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Jane Secker & Emma Coonan
A New Curriculum for Information Literacy
Image: ‘Tulip staircase at the Queens House, Greenwich’ by mcginnly, flickr.com
The Arcadia Programme• Based at Cambridge University Library• Academic advisor: 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:
• 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
Our research remit:Develop a new, revolutionary curriculum for information literacy in a digital age
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 workshopmethod, findings and preliminary curriculum presented
curriculum refined in light of feedback
What our experts said…Modular, flexible
holistic, 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
Rehabilitating information literacyIL is not:
• seen as part of the mainstream academic mission
• merely functional/technological skills
• the preserve or saviour of the library
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
“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
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 levelClasses should be active, reflective, relevant to student needYou could use the curriculum to audit your own (or your
institution’s) training provision
Careers UnitAlumni Office
Student ServicesResearch Support Unit
FacultyLearning Development
Learning DevelopmentStudent ambassadors
International OfficeDisability Unit
Student ServicesCareers Unit
FacultyLibrary
LibraryLibraryStudent ambassadors
LibraryFaculty
Learning DevelopmentFaculty
FacultyResearch Support
Unit
How would YOU implement the New Curriculum for Information Literacy at your own institution?
ANCIL outputs, July 2011
Executive summaryCurriculum and supporting documents‘Teaching learning: perceptions of information literacy‘
(theoretical background)Expert consultation report
Free to download at http://newcurriculum.wordpress.com/
Next steps, October 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
Thank you!
Jane Secker & Emma Coonan