the information literacy community

TheInformationLiteracyCommunity

LaurenWallisReference&InstructionLibrarian

GlendaConwayProfessorofEnglish

JodyMcKinleySecondaryEducationGraduateStudent

ACollaborationAmongStudents,Professors,andLibrarians

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TheInformationLiteracyCommunity

CriticalThinkers

EngagedListeners&Collaborators

Questionsleadtomore(andbetter)questions

ConfidentResearchers

Studentsandteacherslearnfromeachother

GainingAccessandWelcomingOthers

"Itiscrucialthatcriticalthinkerswhowanttochangeourteachingpracticestalktooneanother,collaborateinadiscussionthatcrossesboundariesandcreatesaspaceforintervention."‑bellhooks

Expectations

"Theterm[one‑shot]ismeanttoconveythefutilityofthesesessions.Insteadofprovidinganymeaningfulsenseofwhatitmeanstoengagethecomplexityofscholarlyresearch,one‑shotinstructionsprovidejust

enoughbasicskilltrainingforthestudenttofindthe3‑5sourcesrequiredfortheircompositionpaper."‑Artman,Friscicaro‑Pawlowsky,andMonge93

Expectations

"Informationprofessionals,whoareeagertocollaboratewithfacultyforinformationliteracydevelopment,frequentlyventtheirfrustrationwithwhathasbeendubbedthe"facultyproblem,"deemingfacultyeither

apatheticorevendeliberatelyobstructivetowardstheireffortstoinitiatejointinstructionalarrangements"‑McGuinness574

RecognizingOtherPerspectives

StudentPerspectiveoTeacherPerspectiveo

GainingAccesstotheILCommunity:Glenda'sClasses

WelcomingOthers

Empoweringstudentsascriticalthinkers,researchers,leaders...

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FeministandCriticalPedagogies

Decenteringpowerintheclassroom/questioningtraditionalpowerstructures

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Valuingstudents'subjectpositionsandvoices

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ReflexivitybyteacheroSocialtransformationo

TheCommunityintheCurriculum

StudentLeadersintheILCommunity

ReferenceStudentAssistantsoLibraryLiaisonso

TheEssentialRoleoftheResearchQuestioninInformationLiterateResearch

GlendaConwayProfessorofEnglishandCoordinatorofHarbertWritingCenter

The“mostseriousproblemmostwritershaveishavingnoplacetheywanttogetaswriters”(WarnockandWarnock16).

“Writingisatasktobedonelikeanyother,andonesimplygetsonwithit”(Emig56).

InformationLiteracyAssumesPurposeandActiveEngagement

•Determinetheextentofinformationneeded•Accesstheneededinformationeffectivelyandefficiently•Evaluateinformationanditssourcescritically•Incorporateselectedinformationintoone’sknowledgebase•Useinformationeffectivelytoaccomplishaspecificpurpose•Understandtheeconomic,legal,andsocialissuessurroundingtheuseofinformation,andaccessanduseinformationethicallyandlegally

Whenstudentsbeginresearchprojectswithself‑generatedresearchquestions,theyaremorelikelytobeinterestedinfindinginformationthatiscredibleandinanalyzingthatinformationcriticallyandpurposefully.

TheValueoftheResearchQuestion

EarlineE.Lipowski,“DevelopingGreatResearchQuestions”

“Developingagoodresearchquestionisthemostimportantpartoftheresearchprocess.”Theskillofgeneratinggoodresearchquestions“canbecultivated…withguidancefromcolleaguesandmentors.”

AlanBryman,“TheResearchQuestioninSocialResearch:WhatIsItsRole?”

“…[T]heresearchquestionhasanimportantstatusasthelinchpinoftheresearchprocess.Theresearchquestionis…acrucialearlystepthatprovidesapointoforientationforaninvestigation….Assuch,formulatingaresearchquestionhasanimportantrolein…theresearchprocessthathelpstomilitateagainstundisciplineddatacollectionandanalysis.”

RollandaLaw,“FromResearchTopictoResearchQuestion:AChallengingProcess

“Developingaresearchquestionisadifficultandchallengingstepintheresearchprocess….[T]hisprocess…couldtakedays,weeks,orevenmonthsofthoughtandefforttorefineandsharpen….Theresearchquestioncanbedefinedasastatementofthespecificquerytheresearcherwantstoanswer,inordertoaddresstheresearchproblem….Thatis,theresearchquestionidentifiesanddescribesagapin…knowledge,whichtheresearcherseekstoaddress….[T]heresearchquestionhelpstheresearchertofocusontheissuesanddevelopaframeworkthatwillguidethewholeresearchprocess.”

JeanDonhametal.,“MentalModelsofResearch:GeneratingAuthenticQuestions”

JohnC.Bean,EngagingIdeas:TheProfessor’sGuidetoIntegratingWriting,CriticalThinking,andActiveLearningintheClassroom

“Expertacademicwriters”beginprojectsafterperceivingaproblem.They“feelanuncertainty,doubtatheory,noteapieceofunexplaineddata,puzzleoveranobservation,confrontaviewthatseemsmistaken,orotherwisearticulateaquestionorproblem.”

ENG102,CompositionII:Spring2012WritingAssignments

FourMajorWritingAssignmentsforENG102,Spring2012:

•Asynthesisoftheargumentsinthreeeditorialsonthesameissue.•Anassessmentofthecompletenessand/orcredibilityofaWikipediaentry.•Aprofileofacontroversialissue.•Aguesteditorial.

Essay3Assignment:ProfileofaControversy

Forthisassignment,assumethatyouhavebeenaskedtoprepareanarticleforabooktentativelyentitledProfilesofControversies.Thepurposeofthisbookistogatheracollectionofsoundlyresearchedpapersthatexplainwhyparticularissueshavetheeffectofarousingstrongfeelings.Yourpaperisexpectedtoexplain(withtheuseofcrediblesources)whatthecontroversyisandwhatqualifiedspokespersonshavetosayaboutit.Inordertoassurecredibility,youshouldseeksourcesthroughtheCarmichaelLibrarycataloganddatabasesandfromestablishedmediasites.Yoursourcesmayincludenewspaperandmagazine

articles,encyclopediaentries,books,videoclips,speeches,editorialsandeditorialcartoons,andappropriatewebsites,amongotherpossibilities.

ENG102CourseObjectives(fromthesyllabus)

· Tohelpstudentscontinuetounderstandandimprovetheirwritingprocesses.·Toofferformalandinformalopportunitiesforstudentstousewritingasawayofmakingmeaning,aformatforpersonalreflection,amodeofcreativity,andasourceofpleasure.·Toprovideoccasionsforstudentstoenterandparticipateintheacademiccommunitythroughwrittendiscourse.·Togivestudentspracticeinusingresearchasameansofexpandingtheiroptionsasreadersandwriters.·Tohelpstudents,asbothwritersandreaders,understandthe

importanceofpurposeandaudienceinshapingwhatissaidandhowitissaid.

ENG102,CompositionII:BenchmarkResearchAssignment

What Does It Mean for Students to become Information Literate?: Engaging Students in the Conversation

InformationLiteracy

Studentsmaybecomputerliterate,buttheymaynotnecessarilybeinformationliterate

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Collaborationofknowledgeamongindividuals

Morethanjustfulfillinganassignment

Empowermentthroughcriticalthinking

Rolesof"informationusers(likestudent,andfaculty)...involvepeople,values,andinstitutionalculturesthatshapepractices."

JamesElmborg

Encouragestudentsto"exploretheunknown"(ACRL)

Teacher'sRole

"Maintainscholarlytexts"(ACRL)

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Teachhowbesttoaccess

thisknowledgebase

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Librarian'sRole

Student'sRole

Takechances

Askquestions

Participateintheconversation

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Libraryasaninteractiveenvironment

LibraryObservationsasanOutsider

LibrarianIntegrationintoClassroomEnvironment

ENG489LibraryObservations

BlurringtheLinesbetweentheLibrary&Classroom

Engagingclassasequals,insteadofstudentswhoneedtobetaught

InformationLiteracyCommunity

Co‑questioners

Co‑doubters

Co‑dreamers

QuestionsandComments

LaurenWallisReference&InstructionLibrarian

GlendaConwayProfessorofEnglish

JodyMcKinleySecondaryEducationGraduateStudent

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