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A New Curriculum for A New Curriculum for Information LiteracyInformation Literacy
Dr Jane Secker & Dr Emma CoonanDr Helen Webster & Katy Wrathall
University of Sheffield, 10th November 2011 12-3pm
The Arcadia Programme• Based at Cambridge University Library• Academic advisor: Prof. John Naughton• Exploring the role of academic libraries in a digital age
• 20 Arcadia Fellows in 3 years• Many from outside Cambridge, not all librarians
Our research remit:
Develop a new, revolutionary curriculum for information literacy in a digital age
Aims: in 10 weeks
• Understand the needs of undergraduates entering HE over the coming 5 years
• Map the current landscape of information literacy
• Develop practical curriculum and supporting resources
Method
Modified Delphi study – means of obtaining expert future forecasting
– consulted widely in the fields of information and education
Literature review– theoretical overview of the field
– revealed conflicts in terminology, pedagogic approach, values
Expert workshop– method, findings and preliminary curriculum presented
– curriculum refined in light of feedback
What do we mean by information literacy?
“Digital fluency”
Rehabilitating information literacy
IL is:
•a continuum of skills, abilities, values and attitudes around analysing, evaluating, managing and assimilating information
•fundamental to the ongoing development of the individual, social as well as academic
IL is not:
•seen as part of the mainstream academic mission
•merely functional/technological skills
•the preserve or saviour of the library
“Information literacy empowers people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate, use and create information
effectively to achieve their personal, social, occupational and educational goals.
“It is a basic human right in a digital world and promotes social inclusion in all nations.”
UNESCO (2005) Alexandria Proclamation
The expert consultation
• Consulted librarians, researchers, educators, trainee teachers, school librarians
• How you teach at least as important as what you teach
• Must be embedded into the academic curriculum and disciplines will vary
• Must be based on real needs: students are not homogeneous
• Must be opportunities for reflection
What our experts said…
Modular, flexibleholistic, embedded,Relevant to students
Format and structure of the curriculum
Online / face to faceActive learning: discussion
and reflectionTraining > Teaching
Teaching style and method of delivery
Who teaches?
When?
And don’t forget….
Use of auditsMeaningful assessment
Learning outcomes
How to market IL to different audiences
Assessment
Marketing / hooks
Aligning the curriculum content to discipline specific knowledge, skills and behaviour
Our key curriculum attributes
Holistic – supporting the whole research process
Modular – ongoing ‘building blocks’ forming a learning spiral
Embedded within the context of the academic discipline
Flexible – not tied to a specific staff role
Active and assessed – including peer assessment
Transitional : Transferable : Transformational
Curriculum strands
1. Transition from school to higher education2. Becoming an independent learner3. Developing academic literacies4. Mapping and evaluating the information landscape 5. Resource discovery in your discipline 6. Managing information7. Ethical dimension of information 8. Presenting and communicating knowledge 9. Synthesising information and creating new knowledge10. Social dimension of information literacy
Using the curriculum
• The strands cover 5 broad learning categories, from functional skills up to high-level intellectual operations
• Classes can incorporate multiple strands at the same level
• Classes should be active, reflective, relevant to student need
• You could use the curriculum to audit your own (or your department’s) teaching provision
Next steps, October - December 2011
‘Strategies for implementing the Curriculum for Information Literacy’
Dr Helen Webster & Katy WrathallArcadia Fellows, Oct-Dec 2011
http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/projects/strategies-for-implementation.html
What’s New about the New Curriculum?
It’s a curriculum
What’s New about the New Curriculum?
It doesn’t belong to any one profession.
Where to start?!
Institutional Audit tool
Teaching toolkit
What format will it take?
Staff-led Student-led
Subject expertise
Professional expertise
Careers UnitAlumni Office
Student ServicesResearch Support Unit
FacultyLearning Development
Learning DevelopmentStudent ambassadorsInternational Office
Disability UnitStudent Services
Careers Unit
FacultyLibrary
LibraryLibraryStudent ambassadors
LibraryFaculty
Learning DevelopmentFaculty
FacultyResearch Support
Unit
How could Sheffield implement the New Curriculum for Information
Literacy?
ANCIL outputs, July 2011
• Executive summary• The curriculum and supporting documents• ‘Teaching learning: perceptions of information literacy‘
(theoretical background)• Expert consultation report
Free to download at http://newcurriculum.wordpress.com/
Thank you
Image: ‘Tulip staircase at the Queens House, Greenwich’ by mcginnly, flickr.com