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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??
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