MPS MILI 2014-15

Metronet Information Literacy Initiative

An Introduction to a Year Devoted to Research, Reliable Resources, &

Responsible Use

Minneapolis Public Schools2013-2014

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Metronet • Multicounty multitype library system• One of 7 in Minnesota• Serve libraries of all types with continuing

education, networking, and special projects

• Metronet Board is committed to the cause of Information Literacy & teaching the skills needed for lifelong learning

Metronet Activities

INFORMATION LITERACY &21ST CENTURY SKILLS

Information is now as infinite as the universe, but finding the answers you need is harder than ever.

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What is Information Literacy?

"To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information."

The American Library Association’s (ALA) Presidential Committee on Information Literacy, Final Report, 1989


In the real world…

• The ability to solve problems & answer questions using information & technology

• An understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information

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Information & Communication Skills

• Interpret text, data, media, & more for context & meaning

• Communicate concepts, ideas, conclusions…


Thinking & problem-solving

• Critical thinking & systems thinking• Problem identification, formulation

& solution• Creativity & intellectual curiosity


Interpersonal & self-direction skills

• Lead & follow: collaborative skills• Manage time & information• Accountability & adaptability• Social responsibility

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More 21st Century Skills

• Global awareness • Financial, economic and business literacy, and

developing entrepreneurial skills to enhance workplace productivity and career options

• Civic literacy

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php

Information LiteracyKey to Success

• Academic • Work life • Daily life• Lifelong learning

Why does information literacy

matter?


Students are content creators


They need traditional & new skills

Using new & traditional media

To understand their need for information

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To find & evaluate reliable information

To draw conclusions & present information


In an ethical way

To prepare for post-secondary educationand


for the global society & economy they will face.


And, because . . .

We limit students if we do not help them develop and use information literacy

skills across the curriculum.

NEW WORLD: WEB 2.0, CLASSROOM 2.0, & LIBRARY 2.0

How did we get here?

In the beginning of the Web

• Static Web sites• Source of information/simple answers • Limited media--photos & illustrations• One-way communication • Needed design & coding skills• Needed proprietary software• Access to a server


Web 1.0 Web 2.0Read only Read/Write/Collaborate

Web as reading platform Web as publishing platform

Developer authorship Public authorship

Software applications Web as software platform

Commercial/Proprietary Open source/shared

Static Dynamic

Impersonal It knows you and your needs

Restricted collaboration Collaborative

Short Tail Long Tail

Official Releases Constantly versioning—Beta

HD as storage platform Web as storage platform

Lecture Conversation

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Web 3.0• Portable, personal web• Personalized experiences—Web looks different

to each person?• Technology driven• Data driven• Connected data


Classroom Was the World• Teacher as authority in

all things• Standardized curriculum• Textbooks• Memorization• Cursive• Multiple choice• “Do your own work”


Classroom 1.0• Teacher imparting knowledge• Group work F2F• Desktop computing—one to many• $oftware licenses• Email attachments/Flash drives• Textbooks• Poster board• Little tech integration into

curriculum• Oregon Trail• Audience was the teacher & maybe

the class

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Classroom 2.0• Knowledge everywhere• Mobile devices• Online learning• Collaboration in the cloud• Online apps for writing,

presentations• Multimedia tools• Global authentic

audience


• Teacher as guide to using tools & technology

• Process experts• No longer sole source of

information

Classroom 3.0

• Flipped Classrooms• MOOCs• BYOD• Moodle, Edmodo, et. al.• Personalized learning for

all• Independent learning• 24/7


Library Research

• Quiet!• Librarians as keepers• Print• Resources limited to

what was on hand• Borrowing limits, often by

age• Stand alone—few

systems


Library Research 1.0• Librarian as

finder/searcher• Print encyclopedia,

books• Citation manuals• Readers’ Guide• Specialized indexes• Interlibrary Loan• Fax

• Local sources• Microfilm/fiche• CD-ROM encyclopedia• Photocopies• Index cards• Static presentations

– Research papers– Posters

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Library Research 2.0

• Librarian as guide• eBooks• Multimedia presentation• Wikipedia• WorldCat• Google• ELM subscription

databases

• Document delivery• Skype, Twitter, Facebook• Citation tools• Delicious, Diigo,

Evernote …• Google Book/Scholar• Mobile apps


Library Research 3.0• Librarian as teacher• Be proactive in adapting

technology• Teaching consumers• Content creation• eBooks/electronic

resources

• Huge range of devices• 24/7 access to

information/live help• Maker spaces


Characteristics of Web 2.0 Tools

• Not tied to a device--Internet access needed

• Portability--available from any device

• No software--but Web plug-ins

• Low-cost/free and/or Premium

• No programming

• User-generated content• Sharing--content,

expertise • Global connections• Perpetual Beta• OS not an issue usually

(although browser may matter)


iPad Tools

• Personalized device• Apps are device specific• Often tied to the device—not so much in the

cloud• Low-cost/free and/or Premium• Apps generally do one thing

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Well-managed change• Encourages collaboration and engagement to

involve every student in something that is personally engaging

• Offers opportunities for content creation on a broader stage

• Involves the students in a very proactive learning environment

• Readies students for their future—school, work, life



• Improve productivity• Manage information• Collaborate• Expand our reach

Classroom/Library Tech Tools help us


But we know. . .

It is not the technology or the tool; it is how they are used to enhance teaching and engage students that makes successful integration into schools, libraries, & classrooms.

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TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, & THE WORLD

What we know about

Technology

• Profoundly affects the way we work, collaborate, communicate, and succeed

• Changes how people work, play, learn, socialize, and collaborate

• Explosive growth of mobile devices and applications drives more—daily—change


Business & Societyand maybe school

• User-created content• Social networking• Collaborative work • Collective intelligence to solve problems• Participatory Leadership• Online civic engagement• Global reach and influence


Moving (fast) Towards . . .• 1-to-1 Tablet Computing• BYOD Mobile Devices • Apps• Cloud storage, collaboration• Collaborative Environments• Game-based learning• Personal Learning Environments

The Horizon Report K-12 http://www.nmc.org/publications/2012-horizon-report-k12


Students are changing

• Technology is how they communicate & socialize• Ubiquitous, transparent part of their lives• Empowered by being connected to information

& each other 24/7• Globally connected• Expect guides not experts


If this is what they are used to…

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What will they expect in school?

Students’Expectations are changing

• Want interactive communication• Expect teachers & LMS to know what they use• Use tools in the classroom that they use in the

real world • 24/7 assignments• Creativity in assignments• Hands-on learning• Real life experience/application


Learning Environments are changing

• No longer tied to a physical space • “Spaces” are becoming more community-driven,

interdisciplinary• Spaces & technologies that allow virtual

communication and collaboration• World comes into the classroom• Flipped classrooms/MOOCs


Access beyond the walls

• Online learning • ELM and other database access• Public/academic libraries online resources• Virtual collaboration• Creates the need for organization, self-

discipline, self-direction

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THE MYTH OF THE DIGITAL NATIVE

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Technology & “Digital Natives”

• It is how they communicate & socialize• Ubiquitous, transparent part of their lives• Empowered by being connected to information

& each other 24/7• Globally connected• Often balk at being “taught” technology• Expect guides not experts


They are proficientwith the (commercial) tools they know

Communication• Facebook• Twitter• Tumblr• Text• Snapchat• Instagram

Google• Quick answers• Maps• Gmail• Docs

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Entertainment• YouTube• GarageBand• Music


In-depth use of technology?Not so much

• Not efficient or effective searchers• Little evaluation of what they find—don’t know

how to evaluate• Application of technology limited to product

creation• Not really using technology to solve/answer

problems

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Research Report

Truth Be Told:How College Students Evaluate

andUse Information in the Digital

Age Project Information Literacy: A large-scale study about early adults and their research habitsUniversity of Washington Information School

http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_Fall2010_Survey_FullReport1.pdf

WHAT IS MILI?HOW WILL MILI HELP?

MILI’s Purpose• Influence how you teach the research process• Encourage more collaboration between LMS &

teachers around the research process• Encourage teachers/LMS to incorporate the 3

Rs into teaching• Help you integrate information literacy skills into

your curriculum


Libraries & LibrariansVital for research at all levels

• Information experts• Access to resources• Ability to connect people & resources• Ability to connect information &

technology• On the front lines in the info search


MILI will be your guide

• To the research process

• Finding reliable resources

• Identifying new tools• Information literacy• 21st century skills

MILI Focus

• On the research process• On the resources• On the tools that make it happen


The MILI 3 Rs•Research Process•Reliable Resources•Responsible Use


Research

Improve the ability of students & teachers to conduct effective research

by using a process that includes 5 steps

• Question• Gather & Evaluate information• Conclude• Communicate information & conclusion• Evaluate process & product


Reliable Resources Identify & use available, reliable resources

• “Format agnostic”--the format of the information is not the point

• Evaluate all print, electronic, online, & human resources for authenticity & accuracy

• Resource is appropriate in the context of this research


Responsible UsePromote the understanding & practice of the responsible use of

information & technology

• Advise & assist teachers in the creation of plagiarism-proof assignments

• Provide resources for teaching responsible use including copyright, Creative Commons, technology use


By developing research projects that

encourage 21st Century Learning skills & promote Information Literacy

Creating assignments that encourage building knowledge, not just repeating information


Together, we can• Improve your research project to

incorporate the 5 steps• Learn Apps/Web 2.0 tools that work in

classrooms and school buildings for collaboration, communication, & creation

• Share what we know & what we learn

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STANDARDS & RESEARCH

Standards & Classroom 2.0

• AASL-Standards for 21st Century Learners

• ISTE-National Educational Technology Standards

• MEMO-Information & Technology Literacy Standards

1. Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.

2. Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.

3. Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society.

4. Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.

AASL Standards for 21st Century Learnershttp://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/standards.cfm

ISTENational Educational Technology

Standards (NETS)1. Creativity and Innovation2. Communication and Collaboration3. Research and Information Fluency4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and

Decision Making5. Digital Citizenship6. Technology Operations and Concepts

http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS


MEMO Standards for

Information & Technology Literacy

1. The Research Process2. Technology Use3. Reading and Media

Literacy4. Responsible Use of

Information and Technology

http://www.memoweb.org/links/infolitbrochure.pdf

Bloom’s Taxonomy

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Bloom’s Remixed

Creating

Evaluating

Analysis

Applying

Understanding

Remembering

iPad App Remix

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MAYBE YOU FEEL LIKE THIS NOW


MILI will help you

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• Emphasize the lifelong learning skills embodied in information literacy to help students be ready for their next step

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• Weave these new tools & concepts into the fabric of what you teach

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The Gift of Time


The Gift of Our Time


NUTS & BOLTS

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EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS


A RESEARCH PROJECTYou teach

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YOU DID NOT JOIN MILI FOR THE EQUIPMENT

iPad

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YOU KNOW HOW TO USE THE IPAD!

You are not a beginner computer user

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LEARN NEW THINGSYou want to

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CONSULT LIBRARIES &LIBRARIANS IN THEIR RESEARCH

You encourage students to

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PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD(AND KNOW HOW TO USE IT!)

You have a

IN THE CLASSROOM & IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE

You are open to using technology & tools

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YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES


WATCH ALL THE VIDEOS *BEFORE* THE IN-PERSON MEETING

You must

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ATTEND MONTHLY F2F MEETINGS

Arrive on time & stay throughout

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BLOG, BLOG, BLOG, BLOGShare what you are learning & thinking

Reflection on using new tool

New tool discovery

Philosophical question

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MAKE SUGGESTIONS—APPS & THEIR USES, LESSONS, TOPICS…

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ON WHAT YOU LEARNED & HOW IT CHANGED HOW YOU TEACH RESEARCH

Final Presentation & Report

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• Manage credits for CE, Board Credits, other incentive, etc.

• Monitor attendance & compliance for participation using rubric

• Make it possible for teachers/LMS to use tools in class


School District

Metronet will• Design & conduct orientation• Create videos & F2Fafter school meetings• Work with district on the rubric for credit• Maintain the MILI Ning• Provide support via the Wiki, email, at the

meetings…• Food! (You provide beverage)

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MILI will help you help students…


With the research process

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Use online tools to organize & manage information


Answer their research questions using the information

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To solve problems using the information &


Present their conclusions


While using the information& tools responsiblyas 21st century learners


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Ann Walker Smalley, Director, Metronet, St. [email protected]

Olivia Moris, MILI Program Manger, Metronet, St. [email protected]