1. Empowering your school… Digital literacy, libraries and learning Lyn Hay School of Information Studies Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga, NSW

2. Literacy for the 21st century Literacy involves a complex set of abilities to understand and use the dominant symbol systems of a culture for personal and community development… demand for these abilities vary in different societies. In a technological society, the concept is expanding to include the media and electronic text in addition to alphabets and numbers. Individuals must be given life- long learning opportunities to move along a continuum that includes reading, writing, and the critical understanding and decision-making abilities they need in their communities. The Centre for Literacy of QuebecThe Centre for Literacy of Quebec (2001)

3. ICT Integration Mixed success?  Lack of whole school approach  Range of staff ICT expertise  Technical agenda overrides or undermines educational goals  Exemplary practice not turned into policy  Lack of opportunities for PD, collaboration, mentoring within the workplace  Lack of leadership in ICT integration

4. Information leads the agenda… schools must follow  Information society exists  Schools are to prepare students to function effectively within an IS  Mechanisms of schools need to better reflect an IS  Information vision viewing information as philosophy, skills, process & product

5. Digital literacy is the ability to understand and use information from a variety of sources when presented via computers. Gilster, Paul. Digital Literacy. (1997)

6. Emerging technologies & challenges  PhoneChannel PhoneChannel  Interactive textbooks Interactive  Tablet PCs Tablet  Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT) SPOT  Recording toys toys  Computerised tutor tutor rewriting the rules of engagement

7.  Smart mobs & blogging mobsbloggingmobsblogging  Nanotechnology Nano  Supercomputing & petaflops Super  Virtual keyboards keyboards  Ultrawideband (UWB) wireless UWB  Electronic paper paper  Internet2 network Internet2 Emerging technologies & challenges rewriting the rules of engagement

8.  accesses information efficiently and effectively  evaluates information critically and competently  uses information accurately and creatively I. Information Literacy The student who is information literate… Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning

9.  pursues information related to personal interests  appreciates literature and other creative expressions of information  strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation II. Independent Learning The student who is an independent learner is information literate and… Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning

10.  recognises the importance of information to a democratic society  practices ethical behaviour in regard to information and information technology  participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information III. Social Responsibility The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society… Refer to IL Standards handout Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning

11. How can and do school libraries contribute to the development of information literate students?

12. School libraries can maximise student achievement  a clearly developed learning program  collaboration between teachers & TL  facilitating individual visits to the school library  TL providing inservice training for teachers  TL identifying materials for teachers  TL teaching information literacy skills to students  facilitating the integration of information technology into learning programs Through… Hamilton-Pennell C., Lance K. C., Rodney M. J., & Hainer, E. (2000). Dick and Jane go to the head of the class. [online] Dick and Jane go to the head of the class. Dick and Jane go to the head of the class.

13. Importance of TL in teaching & learning  school has a full-time TL  TL spends time teaching information literacy to students & planning instructional units with teachers  TL provides inservice training to teachers  school library is open longer hours as opposed to shorter hours  school library has a cooperative relationship with the public library  school library provides Internet access  school library has a collection development policy targeted to curriculum goals Improved reading test scores when the… Information empoweredInformation empowered (Alaska study, 1999) Information empowered

14. This research…  funding of school libraries must sufficiently allow for adequate staff, resources & ICT to maximise engagement in effective information- based learning  importance of school policies & practices that encourage TLs to assume leadership positions  vital importance of networked ICT to maximise access to information resources  flexible scheduling to maximise student access to library & information resources Highlights some key considerations… Todd, R. (2002). Evidence based practice.

15. Principal Research  Ps & TLs viewed TL critical contributions to quality teaching and learning as:  professional development of teaching staff, collegiality, collection management, process orientation, ICT expertise  Ps & TLs strongly agreed barriers hindering information literacy across curriculum were:  funding, teacher knowledge & beliefs, teachers desire, planning time, credentials Henri, J., Hay, L. & Oberg, D. (2002)

16. Principal Support  had an understanding of information literacy & encouraged teachers to embrace it  supported TL as a quasi-senior member of staff as long as the TL was credible  identified TLs as ‘natural’ ICT leaders  relied on TL’s professional judgement  provide TLs with major freedom to ‘do their own thing’  allowed release to plan & teach collaboratively, & and undertake professional development Hay, L. & Henri, J. (1995)

17. Information Leadership: A New Era?  a whole school information philosophy  understands the core issues of student learning & professional development  whose understanding of technology, is not necessarily technical, but rather a technological vision  one who interprets educational & administration needs into technological solutions  ensures a balanced approach to ICT-related issues

18. Information Policy  Schools haven’t been too good at this  Info policy issues are contentious  Policy captures an organisations’ ‘thinking’ about an issue  Provides guidance and strives for a consistent approach  Has to be developed & owned by all stakeholders  ICT has brought the need for info policy process to the fore

19. Information Policy Issues  Copyright  Digital copyright, licensing, caching  Student access to the Internet, AUP  Plagiarism  Information literacy  Intellectual property  Disputed materials  Filtering  Privacy  Email  Web publishing  Intranet, personal space  ICT integration

20. Knowledge Management  Information as asset, currency, contributes to organisation’s success  Collective knowledge of an organisation as intellectual capital  Developing a ‘collaborative’ culture  Effective management/use of knowledge can lead to efficiencies  Recognising knowledge & skills within the school  Evidence-based practice approach

21. Digital literacy, learning & libraries Depends upon a whole school approach to ICT integration where: Information Literacy + Information Literacy + Information Policy Information Policy Knowledge Management Knowledge Management = Information Leadership

22. IL – combat copy & paste mentality IL – require students to complete information tasks demanding deep thinking IL – provide students with strategies to record information in own words IL – provide students with guidelines to cite sources and compile reference lists IL – apply active learning & authentic assessment principles to tasks PlagiarismPlagiarism

23. IP – articulate expectations of staff & student use of other people’s words/products information in assessment, copyright & web publishing policies IP – present guidelines re policies near photocopiers, PCs, multimedia/video equipment IP – identify educational & legal reasons/ implications IP – provide regular updates of new legislation re digital information PlagiarismPlagiarism

24. KM – develop policy to protect your school’s intellectual property KM – include copyright statement on your website KM – develop watermark for resources shared beyond your school KM – develop a database of school-based documents, curriculum resources, units KM – disseminate updates re strategies to avoid plagiarism incl. parents PlagiarismPlagiarism

25. IL – strategies to access, evaluate, record information IL – skills to create & publish information products IL – opportunities to develop skills in communicating with others IL – netiquette & Internet ethics IL – assess own performance in IS IL – assess quality of own products Student Internet Access

26. IP – availability of tools IP – acceptable use policy guidelines IP – student storage, disks vs filespace IP – free vs directed Web searching, filtering & caching IP – student safety & privacy IP – legal ramifications of copyright breach IP – web publishing guidelines Student Internet Access

27. KM – managing intranet & Intranet publishing KM – archiving student work KM – remote access from home KM – managing individual student email accounts KM – disseminating information to parents, access to student records/progress KM – registry of student ICT expertise KM – registry of disputed materials, AUP access breaches Student Internet Access

28.  Manage information & ICT issues across all 3 domains of IL, IP & KM to address the breadth of digital literacy in your school  TLs can lead policy development process re information & ICT use  Develop an ILSC blueprint – work from ‘emerging’ thru to ‘advanced’ blueprint

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