Summer, 2001 21:248 Information Literacy

Jean Donham Monday through Thursday, 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Friday 10: A. M. to 1:00 P.M.

Office hours: July 23 to 27, 2000

July 23-26, 4:00 to 5:00 PM 1 semester hour

Or by appointment

Course Objectives:

· To examine models of the information search process and consider their importance

· To examine the effect of mental models of information processing

· To characterize the role of mediators in the process of information seeking

· To define information literacy

· To apply instructional design principles in the development of information literacy instruction

Expectations:

1. Read assigned readings and write responses.

2. Participate in in-class discussions of readings provided.

3. Develop an information literacy lesson for an identified student audience providing a description of the lesson using a standard lesson design framework, a rationale for the importance of the lesson and for its instructional design, and a description of how student performance will be assessed.

Assignments

1. Four article summaries/responses. (40 points)

2. A lesson plan for teaching information literacy in a student-defined setting. The plan will include objective (related to a National Standard), teacher input, student activities, assessment, and description of the setting for the instruction. To be presented to class on Friday. (60 points)

Description

The class will combine brief lectures and a seminar style that involves reading and discussing materials each day. Each class session is organized around a topic related to the teaching of information literacy in libraries.

Materials

Required:

Thomas, Nancy Pickering. Information Literacy and Information Skills Instruction: Applying Research to Practice in the School Library Media Center. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 1999.

Additional readings will be provided in-class.

Calendar
July 23	Learning Theory. Behaviorism, Constructivism, Multiple Intelligences, Mental Models. Text, Chapter 5: “Diagnosing Instructional Needs and Accounting for Individual Differences.”
July 24	Information Skills: AASL/AECT Information Literacy Standards Models of Information Search Processes AASL/AECT Information Literacy Standards http://www.ala.org/aasl/ip_nine.html http://www.ala.org/acrl/ilstandardlo.html Text, Chapter 3: “Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process (ISP)”. Text, Chapter 4: “Process Models for Information Skills Instruction.”
July 26	Strategies for Teaching Information Literacy Effective Research Assignments Text, Chapter 6: “Current Trends in Research on Information Skills Instruction.” Text, Chapter 7: “From Reference Skills to Technology Literacy: the Impact of Computers on Information Skills Instruction.”
July 27	Assessment of Student Learning Web Sites for Information Literacy Donham, Jean. Assessment of Information Products and Processes. McHenry, IL: Follett Software Company, 1998. (To be provided by professor) Text, Chapter 8: “Assessment and Information Skills Instruction.”
July 28	Collaborative Planning Present Lessons Teacher Librarian 27. (October 1999). Selected articles. (To be provided by professor)