ut libraries information literacy summit june 14th, 2013
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UT Libraries Information Literacy
Summit
June 14th, 2013
Logistics
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Schedule:
Wiki: http://utlibrariesinfolitsummit.pbworks.com
9:45 am - 11:45 amDiscussion: Identifying the Gaps
11:45 am - 12:30
pm
Lunch
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm Discussion: Bridging the Gaps
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Snack Break
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Debrief and Summit Conclusion
Corral Your Obstacle(s)!
Why? To free ourselves from barriers to our personal goals or development in order to begin the summit with a open mind ready to explore all possibilities!
How: Plastic animal + catalog card + rubber band = freedom from frustration
(for the day)
http://www.elvaquero.com/Jesse_Wilkinson.htm
The Difference Between High School & College Libraries and Research
Seat Swap!• 2 tables of high school librarians
o 5 at each table• 1 table of UT librarians
Question for all tables:What do you perceive to be the differences between high school and college libraries and research? • From each group, select a scribe to compile a list of differences
on the large flip charts on each table.
• When you're done, hang up your page(s) on the closest window or wall.
The Difference Between High School & College Libraries and Research
Backing up our perceptions with evidence(and putting ourselves in our student's
shoes)• Contance Mellon's research on Library Anxiety [1986]
o Feelings of being lost stemmed from four causes:(1) the size of the library;(2) a lack of knowledge about where things were located;(3) how to begin, and(4) what to do.
• Our own First-year student's survey data!
"College asks that you evaluate your sources and question them whereas high school only asks that you understand them."
"I was scared to ask questions. I didn't want to bother anyone. I also didn't want them to think I was stupid."
Seat swap!o 4 tables, 2-3 HS librarians at each table; o 1-2 UT librarians at each table
Activity:What and Why: Close reading of syllabus to assess what types
of skills the students are expected to have when they come in
How: Each table has a different syllabus. Use Worksheet #1 as a guide to work through the information literacy expectations and competencies that are found in first-year college courses.
Dissecting first-year university syllabi
Lunch!
What UT faculty have to say about information literacy & student skills
Our Competency Checklist
http://tinyurl.com/ILSummitChecklist Adapted from Patricia Owen's checklist available at:
http://www.infowen.info/checklist.pdf
Addressing the IL Skills Gap
Sharing Success StoriesWhat are we currently doing to address
the competencies that we've identified through the mornings activities and the combined checklist? [Worksheet #2]
Report Out:Pick one high school and one college
assignment example to share with the group
Addressing the IL Skills Gap
Creating a shared assignment/activityInformed by the day's discussion,
brainstorm an activity or assignment that addresses a gap within a previously identified competency. [Worksheet #3]
Report Out:Each group shares their assignment or
activity with the larger groups. You have 7 minutes!
Snack Break!
Summit Debrief & Conclusion
• What have we learned from our dialogue today?
• What will we take back to our respective institutions?
• What are our wishes for this group?
Brief SurveyTell us what you think, what you really
really think (adapted from Mary Font)
Stay in Touch & Safe Travels!
image coutesy flickr user dave_hensley