1. Meeting of the Minds: Practical Ideas for Information Literacy Collaborations in the 21st Century Meeting of the Minds: Practical Ideas for Information Literacy Collaborations in the 21st Century Kean University Library November 14, 2008

2. Kean University Librarians Craig Anderson Craig Anderson Linda Cifelli Linda Cifelli Janette Gonzalez Janette Gonzalez Shirley Horbatt Shirley Horbatt Chrisler Pitts Chrisler Pitts

3. Information Literacy and the 21 st Century Academy: Opportunities for PK-20 Collaboration

4. Practical Reasons for Collaboration Generate student interest by exposure to the university setting, often including a greater number of information resources Generate student interest by exposure to the university setting, often including a greater number of information resources Demonstrate that the need for information literacy skills doesn’t stop with high school graduation, but continues into college Demonstrate that the need for information literacy skills doesn’t stop with high school graduation, but continues into college Help to ease the transition from high school to college libraries Help to ease the transition from high school to college libraries

5. Bring information literacy to the attention of both school and university administrations with the goal of generating the allocation of resources needed to provide effective information literacy instruction Bring information literacy to the attention of both school and university administrations with the goal of generating the allocation of resources needed to provide effective information literacy instruction Provide an atmosphere of creative synergy where librarians and educational media specialists generate new ideas Provide an atmosphere of creative synergy where librarians and educational media specialists generate new ideas

6. Librarians and teaching faculty need to develop students’ critical thinking and problem solving skills for lifelong learning to compete in a global knowledge-based society.

7. What can we do to advance integration of information literacy into the PK-20 curriculum?

8. How Are We Going to Teach Information Literacy Skills to Our Students? To teach information literacy skills, information literacy standards and indicators have to be integrated into the subject curriculum. To accomplish that task it is necessary to have the library as the principal laboratory, where faculty and librarians work in collaboration. To teach information literacy skills, information literacy standards and indicators have to be integrated into the subject curriculum. To accomplish that task it is necessary to have the library as the principal laboratory, where faculty and librarians work in collaboration.

9. Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education “Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education provides a framework for assessing the information literate individual. It also extends the work of the American Association of School Librarians Task Force on Information Literacy Standards, in that way providing higher education an opportunity to articulate its information literacy competencies with those of K-12 so that a continuum of expectations develops for students at all levels.” http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/learningstandards/standards.cfm http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm

10. AASL Standards for the 21st- Century Learner "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner offer vision for teaching and learning to both guide and beckon our profession as education leaders. They will both shape the library program and serve as a tool for library media specialists to use to shape the learning of students in the school.” "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner offer vision for teaching and learning to both guide and beckon our profession as education leaders. They will both shape the library program and serve as a tool for library media specialists to use to shape the learning of students in the school.” http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/learningstandards/standards.cfm

11. Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm “In the following competencies, there are five standards and twenty-two performance indicators. The standards focus upon the needs of students in higher education at all levels. The standards also list a range of outcomes for assessing student progress toward information literacy.”

12. Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education The Standards describe how learners use skills, resources, and tools to 1. inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge; 2. draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge; 1. The information literate student determines the nature and extent of the information needed. 2. The information literate student accesses needed information effectively and efficiently. The Standards PK to 12Higher Education

13. 3. pursue personal and aesthetic growth. 4. share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society; 3. The information literate student evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system. 3. The information literate student evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system. 4. The information literate student, individually or as a member of a group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose. 4. The information literate student, individually or as a member of a group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose. PK to 12Higher Education

14. Possibilities for Fostering Collaborations in the PK- 20 Information Literacy Environment

15. Strive for a commitment regarding information literacy integration in your institution’s strategic plan and mission statement. Strive for a commitment regarding information literacy integration in your institution’s strategic plan and mission statement.

16. Collaborate with undergraduate and graduate teacher education programs to integrate information literacy instruction and assessment into education courses (American Library Association, 2006). Collaborate with undergraduate and graduate teacher education programs to integrate information literacy instruction and assessment into education courses (American Library Association, 2006).

17. Find information literacy “champions” among the teaching faculty. Call upon faculty to share their own best practices for information literacy instruction and assessment and to advocate for information literacy integration in their departments. Find information literacy “champions” among the teaching faculty. Call upon faculty to share their own best practices for information literacy instruction and assessment and to advocate for information literacy integration in their departments.

18. Increase collaborative efforts by teachers and librarians to develop research projects (Breivik, 2000). Take advantage of the Net generation’s tech savvy. Assessment can focus on student- created authentic information products, such as web pages, e- journals, blogs, podcasts, multimedia presentations, etc. Increase collaborative efforts by teachers and librarians to develop research projects (Breivik, 2000). Take advantage of the Net generation’s tech savvy. Assessment can focus on student- created authentic information products, such as web pages, e- journals, blogs, podcasts, multimedia presentations, etc.

19. Social Networking 1635-2002

20. Social Networking 2003-Present

21. Flash Mobs

22. Utilize Web 2.0 technologies to offer Library 2.0 services (Casey & Savastinuk, 2006). Making library research information and assistance available through IM, text messaging, blogs, wikis, MySpace, Facebook, Second Life, etc. could “better meet the social norms, behaviors and expectations of millenial generation students” (Bell, 2007). Utilize Web 2.0 technologies to offer Library 2.0 services (Casey & Savastinuk, 2006). Making library research information and assistance available through IM, text messaging, blogs, wikis, MySpace, Facebook, Second Life, etc. could “better meet the social norms, behaviors and expectations of millenial generation students” (Bell, 2007).

23. Library 2.0

24. NJPLP21

25. What is the status of PK-20 Information Literacy collaboration?

26. National Collaborative Efforts: Task Force: Task Force: Blueprint for Collaboration, AASL/ACRL Task Force on the Educational Role of Libraries (American Library Association, 2006) Blueprint for Collaboration, AASL/ACRL Task Force on the Educational Role of Libraries (American Library Association, 2006) Blueprint for Collaboration, AASL/ACRL Task Force on the Educational Role of Libraries Blueprint for Collaboration, AASL/ACRL Task Force on the Educational Role of Libraries Professional Association/Committee Memberships: Professional Association/Committee Memberships: AASL/ACRL Interdivisional Committee on Information Literacy AASL/ACRL Interdivisional Committee on Information Literacy Library Instruction Round Table (ALA) Library Instruction Round Table (ALA) Instruction Section (ACRL) Instruction Section (ACRL) Professional listservs (including INFOLIT and ILI-L) Professional listservs (including INFOLIT and ILI-L) Conferences and Workshops: Conferences and Workshops: ALA conferences ALA conferences AASL conferences AASL conferences LOEX conferences LOEX conferences

27. National Collaborative Efforts: Look to other states for benchmark collaborative efforts. Some examples: Central Pennsylvania K-16 Information Literacy Network (Pennsylvania State University, 2008) Central Pennsylvania K-16 Information Literacy Network (Pennsylvania State University, 2008) Central Pennsylvania K-16 Information Literacy Network Central Pennsylvania K-16 Information Literacy Network CLOC (Community Librarians Outreach and Collaboration, 2008) CLOC (Community Librarians Outreach and Collaboration, 2008) CLOC Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education (Burhanna & Jensen, 2006; Kent State University, 2008) Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education (Burhanna & Jensen, 2006; Kent State University, 2008) Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education

28. Statewide Collaborative Efforts: Professional Association & Committee Memberships: Professional Association & Committee Memberships: New Jersey Association of School Librarians New Jersey Association of School Librarians User Education Committee of the NJLA-CUS / ACRL-NJ User Education Committee of the NJLA-CUS / ACRL-NJ Conferences and Workshops: Conferences and Workshops: Professional development activities sponsored by the User Education Committee of the New Jersey Library Association, College and University Section (NJLA-CUS) and the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL-NJ) Professional development activities sponsored by the User Education Committee of the New Jersey Library Association, College and University Section (NJLA-CUS) and the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL-NJ) Professional development activities sponsored by the New Jersey Association of School Librarians Professional development activities sponsored by the New Jersey Association of School Librarians

29. Local Collaborative Efforts: PK-12/Higher Education Collaborations: PK-12/Higher Education Collaborations: Librarians work with teachers and media specialists to plan learning activities for PK-12 classes that visit university libraries. Librarians work with teachers and media specialists to plan learning activities for PK-12 classes that visit university libraries. Librarians work with PK-12 students participating in programs such as Upward Bound, Adelante Scholars, and Science Star. Librarians work with PK-12 students participating in programs such as Upward Bound, Adelante Scholars, and Science Star. Community College/4-year College Collaborations: Community College/4-year College Collaborations: Librarians at 4-year colleges and community college librarians share information literacy documents. Librarians at 4-year colleges and community college librarians share information literacy documents. First Year Experience (FYE) Collaboration: First Year Experience (FYE) Collaboration: Librarians collaborate with FYE instructors to incorporate information literacy objectives and activities into the course. Librarians collaborate with FYE instructors to incorporate information literacy objectives and activities into the course. General Education Collaboration: General Education Collaboration: Librarians collaborate with faculty in integrating information literacy activities and assessment into General Education courses. Librarians collaborate with faculty in integrating information literacy activities and assessment into General Education courses. Collaborations with Upper-level and Graduate courses: Collaborations with Upper-level and Graduate courses: Librarians collaborate with faculty in integrating information literacy activities and assessment into numerous courses. Librarians collaborate with faculty in integrating information literacy activities and assessment into numerous courses.

30. Local Collaborative Efforts at Kean University In January 2008, a team of Kean University librarians applied for a 2008-2009 Quality First Initiative (QFI) grant. In January 2008, a team of Kean University librarians applied for a 2008-2009 Quality First Initiative (QFI) grant. The QFI proposal requested funding for Kean University librarians to work collaboratively with area high school teachers and library media specialists to develop and implement information literacy lesson plans. The QFI proposal requested funding for Kean University librarians to work collaboratively with area high school teachers and library media specialists to develop and implement information literacy lesson plans.

31. QFI Grant Funding Awarded April 2008 The team invited several area high schools to participate in the collaborative information literacy project. The team invited several area high schools to participate in the collaborative information literacy project. Two high schools are coming in the fall semester of 2008. Two high schools are coming in the fall semester of 2008. Three high schools are coming in the spring semester of 2009. Three high schools are coming in the spring semester of 2009.

32. Looking Ahead…. We look forward to working with the students, library media specialists and teachers of the participating high schools. We look forward to working with the students, library media specialists and teachers of the participating high schools.

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