Information Literacy

1. Information Literacy Best Practices in Information Literacy—Part 2 The Challenges and Solutions

2. Objectives For Part 2 • Identifying the challenges related to teaching information literacy • Discussing one-shots, two shots, vs. for credit courses • Defining and discussing networking, coordination, versus collaboration

4. Group Activity # 1 Generate a list of variables that affect success or failure with regard to traditional, one-shot, library instruction sessions.

5. Variables that Affect IL Instruction • Time • Class size • Learning Environment • Course-Related • Class assignments • Generic vs. focused • Faculty participation

6. Group Activity # 2 Look at the variables you’ve listed at your table that cause challenges for you and list solutions to those challenges.

7. Collaboration or Why You Should Get Out of Your Office!! • Offering a specific “menu” of choices for instruction • Three Ways to Get Out of Your Office • Networking • Coordination • Collaboration

8. Networking/Outreach • Exchanging information for mutual benefit • Networking is the least formal type of connection

9. IL Outreach The word"outreach" is difficult to find a concise, agreed upon definition. Outreach is defined by the specific activities that are undertaken by librarians Outreach means going beyond or surpassing the boundaries of traditional on-site services. http://nnlm.gov/pnr/eval/marshall.html)

10. Outreach, Networking, Marketing Tools Creating promotional materials outlining what you do and what you can do for faculty Brochures Business cards Library Web site Blogging iTunes—Podcasts/Vodcasts YouTube

11. Possible outreach/networked activities • Conducting information interviews with faculty • Attending departmental/college/campus events relevant to library services • Getting invited to departmental faculty meetings

12. More Networking/Outreach Examples • Attending/offering workshops on campus • Being appointed to departmental/college level committees • Advertising, outreach, marketing etc. • Schmoozing

13. Coordination • Coordination builds upon networking • Coordination implies that two or more parties will work toward the solution to a common problem • Most traditional BI sessions are coordinated efforts rather than collaborative efforts

14. Coordination Examples • Basic one-hour, non-integrated library instruction sessions • Term paper clinics • Creation of pathfinders for courses • Generic orientations or tours • Other examples?

15. Components of Collaboration • Sharing of mutual goals • Creation of a common structure • Sharing of mutual benefit • Long term as opposed to short term

16. Collaboration Examples • Campus-wide information literacy programs and team teaching • Designing IL into specific courses • Working with departmental curriculum committees • Becoming part of campus learning communities

17. Collaborating for Effective Assessment • Developing authentic assessments with faculty • Sharing assessments of all types with academic faculty • Using feedback from students to improve instruction (as formative assessments) • Partnering with academic faculty to create meaningful summative or formative assessments for students

18. Teaching Information Literacy Classes • Some experts believe that collaboration isn’t enough • See Bill Badke’s article: “Can’t Get No Respect: Helping Faculty to Understand the Educational Power of Information Literacy” in the Reference Librarian 89/90, 2005.

19. Don’t Expect to Do It All! Setting priorities Creating realistic goals & timelines Tackling things one at a time