68 research outputs found
Loading Examples to Further Human Rights Education
ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS OFTEN STRUGGLE against the limited
amount of time we have with students relative to the learning goals we have for information literacy. In addition, we serve as guest instructors in our typical course-integrated instruction sessions. We are challenged to engage the library’s information literacy curriculum while at the same time focusing on the learning goals of the course in which the instruction is integrated. While this is already a complex set of considerations, I would like to propose that we intentionally address additional learning outcomes through the examples we select for demonstrating search strategies and tools. My conviction that we should take this opportunity emerged in a human rights education graduate seminar in which the professor emphasized individual responsibility for collectively supporting “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” By “loading examples” through thoughtful selection of terms and resources, librarians can pursue human rights education, which is well-aligned with campus
learning goals for multicultural awareness, global perspectives, diversity, and so on.Ope
A Lens on Information Literacy
Introductory essay for monograph that bring awareness to contemporary
instructional practice in archives and special collections
and begins to fill a gap in the intersection of the archival and information
literacy literatures. Essay also presents four vectors for learner engagement with primary sources: description, meaning, relationship, and use.Ope
Technology and the Concept of Information Literacy for Pre-Service Teachers
Through an examination of a variety of information literacy
documents and an analysis of supporting materials, the author argues
that the impact of technology on the conceptualization of information is
two-fold: technology serves as a catalyst for developing a rationale for the
importance of the concept and as a mechanism for focusing attention on
specific issues within the broader concept of information literacy. Though
the discussion is contextualized within the field of education, the majority
of the ideas raised apply to information literacy for any discipline or profession.
The chapter ends with a discussion of additional considerations
related to information literacy and digital technologies within the field of
education.Ope
You Got Your Scholarly Communications in My Information Literacy! Teaching New Concepts and Mindsets in Library Instruction Programs
This workshop will explore the evolving world of scholarly publishing and identify strategies for integrating scholarly communications concepts in library instruction programs and information literacy courses. Participants will share current practices as well as collaboratively develop pedagogical approaches in order to incorporate concepts such as preprints, open access, retractions, persistent identifies, and the like into their teaching and learning initiatives
Assessing the Implications of Faculty Beliefs and Expectations for Information Literacy Instruction
This presentation was offered as part of the CUNY Library Assessment Conference, Reinventing Libraries: Reinventing Assessment, held at the City University of New York in June 2014
Information Literacy as a Way of Life
Editorial Essay. Key quote: "For me, the learning vision that motivates and inspires is best summed up in the phrase “Information Literacy as a Way of Life.” That is what I want for my students—for them to become habitual askers of questions, seekers of new knowledge, critical thinkers, and informed decision makers."Ope
Finding the Constellation in the Stars: Guidance for Information Literacy Programs and Pedagogy
ACRL has an expansive set of information literacy documents. How can librarians develop programs that are guided by professional standards and guidelines while reflecting local context and needs, particularly in light of the most recent document, the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education? http://libguides.dickinson.edu/PCLA_ILFrameworkOpe
Sensemaking for Decisionmaking
Library assessment has matured as a specialty area of practice and academic library assessment programs continue to grow. Attention is needed, however, to aligning assessment activities with planning and decision making. Library leaders must pursue evidence-based decision making and not “decision-based evidence-making.”Ope
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