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Teaching Information Skills: Experiences from GUC

Teaching Information Skills: Experiences from GUC. Karen Marie Øvern. Internet Librarian International, Oct. 27 2011. Photo: Oda Hveem (visuello.no) 2009. Gjøvik University College: Approx 2700 students Health and social studies Informatics and media technology and design

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Teaching Information Skills: Experiences from GUC

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  1. Teaching Information Skills: Experiences from GUC Karen Marie Øvern Internet Librarian International, Oct. 27 2011

  2. Photo: Oda Hveem (visuello.no) 2009

  3. Gjøvik University College: Approx 2700 students Health and social studies Informatics and media technology and design Engineering and technology Economics and administrative studies

  4. So far.. Teaching information literacy: Stand-alone lectures No follow-ups Not integrated in the subject disciplines Does it work? Is this effective? Photo: Espen Dalmo

  5. The experiment/ Method • Test group/control group • Information skills test* • Critical Incident Questionnaire • Information skills test v.2 Photo: Espen Dalmo *based on Beile Test of Information Literacy for Education

  6. Results from my study • Students found it easy to: • Google • Get the “technical search stuff” • Boolean operators • Truncation Photo: Espen Dalmo

  7. Results from my study • Students found it hard to: • Get started • Search databases • Find the right keywords • Build an argument • Structure the text • “Read” bibliographies • What is enough?/ When am I done? How many sources? Photo: Espen Dalmo

  8. What I learned • Teach process, not just “where to click” • Annotated bibliographies • The research/publication system • Use YouTube for the technical stuff • Be a mentor, not just a service provider • Timing is essential • Embedded courses feel more relevant and engaging Photo: Espen Dalmo

  9. WHERE ARE WE HEADED? Helse IT Media Teknologi Økonomi & ledelse Photo: OdaHveem (visuello.no) 2009

  10. What we are going to do • Actively seek collaboration with faculty staff • Formulate goals for IL courses • Assess courses and share results • Tailored IL tests • CIQ • Blog and meetings with faculty • New experiments: • Embedded courses • Follow-ups • Liaison librarians Photo: Espen Dalmo

  11. Top Tips Stop saying information literacy - no one knows what is Have your lunch with new people at least a couple of times a week Read the course descriptions and contact the teachers/coordinators in charge, suggesting where you could come in. • National accreditation standards • Skills integrated in course descriptions Photo: Oda Hveem

  12. Top Tips Take your students seriously. Do not prepare one generic lecture that you give to everyone Assessment is important. Dare to do it properly and accept it when you have to change something that isn't working Try something new - and have fun! Photo: Espen Dalmo

  13. Suggested reading Connor, E. (2007). Evidence-based librarianship: case studies and active learning exercises. Oxford: Chandos. Hansson, B., & Lyngfelt, A. (2009). Pedagogiskt arbete i teori och praktik: om bibliotekens roll för studenters och doktoranders lärande. Lund: BTJ.[Swedish] Head, A. J., Eisenberg, M.B. (2010). Truth be told: How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age. Washington: The Information School, University of Washington. Limberg, L., Mikael Alexandersson, Annika Lantz-Andersson, Lena Folkesson. (2008). What matters? Shaping meaningful Learning through Teaching Information Literacy [1]. Libri, 58(2), 82-91. Munde, G., & Marks, K. (2009). Surviving the future: academic libraries, quality and assessment. Oxford: Chandos Publishing.

  14. Thank you! • Contact me: • Karen Marie Øvern • kareno@hig.no • twitter.com/kmovern • www.karenmaries.net Photo: Ingeborg Øvern

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