The new Teaching Librarian certificate course at the University of Vienna - Ariella Sobel

The new Teaching Librarian certificate course at the University of Vienna - Ariella Sobel

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  Developing a TeachingLibrarian certificate • 2016: Creation of a new qualification profile for teaching librarians. • Based on the technical and personal skills set out in this profile, and on similar courses in Germany, the Teaching Librarian certificate was developed. • Goal: To train librarians to adapt to the challenges of this professional field and to design and teach courses that strengthen information literacy at their own institutions. • An updated version of the Teaching Librarian certificate course has been implemented at the Postgraduate Center of the University of Vienna as a joint certificate between three Austrian universities in 2023. Module Location ECTS Days of teaching (№ of hours) Module 1 Standards and concepts of information literacy; target group analysis Vienna 1 2 (11) Module 2 Didactics and methodology Graz 2 4 (22) Module 3 Communication tools and event formats Innsbruck 3 4 (22) Module 4 Achievement tests and quality assurance Vienna 1 2 (11) Module 5 Project 3 0 The new Teaching Librarian certificate at the University of Vienna University of Vienna, Vienna University Library Ariella Sobel: ariella.sobel@univie.ac.at +43-664-817 56 06 References: • Gemeinsame Kommission Informationskompetenz von dbv und VDB, Schoenbeck, O., Schröter, M., & Werr, N. (2021). Framework Informationskompetenz in der Hochschulbildung. O-Bib. Das Offene Bibliotheksjournal / Herausgeber VDB, 8(2), 1–29. https://doi.org/10.5282/o-bib/5674 • VDB (Verein Deutscher Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare or the Association of German librarians https://www.vdb-online.org/verein/info-en.php and dbv (Der Deutsche Bibliotheksverband e.V. or the German Library Association https://www.bibliotheksverband.de/english) • Website of the Teaching Librarian Certificate course: https://www.postgraduatecenter.at/weiterbildungsprogramme/kommunikation-medien/teaching- librarian/ Ariella Sobel University of Vienna The situation in the German-speaking world • Teaching information literacy is a central task of academic libraries. • Around the turn of the century, libraries in the German-speaking world became professionalized, with ‘imparting information literacy’ or ‘library pedagogy’ as the focal points of librarian training. • Translation of American standards into German in 2002. • Implementation of the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education by the Joint Commission on Information Literacy in 2021. • Surveys have shown: A discrepancy exists between the requirements for teaching librarians and the actual skills that librarians need in the field. Acknowledgements Dr Heike Holtgrewe (Germany’s State Distance-Learning University) Ulrike Scholle (Duisburg-Essen University Library) Further facts  Diploma: Certificate from the University of Vienna  Duration: 2 semesters (part-time)  Credits: 10 ECTS  Language: German  Total costs: € 1,990  Start: March 2024 Target group • The Teaching Librarian certificate is aimed at all librarians at academic and public libraries and information institutions who are entrusted with the planning and implementation of information literacy courses. Qualification profile • The certificate programme develops the pedagogical skills needed to design and teach practical courses on information literacy that incorporate the latest standards, taking internal and external teaching and learning factors into account. Graduates will be able to… • Formulate educational objectives and select suitable content and designs for their courses while tailoring the requirements to their specific target groups. • Draw on a variety of media, including classic and modern, analogue and digital formats. • Implement strategies for teaching in an engaging, participant- oriented manner, evaluating their courses and reflecting on the results. Participation requirements  Completed relevant training (e.g. the ‘Library and Information Studies’ further training program or a comparable course of study); or  High school diploma or university entrance qualification test and at least three years of relevant professional experience (career changers without completing formal training); or  Completed apprenticeship as an archivist or library and information assistant and three years of relevant professional experience Project  As part of their final project, participants will plan a course, carry it out independently and present and analyse the results in a plenary session.