LIBE 477 - Reading Review #2

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Reading Review #2

My keywords that will focus my assignment for LIBE 477 are:

  • library instruction... the term reference/bibliographic instruction did not find the information that I was looking for and returned many outdated websites and articles, so it needed to be updated.
  • information/digital literacy skills
  • information inquiry process
I was able to find a great chapter called "Leveraging Library Instruction in a Digital Age" from the book Changing the Scope of Library Instruction in the Digital Age (which I downloaded for later exploration.) The chapter talked about using our brief face-to-face time with students, as well as digital supplemental lessons to provide students with a solid understanding of information literacy skills. They even went so far as to break down the process into a comprehensive list of activities, and state which activities would be best suited to each situation (in a table!!!!). I will use this table to help guide which of my lessons will be face-to-face and which will be accessed by students in tutorial form for the information inquiry process. The chapter has so many great ideas for lessons to include in my project, as well as a real classroom example of the information inquiry process and a handout used by students to plan their topic and guide their search.

After many overwhelming internet searches on the topic of library instruction, I came across a document that was a digital literacy curriculum from a school district in America and I thought that I would try a search for information/digital literacy skills in BC. That brought me to BC's Digital Literacy Framework which was very helpful in detailing the standards that are required for each grade level. By linking those standards to the ideas for lessons in the previous document, I will have a fleshed out, detailed list of lessons to teach and corresponding standards to assess. 

Another great resource that I found was a video by Mike Eisenberg entitled What is Information Literacy?, which answers questions about his Big6 information literacy inquiry model and information literacy in general. This video helped me to see that information literacy is the big umbrella that encompasses things like media literacy and digital literacy, and it will also help me to group my library instruction lessons into the stages of the inquiry process.

                                                                                                            (Eisenberg, 2010)


To label the stages of the inquiry process, I found that The BCTLA's Points of Inquiry Framework and The Big6 inquiry model were really useful. I liked parts of both, and while I will probably use the image of the stages from The Points of Inquiry, I appreciate how the Big6 fits within those stages and gives students a bit more information around what goes on in each stage. The Points of Inquiry also contains standards that students should be meeting at each stage to allow for assessment, as well as suggests useful technology tools and instructional strategies, which I found really helpful. The Big6 inquiry guide also provides some lesson examples and information on how to get students asking good questions for inquiry.

                                                                         (BCTLA, 2011, p. 2)
                                                                




Reading Review #2 Sources: 

Berkowitz, B. & Eisenberg, M. (no date). Learning Inquiry Big6 Style: It all Starts with Asking Great Questions! Retrieved from 

The British Columbia Teacher-Librarians' Association (BCTLA). (January, 2011). The Points of Inquiry: A Framework for Information Literacy and the 21st Century Learner. Retrieved from https://bctla.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/the-points-of-inquiry.pdf

Eisenberg, M. (Sept. 1, 2010). Mike Eisenberg Vodcast #1—What is Information Literacy?. [video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9UXEDNP1lc

Government of British Columbia. (no date). BC's Digital Literacy Framework. Retrieved from https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/kindergarten-to-grade-12/teach/teaching-tools/digital-literacy-framework.pdf

Hallis, R. (2018). Leveraging Library Instruction in a Digital Age. In Bhattacharyya, S., & Patnaik, K. R. (Eds.), Changing the Scope of Library Instruction in the Digital Age (pp. 1-23). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-2802-9.ch001




Other Resources that I came across on my search that could be useful in the future as I gather information to make lessons on each skill and stage of the inquiry process...



Comments

  1. D.McNeeSeptember 30, 2020 at 8:58 PM

    This post demonstrates that you have built a strong foundation for your inquiry. You have curated strong sources to support your learning. I appreciate the detailed annotations and specific examples. I also appreciate how you have refined your topic and that your narrative explains your process.

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