The Information Literacy Community
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TheInformationLiteracyCommunity
LaurenWallisReference&InstructionLibrarian
GlendaConwayProfessorofEnglish
JodyMcKinleySecondaryEducationGraduateStudent
ACollaborationAmongStudents,Professors,andLibrarians
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InformationLiteracyatthe
UniversityofMontevallo
TheInformationLiteracyCommunity
CriticalThinkers
EngagedListeners&Collaborators
Questionsleadtomore(andbetter)questions
ConfidentResearchers
Studentsandteacherslearnfromeachother
GainingAccessandWelcomingOthers
"Itiscrucialthatcriticalthinkerswhowanttochangeourteachingpracticestalktooneanother,collaborateinadiscussionthatcrossesboundariesandcreatesaspaceforintervention."‑bellhooks
Expectations
"Theterm[one‑shot]ismeanttoconveythefutilityofthesesessions.Insteadofprovidinganymeaningfulsenseofwhatitmeanstoengagethecomplexityofscholarlyresearch,one‑shotinstructionsprovidejust
enoughbasicskilltrainingforthestudenttofindthe3‑5sourcesrequiredfortheircompositionpaper."‑Artman,Friscicaro‑Pawlowsky,andMonge93
Expectations
"Informationprofessionals,whoareeagertocollaboratewithfacultyforinformationliteracydevelopment,frequentlyventtheirfrustrationwithwhathasbeendubbedthe"facultyproblem,"deemingfacultyeither
apatheticorevendeliberatelyobstructivetowardstheireffortstoinitiatejointinstructionalarrangements"‑McGuinness574
RecognizingOtherPerspectives
StudentPerspectiveoTeacherPerspectiveo
GainingAccesstotheILCommunity:Glenda'sClasses
WelcomingOthers
Empoweringstudentsascriticalthinkers,researchers,leaders...
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FeministandCriticalPedagogies
Decenteringpowerintheclassroom/questioningtraditionalpowerstructures
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Valuingstudents'subjectpositionsandvoices
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ReflexivitybyteacheroSocialtransformationo
TheCommunityintheCurriculum
StudentLeadersintheILCommunity
ReferenceStudentAssistantsoLibraryLiaisonso
TheEssentialRoleoftheResearchQuestioninInformationLiterateResearch
GlendaConwayProfessorofEnglishandCoordinatorofHarbertWritingCenter
The“mostseriousproblemmostwritershaveishavingnoplacetheywanttogetaswriters”(WarnockandWarnock16).
“Writingisatasktobedonelikeanyother,andonesimplygetsonwithit”(Emig56).
InformationLiteracyAssumesPurposeandActiveEngagement
•Determinetheextentofinformationneeded•Accesstheneededinformationeffectivelyandefficiently•Evaluateinformationanditssourcescritically•Incorporateselectedinformationintoone’sknowledgebase•Useinformationeffectivelytoaccomplishaspecificpurpose•Understandtheeconomic,legal,andsocialissuessurroundingtheuseofinformation,andaccessanduseinformationethicallyandlegally
Whenstudentsbeginresearchprojectswithself‑generatedresearchquestions,theyaremorelikelytobeinterestedinfindinginformationthatiscredibleandinanalyzingthatinformationcriticallyandpurposefully.
TheValueoftheResearchQuestion
EarlineE.Lipowski,“DevelopingGreatResearchQuestions”
“Developingagoodresearchquestionisthemostimportantpartoftheresearchprocess.”Theskillofgeneratinggoodresearchquestions“canbecultivated…withguidancefromcolleaguesandmentors.”
AlanBryman,“TheResearchQuestioninSocialResearch:WhatIsItsRole?”
“…[T]heresearchquestionhasanimportantstatusasthelinchpinoftheresearchprocess.Theresearchquestionis…acrucialearlystepthatprovidesapointoforientationforaninvestigation….Assuch,formulatingaresearchquestionhasanimportantrolein…theresearchprocessthathelpstomilitateagainstundisciplineddatacollectionandanalysis.”
RollandaLaw,“FromResearchTopictoResearchQuestion:AChallengingProcess
“Developingaresearchquestionisadifficultandchallengingstepintheresearchprocess….[T]hisprocess…couldtakedays,weeks,orevenmonthsofthoughtandefforttorefineandsharpen….Theresearchquestioncanbedefinedasastatementofthespecificquerytheresearcherwantstoanswer,inordertoaddresstheresearchproblem….Thatis,theresearchquestionidentifiesanddescribesagapin…knowledge,whichtheresearcherseekstoaddress….[T]heresearchquestionhelpstheresearchertofocusontheissuesanddevelopaframeworkthatwillguidethewholeresearchprocess.”
JeanDonhametal.,“MentalModelsofResearch:GeneratingAuthenticQuestions”
JohnC.Bean,EngagingIdeas:TheProfessor’sGuidetoIntegratingWriting,CriticalThinking,andActiveLearningintheClassroom
“Expertacademicwriters”beginprojectsafterperceivingaproblem.They“feelanuncertainty,doubtatheory,noteapieceofunexplaineddata,puzzleoveranobservation,confrontaviewthatseemsmistaken,orotherwisearticulateaquestionorproblem.”
ENG102,CompositionII:Spring2012WritingAssignments
FourMajorWritingAssignmentsforENG102,Spring2012:
•Asynthesisoftheargumentsinthreeeditorialsonthesameissue.•Anassessmentofthecompletenessand/orcredibilityofaWikipediaentry.•Aprofileofacontroversialissue.•Aguesteditorial.
Essay3Assignment:ProfileofaControversy
Forthisassignment,assumethatyouhavebeenaskedtoprepareanarticleforabooktentativelyentitledProfilesofControversies.Thepurposeofthisbookistogatheracollectionofsoundlyresearchedpapersthatexplainwhyparticularissueshavetheeffectofarousingstrongfeelings.Yourpaperisexpectedtoexplain(withtheuseofcrediblesources)whatthecontroversyisandwhatqualifiedspokespersonshavetosayaboutit.Inordertoassurecredibility,youshouldseeksourcesthroughtheCarmichaelLibrarycataloganddatabasesandfromestablishedmediasites.Yoursourcesmayincludenewspaperandmagazine
articles,encyclopediaentries,books,videoclips,speeches,editorialsandeditorialcartoons,andappropriatewebsites,amongotherpossibilities.
ENG102CourseObjectives(fromthesyllabus)
· Tohelpstudentscontinuetounderstandandimprovetheirwritingprocesses.·Toofferformalandinformalopportunitiesforstudentstousewritingasawayofmakingmeaning,aformatforpersonalreflection,amodeofcreativity,andasourceofpleasure.·Toprovideoccasionsforstudentstoenterandparticipateintheacademiccommunitythroughwrittendiscourse.·Togivestudentspracticeinusingresearchasameansofexpandingtheiroptionsasreadersandwriters.·Tohelpstudents,asbothwritersandreaders,understandthe
importanceofpurposeandaudienceinshapingwhatissaidandhowitissaid.
ENG102,CompositionII:BenchmarkResearchAssignment
What Does It Mean for Students to become Information Literate?: Engaging Students in the Conversation
InformationLiteracy
Studentsmaybecomputerliterate,buttheymaynotnecessarilybeinformationliterate
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Collaborationofknowledgeamongindividuals
Morethanjustfulfillinganassignment
Empowermentthroughcriticalthinking
Rolesof"informationusers(likestudent,andfaculty)...involvepeople,values,andinstitutionalculturesthatshapepractices."
JamesElmborg
Encouragestudentsto"exploretheunknown"(ACRL)
Teacher'sRole
"Maintainscholarlytexts"(ACRL)
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Teachhowbesttoaccess
thisknowledgebase
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Librarian'sRole
Student'sRole
Takechances
Askquestions
Participateintheconversation
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Libraryasaninteractiveenvironment
LibraryObservationsasanOutsider
LibrarianIntegrationintoClassroomEnvironment
ENG489LibraryObservations
BlurringtheLinesbetweentheLibrary&Classroom
Engagingclassasequals,insteadofstudentswhoneedtobetaught
InformationLiteracyCommunity
Co‑questioners
Co‑doubters
Co‑dreamers
QuestionsandComments
LaurenWallisReference&InstructionLibrarian
GlendaConwayProfessorofEnglish
JodyMcKinleySecondaryEducationGraduateStudent
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