LIBR535:Instruc/onalRoleoftheInforma/onProfessional

Week3

Agenda

•  Informa/onliteracy•  Break•  Iden/fyingthe“Learner”•  UserNeedsAssessment

INFORMATIONLITERACY

AreYOUInforma/onLiterate?

•  Whatdoesthatmean?•  Howwouldyouknow?•  Whatdoyoumeasure?

•  Howdoyoumeasureit?

•  Whatdifferencedoesitmake?

WhatisIL?

•  Recentterm:from1970s•  TobeInforma/onLiterate:– “trainedintheapplica/onofinforma/onresourcestoyourwork”(Zurchowski,1974)

– “knowinghowtolocateanduseinforma/onneededforproblem‐solvinganddecisionmaking”(Burchinal,1976)

– “abletorecognizewheninforma/onisneededandhavetheabilitytolocate,evaluate,useeffec/velytheneededinforma/on”(ALA,19/9)

WhereisILinInfoScience?

5LawsofLibraryScience1.  Booksareforuse2.  Everyreaderhisorherbook

3.  Everybookitsreader4.  Savethe/meofthereader

5.  Thelibraryisagrowingorganism

From:

Ranganathan,ShiyaliRamamrita.TheFiveLawsofLibraryScience.London:EdwardGoldston.1931

ILWeekinSL

ILStatements

Students’BillofInforma/onRights(Canada,1995)

ALA/AECTInforma/onLiteracyStandards(US,199/)

ACRL:TheInforma/onLiterateStudent(US,2000)

TheILStudent:

•  Determinetheextentofinforma/onneeded•  Accesstheneededinforma/oneffec/velyandefficiently

•  Evaluateinforma/onanditssourcescri/cally•  Incorporateselectedinforma/onintoone’sknowledgebase

•  Useinforma/oneffec/velytoaccomplishaspecificpurpose

•  Understandtheeconomic,legal,andsocialissuessurroundingtheuseofinforma/on,andaccessanduseinforma/onethicallyandlegally

RelatedLiteracies

•  Visualliteracy•  Medialiteracy

•  Computer/technologyliteracy

•  Digitalliteracy•  Networkliteracy

•  Literacyorfluencyorcompetency?

InfoLitModels

•  Models=abstrac/onoftheinforma/onsearchprocess

•  Learningcontexts•  Modeldevelopment– Descrip/vemodels

•  Researchbased•  Prac/cebased

– Predic/vemodels

InfoLitModels‐Eisenberg

InfoLitModels‐Kuhlthau

InfoLitModels

InfoLitModels

•  Processvsskilllist•  Idealizedvsrealizedmodels

•  Contextuallysituatedvscontextuallyneutral

InfoLitModels&Research

Assessment•  TRAILS/SAILS(KentState)

hlp://www.trails‐9.org

•  ETSiCri$calThinking

Impact•  ColoradoStudy(Lance)•  OhioStudy(Todd)

UncertaintyPrinciple

•  Uncertaintyisacogni/vestatethatcommonlycausesaffec/vesymptomsofanxietyandlackofconfidence.– Earlystagesofinforma/onseeking– Accompaniesvague,unclearthoughts– Clearerfocus=increasedconfidence

•  Uncertaintyduetoalackofunderstanding,agapinmeaning,oralimitedconstruc/onini/atesinforma/onseeking.

InfoLitPrac/ce

•  Provision>>Instruc/on•  Intermedia/on>>Mediator

•  Media/on:towhomdoweturn?– Experts– Librarians– Friendsandfamily

– Peers

LevelsofMedia/on

•  Organizer– Nointerven/on:self‐serve

•  Locator–  Ready‐ref,fact/source

•  Iden/fier–  Referenceinterven/on;problem/interview/sources

•  Advisor–  Palerninterven/on;problem/nego/a/on/sequence

•  Counselor–  Processinterven/on;construc/vesearch

LevelsofEduca/on

•  Organizer–  Self‐service

•  Lecturer– Orien/nginstruc/on

•  Instructor–  Single‐sourceinstruc/on

•  Tutor–  Strategyinstruc/on

•  Counselor–  Processinstruc/on

Selec/ngtheRightLevel

•  Youcan’talwaysbeacounselor•  Mixoflevelsisappropriate

•  Most/mewillbespentatlow‐levelinstruc/on,ratherthanhigh

ZoneofProximalDevelopment

•  “Thedistancebetweentheactualdevelopmentallevelasdeterminedbyindependentproblemsolvingandthelevelofpoten/aldevelopmentasdeterminedthroughproblemsolvingunderadultguidance,orincollabora/onwithmorecapablepeers.”

Vygotsky,1978,p.86

ZoneofInterven/on

•  Thatareainwhichaninforma/onusercandowithadviceandassistancewhatheorshecannotdoaloneorcandoonlywithgreatdifficulty.

•  Variesby:– Task– Knowledgestate

PeerInterven/on

•  Collabora/veproblemsolving•  Wheredopeershelpintheprocess?

•  Peersanduncertainty

ProcessMatrixI Same G IDK

1 Readingandunderstandingtheproblem2 DecidingwhatinformaIonyouneed3 Figuringouthow/wheretostartlooking4 Choosingasearchengine(likeGoogle,Ask)5 Choosingsearchwordstolookfor6 SelecIngawebsitetoread/lookat7 Readingthewebpageordocument8 Decidingifawebsiteistrustworthyornot9 FindingthegoodinformaIononapage10 Decidingifawebsiteisusefulornot

11 KnowingwhenyoufoundenoughinformaIon

12 OrganizingyourideasandinformaIon

13 WriIngagoodanswer

14 Knowingwhenyouranswerisgoodenough

ProcessMatrixI Same G IDK

1 Readingandunderstandingtheproblem,N=98 28 31 36 32 DecidingwhatinformaIonyouneed,N=98 28 33 33 43 Figuringouthow/wheretostartlooking,N=96 29 26 36 74 Choosingasearchengine(likeGoogle,Ask),N=98 33 46 16 35 Choosingsearchwordstolookfor,N=98 34 37 26 16 SelecIngawebsitetoread/lookat,N=97 31 37 27 37 Readingthewebpageordocument,N=97 49 25 20 48 Decidingifawebsiteistrustworthyornot,N=98 19 24 47 89 FindingthegoodinformaIononapage,N=96 29 31 33 410 Decidingifawebsiteisusefulornot,N=95 22 36 32 7

11 KnowingwhenyoufoundenoughinformaIon,N=97 27 39 29 3

12 OrganizingyourideasandinformaIon,N=97 43 25 27 2

13 WriIngagoodanswer,N=97 34 26 34 3

14 Knowingwhenyouranswerisgoodenough,N=97 31 24 35 7

ProcessMatrixI G

1 Readingandunderstandingtheproblem,N=98 28 362 DecidingwhatinformaIonyouneed,N=98 28 333 Figuringouthow/wheretostartlooking,N=96 29 364 Choosingasearchengine(likeGoogle,Ask),N=98 33 165 Choosingsearchwordstolookfor,N=98 34 266 SelecIngawebsitetoread/lookat,N=97 31 277 Readingthewebpageordocument,N=97 49 208 Decidingifawebsiteistrustworthyornot,N=98 19 479 FindingthegoodinformaIononapage,N=96 29 33

10 Decidingifawebsiteisusefulornot,N=95 22 32

11 KnowingwhenyoufoundenoughinformaIon,N=97 27 29

12 OrganizingyourideasandinformaIon,N=97 43 27

13 WriIngagoodanswer,N=97 34 34

14 Knowingwhenyouranswerisgoodenough,N=97 31 35

Alterna/veInstruc/on

•  Pathfinders•  Reference/Virtualreference•  Librarywebsite

•  Other??