a “hot spot” presentation by shonda brisco assistant professor oklahoma state university...

A “HOT SPOT” PRESENTATION BYSHONDA BRISCO

ASSISTANT PROFESSOROKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

ENCYCLO -MEDIA 2010

Bridging the Gap: Preparing Your Students for College Research

Education Needs Beyond High School

A study released in July 2010 by Georgetown University shows that the economic recession has accelerated the need for a skilled labor

force to deal with information and technology.

Skills Needed

By 2018, it is estimated that 63% of the jobs

available will REQUIRE workers with a college

education.

Will Your Students Be Able to Compete?

The Class of 2011 – Are your seniors ready for college?

The Class of 2018 – What about your 5th Graders?

How are you preparing them for the future?

Expectations of Incoming Freshmen

What skills are expected of incoming freshmen to successfully complete college research assignments?

1. Critical thinking skills;2. Ability to develop new information content;3. Effective and ethical use of online

resources;4. Technology skills;5. Ability to use both print and electronic

resources;6. Ability to cite resources used.

A comparison of the Information Literacy

Standards of the American Association of School Librarians

and the American College andResearch Libraries shows

that the instructional objectives

are the same.

Closing the 12-13 Gap

Closing the 12-13 Gap

What K-12 Librarians Can Do

Start early! Information Literacy starts in elementary

school…teach search strategies such as: Super 3 Big 6

What K-12 Librarians Can Do

Teach students how to use BOTH print and online resources---

What K-12 Librarians Can Do

Teach students how to use subscription databases (Digital Prairie)…

These are FREE to every school library in Oklahoma!

What K-12 Librarians Can Do

Teach search strategies for databases

What K-12 Librarians Can Do

How to distinguish between “good and bad” information on the Internet

—while realizing that Internet content will NOT be allowed for research assignments.

What K-12 Librarians Can Do

Learn how to search the “Deep Web” for good information, including primary source materials, government

documents, and research presented by universities.

What K-12 Librarians Can Do

Collaborate with teachers to develop lessons that

incorporate critical thinking skills and eliminate the

possibility for plagiarism. (Ban the Bird Units!)

What Teachers Can Do

Collaborate with school librarians to develop lesson

plans that incorporate research that requires the

use of subscription databases and print

resources;

What Teachers Can Do

Teach students how to use both MLA and APA citation styles

for academic research---which now require that students use

both depending upon the subject content (science or

humanities).

What Teachers Can Do

Develop lesson plans that require progressive “check points”

throughout the research and writing process, in order to eliminate the possibility of plagiarism or “last minute”

research papers filled with cut and paste content.

What Teachers Can Do

Connect with Academic Librarians who are

willing to help teach K-16 Information Literacy

skills.

What Teachers Can Do

Develop a “College-Contact” map that shows where your juniors and seniors plan to attend college;

Mark those colleges on the map with the students’ names using a stick-pin;

Work with your school librarian to contact the Instructional Librarian at that University to learn more about their instructional syllabus;

Connect each Academic Librarian to your students to allow them to learn more about their future college research library.

What Academic Librarians Can Do

Provide outreach to smaller, more isolated school districts to work with school librarians, teachers, and administrators

to develop programs that help students transition to

academic research during their freshman year.

What Academic Librarians Can Do

Develop programs that promote academic research

skills for high school students that correlate with

both the AASL and the ACRL guidelines for Information

Literacy standards.

What Academic Librarians Can Do

Become involved in the work being done by high school librarians and teachers by sharing lesson plan ideas,

resources, and contact information to assist in helping students with research projects,

regardless of their location within the state.

To learn more about the K-16 Project

Resources for this Hot Spot Presentation are available online at:

http://www.library.okstate.edu/cml/hotspot.htm

Need Help Developing Lessons?

Mark your calendar for :

Monday, January 17th, 2011Southern Nazarene University

Bethany, OK

When OLA Presents:

WITH DAVID LOERTSCHER

SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

BETHANY, OK JANUARY 17, 2011

Leveraging Literacy to Improve Learning

The high school to college transition can be tricky for many students, especially when it comes to Information literacy.

Dr. David Loertscher, past AASL President, former OU-SLIS Professor and author of instruction classics such as Ban Those Bird Units!, will provide K-12 and Academic librarians with tools that can be used to teach information-literate students who will succeed in college and beyond!

David V. Loertscher is an entertaining and dynamic teacher who teaches and presents workshops to school librarians throughout the United States and beyond.

He is a professor in the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University, a past president of the American Association of School Librarians and an international consultant.