Information Literacy Curricular Landscape

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Information Literacy Curricular Landscape

• Exploration
• Consideration
• Possibilities
• Ideas

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ALA Task Force on School Libraries

• Current emphasis connection to 21st Century
  Skills including digital literacy and information
  literacy
• Emphasis on technology skills as a part of
  information literacy
• PK-16 definition of information literacy skills
• New national test of information literacy
• State mandated or endorsed information literacy
  standards
• Focus on digital literacy as SLMP domain

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What we know about learners

• Children learn by being actively engaged and
  reflecting on that experience
• Children learn by building on what they already
  know
• Children develop higher order thinking through
  guidance at critical points
• Children develop in a sequence of stages
• Children have different ways of learning
• Children learn through social interaction with
  others
• Children are motivated by problem solving and
  inquiry
• Mastery of content knowledge occurs when it is
  applied, manipulated, and original meaning is
  constructed

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That P Word PARADIGM shift

• Information problem solving shifts to INQUIRY
• Inquiry implies attitude of questioning,
  reflecting with cognition
• Inquiry means start with a question
• Inquiry means open investigation
• Inquiry is student centered
• Goal is new understanding in the student
• Answers involve messy, recursive building of
  ideas
• Open-ended, leads to future questions, experiences

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Information Problem Solving

• Differs from INQUIRY
• Cognition is focus.
• Start with problem defined, information need
  stated.
• Investigation is closed, problem static.
• Center is the answer or solution to the external
  problem.
• Answers involve selecting, sorting ideas.
• Planned and linear.
• Closed end final product.

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INQUIRY PROCESS Kuhlthau, Stripling, Pitts,
Pappas, Tepe, Harada, Todd et al

• Connect self, prior knowledge, observe
• Wonder- Develop questions, predict
• Investigate Find and evaluate information and
  develop new questions.
• Construct-Construct new understandings connected
  to prior knowledge, draw conclusions.
• Express- Express new ideas, share.
• Reflect- on new learning and process, pose new
  questions.

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Kuhlthaus Information Search Process

• Initiation Contemplate task, identify issue
• Selection Select issue, engaging question
• Exploration- Encountering inconsistency in
  information
• Formulation-Forming a focused perspective
• Collection-Gathering, documenting focus info
• Presentation- Connecting, extending for
  presenting
• Assessment- Reflecting on process, learning

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Past, Present, Future

• Library Skills-locate and cite library resources
• Information Skills-identify and extract
  information for a
  basic
  information need
• Information and media literacy- understand,
  evaluate, manage information constantly presented
  in a mass communication world
• Information Inquiry- questioning, exploration,
  assimilation, inference, and reflection
  thinking and acting critically and creatively
• Information Fluency- information evaluation and
  management, efficient and effective movement
  across a variety of information systems,
  databases, communication technologies
  assimilation, management, application, creation
  of information technologies to address
  information issues present and future
• See http.virtualinquiry.com

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Approaches to Information Inquiry Road Maps
for the Journey- (See Lamb, Milam)

• Big 6
• Pathways to Learning
• Mackenzies Research Cycle
• Kuhlthaus Information Search Process
• I-Search
• Annette Lambs 8Ws
• Nine Step Model by Ann Irving
• 5As by Ian Jukes
• Flip It by Alice Yucht
• Noodle Tools

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Variety of Emphasis

• Inquiry based
• Problem-solving focus
• Affective focus
• Constructivist approach
• Resource based ALL
• More product oriented, goal based
• Systematic
• Individualized
• Process orientation

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Essential Common Elements Daniel Callison says

• QUESTIONINGEXPLORATIONASSIMILATIONINFEREN
  CEREFLECTION

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Another view Debbie Abilock

• Engaging
• Browsing and building knowledge
• Defining and focusing
• Designing and planning
• Gathering, organizing, and analyzing data
• Drawing conclusions, forming convictions
• Evaluating process and product
• Posing a new problem

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21st Century Information Literacy

• Digital-age literacy from NCREL
• Basic, scientific, economic, technological
• Visual and information literacy
• Multicultural literacy and global awareness
• Inventive thinking
• Curiosity, creativity
• Higher-order thinking and reasoning
• Adaptability, self-direction, managing complexity
• Effective communication
• Teaming, collaboration, interactive communication
• Personal and social responsibility
• Effective use of real-world tools
• Managing, prioritizing, planning
• Production of relevant, high quality products

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ICT 21st Century Skills

• Learning skills for information, communication,
  and media literacy
• Accessing and managing information
• Integrating and creating information
• Evaluating and analyzing information
• Understanding, managing, and creating effective
  communicationsoral, written, multimedia
• Exercising sound reasoning
• Making complex choices
• Understanding the connections among systems
• Framing, analyzing, and solving problems
• Developing, implementing, communicating new ideas
• Demonstrating teamwork, adaptability, respect
• Practicing self-direction

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A house with many windows

• Curriculum needs a framework.
• Curriculum needs a VISION.
• Curriculum needs ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS.
• Curriculum needs a unified continuum.
• Curriculum needs context.
• Curriculum needs benchmarks, scaffolding.
• Curriculum needs SKILL orientation and
  performance indicators.
• Curriculum needs outcomes.

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Familiar guideposts finding a path in 2006

• Ross Todd said Pay attention to the standards
  and the state benchmarks.
• National Information Literacy Standards
• ISTE Standards
• New York State Learning Standards
• New York State Core Curriculum
• English language Arts May 2005
• Early Literacy
• Social Studies
• Science

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Regional, local guideposts

• Regional Information Literacy Curriculum
• WSWHE RILSC
• Otsego Northern Catskills Encompass Rochester
  Region grades 9 to 14,
• Syracuse Universitys S.O.S.
• School District Information Literacy Curricula-
• Shenedehowa, Niskayuna, South Colonie

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Best Practice as you know it

• What skills do you teach?
• At what level do you teach specific skills?
• What skills do your learners need?
• What competencies do your graduates need?
• What is your vision for preparing graduates for
  the digital and multi-media age?
• What skills connect with your schools existing
  curriculum?

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Ross Remembered

• Transformational learning foundations include
  information literacy and technological literacy.
• Formational student achievement embraces
  knowledge creation, knowledge use, knowledge
  production, knowledge dissemination, knowledge
  values, and reading literacy.
• Nobody is coming to rescue us. We must rescue
  ourselves!