Social activism

+

information literacy

=

Tiffini Travis, CSULB Communication Studies Librarian

tiffini.travis@csulb.edu

Jennifer Gradis, CSULB

Communication Studies Faculty jennifer.gradis@yahoo.com

Presentation

www.slideshare.net/T_Travis

Social activism and information

literacy

Empowerment

Information access

Leads to action

Much like theory informs

practice in the medical fields,

research can be just as

valued in social activism and

community engagement.

“Experiential learning integrates the

classroom and the real world.”

http://www.northeastern.edu/experiential-learning/

Video of J. Gradis http://www.csulb.edu/lats/itss/design/video/2009/nov-2009/comm-studies-dir/travis/comm_132.html

Video of J. Gradis http://www.csulb.edu/lats/itss/design/video/2009/nov-2009/comm-studies-dir/travis/comm_132.html

Identify social problem and

organization

Minutes of all student meetings

Outline of presentation

Copy of PowerPoint presentation

Images and timesheets of service

learning

Reflection on the entire process

Students were familiar with their

organization and the population

they served

Students were able to apply

information to a real world setting

Some Students were inspired to

continue with volunteerism

Learn to succeed in groups

Life Changing

Students could see the use of

research beyond typical library

related assignments

Lifelong learning + service

learning = social change

Implications for the revised

information literacy framework

Shift from the skills based instruction to a

holistic integration into the course

Emphasizes the use of information for

empowerment

Allows the re-envisioning of IL to focus on the

application of information rather than just the

search for information

Further information..

ACRL Draft Framework for IL (Accessed 3/19/2014)

http://acrl.ala.org/ilstandards/wp-

content/uploads/2014/02/Framework-for-IL-for-HE-Draft-1-

Part-1.pdf

David Droge, (ed.), Voices of strong democracy: Concepts

and models for service-learning in communication studies.

Washington, DC: American Association for Higher

Education.

Day of the child http://www.childrenunitingnations.org/day-

of-the-child/

Video of J. Gradis

http://www.csulb.edu/lats/itss/design/video/2009/nov-2009/comm-

studies-dir/travis/comm_132.html

Further information..

Devasagayam, R. , Johns-Masten, K. , & McCollum, J.

(2012). Linking information literacy, experiential learning,

and student characteristics: Pedagogical possibilities in

business education. Academy of Educational Leadership

Journal, 16(4), 1-18.

Precious Life Shelter http://www.preciouslifeshelter.org

Schroeder, R. , & Cahoy, E. (2010). Valuing information

literacy: Affective learning and the ACRL standards. Portal:

Libraries and the Academy, 10(2), 127-146.