Information Literacy Workshop
A huge thank you to Jo-Anne Naslund, Instructional Programs Librarian at the Education Library, for presenting today’s workshop, Developing Information Smarts: Inquiry in a Digital World. The Education Library website has a page devoted to the LLED 320 course and that page can be found here.
As an introduction, Jo-Anne asked us to work with the material found in a document produced by the BCTLA Info Lit Task Force, The Points of Inquiry: A Framework for Information Literacy and the 21st Century Learner (Thanks to Kaela for the link – LH). The task was to consider how each point of inquiry – connect & wonder, investigate, construct, express, and reflect – might play out in a lesson.
After the intro we got right down to work on the Developing Information Smarts Webquest, a task accessible via the Ed Lib’s LLED 320 web page. The task addresses the four main aspects of the research process:
- Find & Select
- Analyse & Evaluate
- Record & Organize
- Communicate & Present
The day wrapped up with SMART Bingo and prizes to the winners!
Of course, to be info literate, you need to be able to use the hardware. For some, that can be a real challenge…
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Choice Literacy Website
If you can get your hardware working, please check out this website recommended to me by Dr. Marlene Asselin, the LLED 320 coordinator – Choice Literacy. According to Marlene:
“It’s a rich and extensive collection of ideas from people on the ground – literacy leaders, coaches, and teachers. It includes:
- Workshop protocols for leading study groups, in-services, and workshops
- Sample observation forms and needs assessment surveys
- Professional quality video examples of best literacy practices from classrooms throughout the country
- The newest writing from top authors in the field
- Short, focused articles for use in workshop discussions and mentoring meetings
- Year-long calendars and plans for leading new teacher initiatives
- Themed booklists for content and genre study
That’s all for now.
– Lawrence