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“Enhancing, Engaging, and Exciting: Intersections of Information Literacy,
Technology, and Professional Writing”
Presented by Kimberly M. Gay, M.L.S.Tonya M. Scott, Ph.D.
Spring 2010 Faculty and Staff Planning & Assessment Summit “Quality Without Compromise:
Closing the Loop"May 19-20, 2010
Prairie View A&M University
PRESENTATION TITLE:
Enhancing, Engaging, and Exciting: Intersections of
Information Literacy, Technology, and
Professional Writing
INTRODUCTION/STATEMENT:
“Since information literacy and new media are the hallmarks of this interdisciplinary professional writing course, students’
proficiency and applications of various multi and interactive media—from age-old databases to cutting-edge Web 2.0
technologies—will equip them with a competitive edge among their
contemporaries.”
INTRODUCTION/STATEMENT(cont’d):
“Thus, this session will feature some progressive academic and professional possibilities of Web 2.0 technologies. To understand, embrace, improve and implement technology-based information literacy for professional writing and electronic media; to learn some strategies for using several multi and interactive media across disciplines and career paths.”
Information Literacy Standards: Association of College and
Research Libraries What is Information Literacy ( Library). Association of College and Research Libraries
( American Library Association- Academic Library Credo) Five Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (Academic Libraries) Standards, Performance Indicators, and Outcomes
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm
The information literate student Determines the nature and extent of the information needed.• The information literate student Accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.• The information literate student Evaluates information and its sources critically and
incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system.• The information literate student, individually or as a member of a group Uses information
effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.• The information literate student Understands many of the economic, legal, and social
issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.
ACRL Information Literacy Standards:Libraries and Librarians’ learning objectives
Information Literacy: Focus on Student Learning Dewey Decimal System; Library of Congress
Classification System; Online and Print: Books, Magazines, Journals, Newspapers; Dissertations,
Grey Literature; Databases, Websites; Search Engines; Federated Searching; HTML; PDF; Citations; Abstracts; Full-Text Articles; Style
Guides: MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian; Copyright; Fair Use; Plagiarism; E-Reserves; Academic
Freedom……
Bloom’s Taxonomy & Web 2.0 Learning Outcomes
• Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Domains
◦Cognitive: mental skills (Knowledge)
◦Affective: growth in feelings or emotional areas (Attitude)
◦Psychomotor: manual or physical skills (Skills)
• 1956 Blooms’ Learning Taxonomy: Cognitive
Mental Skills (Knowledge)
Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Syntheses
2000 Revised Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain
Revised taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain following Anderson and Krathwohl (2000)
Class: Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes for WEB 2.0. integration with Literacy, Technology and Professional Writing Desired to gain: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, evaluation, syntheses in points discussed on the topic of Professional
writing and English skills, critical thinking skills in the evaluation of Web 2.0 Social Networking
websites, Copyright and Plagiarism. Endeavors: career, life and education.
Pre and Post Test
What is Web2.0?:Social Networking Websites
• PBwiki Directory- Voted Top Useful PBwiki Educational Website. URL:http://web20kmg.pbwiki.com/ Add: videos, sound, visitor counter, plugins….
Blogs, Wikipedias, YouTube, PBWikis, Instant Messaging, Peer2Peer, Yahoo Answers, RSS Feeds, VODcasting,
MySpace, Facebook, BlackPlanet, Pahnfare, Multiply, Flickr, Meetup, Gather, Friendster, Zooomr, Twitter, AskJeeves,
Google Documents, PODcasting, Quantcast …..• PBwiki Directory- Educational-Individual University Classes >>
http://blog.pbworks.com/2008/07/01/post-your-pbwiki-in-the-new-public-pbwiki-directory/
Social Networking Websites: Professional Writing
• Examples of Social Networking websites: Professional Writing related >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Naples-FL/Professional-Writing-Services/111130044427
HBCU: LIBRARY ALLIANCES
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Information Literacy Leadership Institute (ILLI) >> http://archives.jcsu.edu/illi/ Presenters: http://archives.jcsu.edu/illi/Presenters.htm
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) - Library Alliance >> http://www.hbculibraries.org/
Technology:Cell Phones vs Clickers
Poll Everywhere >> ( Cell Phones) http://www.polleverywhere.com/how-it-works Text Message (SMS) Polls and Voting, Audience Response System ...Inexpensive Audience Response System that uses audience mobile phones or the web. Features live, animated charts in PowerPoint and on the web.
Clickers >> http://www.classroomclickers.com/
Classroom Clickers are also known as Personal Response Systems, Electronic or Audience Voting Systems, Classroom Communication Systems.
It’s Time for an Interactive Activity!(With Help from PollEverywhere.com)
You will need your cell phone for this!
Although we will not commandeer your phone
numbers, standard rates apply.
http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTE3MTg0NDQ3MDM
Changing Learning, Rethinking Literacy
• Contrary to popular belief, every generation’s teachers complain about the writing acumen of their students.
• Andrea Lunsford, Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at Stanford University, argues that “we’re in the midst of a literacy revolution the likes of which we haven’t seen since Greek civilization” (qtd. in Clive).
Technology:Professional Writing Online Tutorials
• Online Library Information Literacy Tutorials >> http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/infolitassessments.htm
• Library Resources and Online Tutorials >> http://www.stephaniegerding.com/Library_Resources.html (Copyright 2007-2009. Stephanie Gerding. All rights reserved.)
• Professional Writing Style. Internet Based educational component for teaching Professional Writing and Editing Style>> http://designsensory.com/pws/index.html (Russel Hirst, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Program in technical Communication at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. [email protected] and [email protected])
• Website Content, Writing for Websites >> http://websitetips.com/webcontent/ (Copyright © 1996-2009 WebsiteTips.com. All rights reserved. Created and maintained by SKDesigns.)
New Literacies
• Furthermore, adds Lunsford, “technology isn’t killing our ability to write. It’s reviving it—and pushing our literacy in bold new directions” (qtd. in Clive).
• In other words, our students are not writing less; they’re writing more, but they are writing according to nonacademic rhetorical situations.
• Unfortunately, though, we are assessing their nonacademic writing by the standards of academic writing.
Affecting HBCU Students: New Literacies, Same Problems
• According to Adam Banks, the metonym of the digital divide reflects the racial separation in America; thus, for people of African descent, the sub-par accessibility and mastery of technology mirror the problems of socio-economic and racial disenfranchisement throughout American society.
The Social Factor
The popularity of social networking sites proves that people want to communicate with others online (Alexander 198); therefore, we must take that social inclination and combine it with professional development.
Playing it Forward
Many times students are not playing with their
cell phones, laptops, and other electronic
devices; they are using them as conduits to
information and communication for the
betterment of their scholarly and professional
selves.
Instructional Technology on Another Level
• Not only do we have course management systems, like WebCT and Blackboard, or course assessment systems, such as TrueOutcomes and Tk20, we have Web 2.0 technologies to help us prepare our students for academic and professional success.
Get in Where we Fit In!Ten years into the twenty-first century, we have a fast-paced,competitive, and sometimes tenuous world of information technologies in which some teachers—especially many within our HBCU communities—have shied away from the pedagogical pull of electronic media. However, the regressive nature of economic, environmental, and global catastrophes calls for a continuing growth of professional writing courses so that the teaching and learning of written discourses will not get left behind. To combat these issues, our professional writing course has embraced strategies for learning effectiveness, retention, promotion, and cost savings.
The Role of the Course
Based on a junior-level course entitled
ENGL 3043: Professional Writing for
Electronic Media, the end of this
session will illustrate the need for
students to engage concurrently in
writing development for professional
contexts and social networks.
ENGL 3043: Professional Writing for Electronic Media
Credit 3 semester hours. Application of
principles of effective professional writing to
the planning, production, and evaluation of
electronic media, emphasizing writing that
employs new forms of electronic
communication such as electronic mail, web
pages, and other dynamic interactive modes.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1143.
Whoop! There it is!!!
• By the end of the semester, many of my students had professional wikis that could accompany them on interviews and/or establish their worldwide, professional presence:
http://www.mrdaphillips.pbworks.comhttp://www.bstrawn.pbworks.comhttp://www.fromhead2toe.pbworks.com
Our Wikis : Practicing What We Profess
• Gay’s: http://web20kmg.pbworks.com/
• Scott’s: http://www.drtmscott.pbwiki.com
It’s Time for an Interactive Activity!(With Help from PollEverywhere.com)
Again, you’ll need your cell phone again. And
remember; standard rates apply.
http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTE4NDI2NjE5ODU
References
Alexander, Bryan. Social Networking in Higher Education. EDUCAUSE. http://www.educause.edu/thetowerandthecloud/PUB7202s (Accessed October 7,2009) Web.
Association of College and Research Libraries. Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, American Library Association September 01, 2006. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm (Accessed October 07, 2009) Web.
Banks, Adam. Race, Rhetoric, and Technology: Searching for Higher Ground. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005. Print.
Clark, Don. Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Domains The Three Types of Learning http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/bloom.html A Big Dog, Little Dog and Knowledge Jump Production. (Accessed October 07, 2009) Web.
Condense. How Poll Everywhere Works. http://www.polleverywhere.com/how-it-works (Accessed October 07, 2009) Web.
Gay, Kimberly “Web20” http://web20kmg.pbwiki.com (Accessed October 07, 2009) Web.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). “Information Literacy Leadership Institute (ILLI)” http://archives.jcsu.edu/illi/ . (Accessed October 07, 2009) Web.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Library Alliance. http://www.hbculibraries.org/ (Accessed October 07, 2009) Web.
PBwiki Directory Educational-Individual University Classes. http://www.publicpbwikis.com/Educational/College_University/universityclasses/ (Accessed October 07, 2009) Web.
Thompson, Clive. Clive Thompson on the New Literacy. Wired Magazine August 24, 2009 http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-09/st_thompson (Accessed October 07, 2009) Web.
THANK YOU
“Enhancing, Engaging, and Exciting: Intersections of Information Literacy, Technology, and Professional Writing
Presented by • Kimberly M. Gay, M.L.S.
• Tonya M. Scott-Hill , Ph.D.
