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Information Literacy Collaborations with Faculty – Sustainable?. Anne Fullerton Kathy MacDonald University of Waterloo. Faculty Opinions: Teaching Information Literacy. 46% collaborative approach 39% librarians solely responsible Faculty Support for Instructional Options. % Overall. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Information Literacy Collaborations with Faculty –
Sustainable?
Anne FullertonKathy MacDonald
University of Waterloo
Faculty Opinions: Teaching Information Literacy
46% collaborative approach39% librarians solely responsible
Faculty Support for Instructional Options
(Leckie and Fullerton, 1999)
% O
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What’s Your Image of a Librarian/Faculty Collaboration?
Activity Draw your view of an IL collaboration.
• Discuss drawings/views at your table. Patterns?• Give examples of collaborations at your institution. • Arrange the drawings in a continuum
Our Framework
• Collaboration is recursive• Sustainability is the capacity to endure• Program level focus• Other Academic Partners included• Assessment is recursive????
Earlham Model of library instruction - based on collaboration with faculty and tied to curriculum goals. 1960 - 1990
Evan Farber, College Librarian; ACRL Research Librarian 1980.
• Librarians are educators who contribute to college mission
• Quaker values collaboration
• Succession plans to ensure sustainability
Mellon Project @ UC Berkeley
• Campus Academic Partners
• 6 day Institute• I-teams redesign course s
and assignments• Faculty and Librarian
Fellows• Stipends
Doe Moffitt Library Stacks with art installation of flying books.
Are there successful Top Down approaches to collaboration?
• Accrediting Agencies – Middle States; CEAB• Evidence Based Medicine – Medical; Allied
Health• University System – CSU
NOTE: see end of presentation for details of above
• Government directives – UUDLES
Council of Ontario Universities (Gov’t): University Undergraduate Degree Expectations
• Systematically evaluate /compare Ugrad programs and graduating students knowledge & skills
• 6 Expectations (OCAV)• Mapped to ACRL IL standards (Lisa and Tom)• Assessed during Ugrad Program Reviews (UPRAC )• Senate doc statement on acceptance• Full implementation 2008 – 2013
UUDLES, GDLES, CUDLES
Six Expectations
• Depth & breadth of knowledge• Knowledge of methodologies• Application of knowledge• Communication skills• Awareness of limits of knowledge• Autonomy and professional capacity
How can Librarians join the UUDLES discussions / collaborations
on your campus?
Activity 21. Discuss: How to join the discussions/ collaborations. Think
about our examples, create new ones.
2. If you have been involved in UUDLEs discussions/collaborations on your campus, what facilated your inclusion?
3. What support/help could OCUL provide? ........survey
Information Literate University
Management• UL part of strategic decisions
• IL in strategic documents
• IL strategy seen as USP for university
• Common understanding of IL
• Talk of IL “education”
• Stakeholders roles clear
• IL work part of most jobs
• Majority enjoy education role, may have qualifications, are reflective practitioners
• Channels for teaching discussions
• Good collaboration and mutual respect
• Key part of strategy
Librarians
In an Information Literate University:
Review Your Drawing – any changes? Redraw?
Activity 3• Based on our discussions, does your collaboration
drawing still fit your views?• Has your role in collaboration changed?• Any insights? Can you see yourself doing things
differently in the future?
Wrap up...Next Year @ OLA?
Supporting Ontario Librarians’ collaborations in curriculum renewal and with UUDLES.
Activity #1 Report Out
Flipchart Records:• Collaboration is: (P= process O=outcome I=inputs)
– small beginning – relationship P– outreach by librarian P– feed faculty research P– a power dynamic P– Co-ordinated— so students doesn’t see you 5x! P– engineering grad course O– embed content in course O– disappointing—no success O– co-teaching— knew prof. so easier to arrange O– need more time & staff I– accreditation expectations I– IL—hard to fit into the puzzle I– start collab.—not?
Activity #2 Report Out
How have/could you been involved in UDLEs. (Processes?)• Be aware of undergrad program reviews schedules
– proactive at beginning, eg. faculty retreats• Senate committee activities/promotion to Senate• Work with CTE/TSS teaching support centre on campus• Essential Employability Skills – 6 categories of skills
graduates of Ontario College must demonstrate http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/college/progstan/essential.html
• Change your approach to “What do you want students to know/do?
California State University System
• CSU campuses – Information Competence grad requirement since
http://www.calstate.edu/LS/Overview.shtml
• Integrate IC through all courses at all levels of the university. Now ICT Test
• History of Building Consensus• Grants for collaboration – with appropriate LL
Two Accrediting Agencies address Information Literacy
• Curriculum Integrated since 1994• Competency levels from novice to
expert• Appropriate assessment measures
Mapped to ACRL standards (Murphy and Saleh, 20??)
Evidence-based medicine approach : Medicine & Allied Health
Mondash University:Centre for Effective Practice Logo. 2008
E B P Patient Views
ResearchEvidence
Evidence Based Medicine
• 5 step processStep 1: The question (Ask)Step 2: The evidence (Acquire)Step 3: The appraisal (Appraise)Step 4: The integration (Apply)Step 5: The evaluation (Self Reflection)
• Centre for Evidence-Based Medicinehttp://ktclearinghouse.ca/cebm