Librarians as Teachers: Forming a Learning and Teaching Community of Practice

Osborn, Jennifer

doi:10.1080/24750158.2017.1328633

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“…The changing nature of today’s universities vis-à-vis the need for an outcomes-based teaching-learning platform, smart learning environment in higher education demand librarians to work closely and synergistically with academic staff in identifying new frontiers and innovative practices through regular dialogue and feed backing to better serve the ever increasing digital and information needs of the learners. In the words of Osborn (2017: 162), “collaborating with our academic colleagues, librarians are becoming teachers of twenty-first century research skills”.…”

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Linking digital literacy and online information searching strategies of Philippine university students: The moderating role of mindfulness

Atoy

Garcia

Cadungog

et al. 2020

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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The extent to which students are able to maximize the potential benefits of information from the online world depends, in great measure, on the development of a set of skills that would make them effective users and decision-makers. While previous studies have revealed the role of prior knowledge, availability of ICT resources and infrastructure in the development of information-type skills, the identification of other unexplored variables remains important in information science. This paper seeks to ascertain the moderating role of mindfulness on digital literacy and online information searching strategies on a select group of university students in the Philippines. Structural equation modeling was used to test a hypothesized model and explore the factors affecting the information-seeking behavior of 321 students from the largest comprehensive university in the Philippines. A multi-aspect instrument, consisting of a robotfoto, and three scales such as the Langer Mindfulness Scale (LMS), Internet Skills Scale (ISS), and Online Information Searching Strategies Inventory (OISSI), was used in this study. Results revealed that digital literacy had a direct positive relationship with the online information searching strategies of students. Surprisingly, mindfulness did not moderate the relationship between digital literacy and online information searching strategies. Further, digital literacy was found to be a mediating factor to university students’ information searching strategies. Implications of these for library practice and policy are discussed in this paper.

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Linking digital literacy and online information searching strategies of Philippine university students: The moderating role of mindfulness

Atoy

Garcia

Cadungog

et al. 2020

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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“…However, as Doskatsch (2003) notes, connecting information literacy and research skill development to student learning can be challenging as 'success in fostering faculty-librarian collaboration depends on establishing common understanding and overcoming preconceptions and perceptions of such a relationship, and the external forces that drive cross-disciplinary collaboration ' (p. 111). Although the development of IL was considered by the profession to be as Doskatsch (2003) identifies, 'educationally, professionally and politically desirable ' (p. 114), more than a decade on, the literature clearly suggests the same challenges remain (Osborn 2017;Corrall & Jolly, 2019). Bryant et al (2020) lament that academic libraries can still be 'burdened by their historical role as a physical repository of print collections' (p. 12).…”

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The Pedagogical Frameworks Adopted by Monash University Library

Torres

Yazbeck

2021

Connecting the Library to the Curriculum

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This chapter describes three of the pedagogical frameworks that comprise the Models of Engaged Learning and Teaching (Willison, J. (2017). The Models of Engaged Learning and Teaching (MELT); Willison, J. (2020). The models of engaged learning and teaching: Connecting sophisticated thinking from early childhood to PhD. Springer). Monash University Library (MUL) adopted the MELT to underpin its teaching practice and guide library–faculty teaching collaborations. The MELT include the Research Skill Development (RSD) framework (Willison, J., & O'Regan, K. (2006/2018). Research skill development framework), the Work Skill Development (WSD) framework (Bandaranaike, S., & Willison, J. (2009/2018). Revised by Monash University Library, 2019. Work skill development framework; Revised by Monash University Library 2019) and the Digital Skill Development (DSD) framework (Torres, L., McLeod, A., Yazbeck, B., Rayner, G., Skrbis, M., Yates, S., Dickson, N., & Fulton, H. (2018). Digital skill development framework). The MELT have proved effective and adaptable in a range of disciplines and learning contexts by describing not only what students’ research, work and digital skills are but how they can be explicitly developed as a critical part of learning. Successful application of these models has strengthened and maximised the effectiveness of library–faculty teaching collaborations. This has enabled the library to remain responsive to contemporary skill agendas and as such, catalysed transformative change by repositioning the Library as a key contributor to student learning.

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“…IL is commonly taught by librarians in HEIs, using a variety of pedagogical approaches, such as play-based learning (Walsh, 2018); inquiry-based learning (McKinney, 2013); and problem and project-based learning (Boss et al, 2015). There is increasing research internationally into the professional roles of librarians as educators (Mallon et al, 2019;Osborn, 2017;Wheeler & McKinney, 2015). Models and frameworks of IL such as A New Curriculum for Information Literacy (ANCIL) (Secker & Coonan, 2011) However, there is also ongoing debate, particularly in HE, in relation to the contested nature of other various literacies which clearly overlap with IL such as digital literacy, academic literacy, media literacy, or associated skills such as research skills, information competencies or digital fluency, all of which are used in a variety of contexts.…”

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Information literacy outreach between universities and schools

Wagg

McKinney²

2020

JIL

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Research shows that students starting higher education (HE) often lack an essential level of information literacy (IL). To address this issue, a growing number of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) engage with schools through Information Literacy Outreach Programmes (ILOPs). This paper explores the forces and motivations behind how and why HEIs engage with schools through ILOPs, and discusses their impact on beneficiaries. Using a UK research-led university in the North of England as a single case study (hitherto XXXX), this research project adopted a qualitative case study approach and used Situational Analysis to explore and analyse the data collected. Data collection involved semi-structured interviews with key staff that participated in the IL outreach programme, and a model was developed to illustrate diagrammatically the key outcomes and phases of the IL Outreach Programme. Key findings revealed that the IL Outreach Programme at XXXX is an effective mechanism for bridging the social worlds of schools and HE; for creating partnerships and knowledge sharing between institutions; for breaking down social barriers and inequalities; and for developing critically aware, independent learners. The significance of this paper is that it helps us understand the impact of IL outreach programmes, and how such programmes provide schools and HEIs with an opportunity to work collaboratively and share knowledge and best practice. It also provides a valuable addition to IL literature.

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Librarians as Teachers: Forming a Learning and Teaching Community of Practice

Cited by 20 publications

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Linking digital literacy and online information searching strategies of Philippine university students: The moderating role of mindfulness

Linking digital literacy and online information searching strategies of Philippine university students: The moderating role of mindfulness

The Pedagogical Frameworks Adopted by Monash University Library

Information literacy outreach between universities and schools

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