborators


As Collectors


As Community Members


Sites and tools that let us
• Explore
• Customize
• Collaborate
• Create
• Share
• Communicate
in a whole new ^way!

MILI will reduce the noise

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72157613331811096/

• Emphasize the lifelong
• Tools help optimize learning skills embodied
learning by making in information literacy to
learning anywhere help students be ready
possible for their next step
• Tools optimize
productivity for teachers
& students & families.

Repetition
• Research
• Reliable Resources
• Responsible Use

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