Building Bridges Between Students and Practitioners

1. Building Bridges Between Students and Practitioners Dr. Odin Jurkowski Dr. Patricia Antrim Dr. Jennifer Robins Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Juried Papers Session 6.4 - 01.13.2005 http://faculty.cmsu.edu/libraryscience/ALISE2005

2. Agenda • Introduction and Background • Benefits to Students • Benefits to the Community • Highlights of Presentations • Motivation / Volition • Challenges / Recommendations

3. Introduction and Background • LIS Program • NCATE approved School Library Program • Courses • LIS 5712: Integration & Utilization • LIS 5660: Government Publications • LIS 5850: Using Online Resources • Conference • Missouri Association of School Librarians

4. Benefits to Students • Engages students in learning • Reflects varied learning styles • Provides real world experience • Involves students in a community of practitioners and conference work • Demonstrates the value of the coursework • Builds a closer relationship with fellow classmates and teacher

5. Benefits to the Community • Engaging newcomers as presenters benefit the community • Discuss applications of research • Share resources • Present strategies to support community objectives • Introduce future colleagues and association leaders

6. Highlights from Integration & Utilization • Conference was an alternative to the final in-class presentations with both built upon the concept of librarian/teacher collaboration • Faculty member provided overview of collaboration, levels, importance, and structure of presentation • Students alternated and shared techniques, tips, and lesson ideas that audience could later model or use • Specific examples of lessons were created to demonstrate how collaboration can be achieved

7. Highlights from Government Publications • Built connections between government resource content, students’ abilities, and curriculum • Developed a brochure describing a government resource • Tested resources against K-12 campus firewalls and filters

8. Highlights from Using Online Resources • Process for using information to enrich lessons • Observations about teaching and learning • Using online databases versus Internet sources

9. Motivation / Volition • Cross the Rubicon • Students implement intentions • Faculty facilitate their success • Students benefit • Develop meaning and mastery over content • Extend their understanding of professionally engaged school librarians

10. Challenges • Time frame requires advanced planning and dealing with uncertainty • Logistics (time and money for students) • Number of students will vary • Faculty ensures student success

11. Recommendations • Choose an in-state conference • Give students autonomy • Relieve presentation anxieties • Keep students on track / time • Modify presentation techniques • Provide handouts / URLs • Rethink equipment

12. Selected References • Lyn Corno, “Introduction to the Special Issue Work Habits and Work Styles: Volition in Education,” Teachers College Record 106, no. 9 (2004): 1669-1694. • Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger, Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation. (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991). • David Loertscher, Carol Koechlin, and Sandi Zwaan, Ban Those Bird Units! 15 Models for Teaching and Learning in Information-rich and Technology-rich Environments. (San Jose, CA: Hi Willow, 2004).