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Chris Powis, Isn't it all on the Web anyway? Teaching Information Skills to the Google Generation
- 1. School Libraries: Leading Learning School Library Association ‘ Isn’t it all on the Web anyway?’ Teaching information skills to the Google generation Chris Powis University of Northampton June 2008
- 2. The Changing Student Body ‘ Intellectually lazy’ or just strategic learners? ‘ horizontal’ searching behaviours Digitally savvy? High expectations of IT Want to interact not accept passively Value for money Perception of libraries Anti-intermediary, anti-expert
- 3. Shouting into the wind …. Power of the reading list Major influences on student choice are teachers and friends - not us Importance layout/length in choice Most have good search skills - evaluation is what they need No use of traditional ‘library’ tools Backed by CIBER Report – Information behaviour of the researcher of the future. CIBER, 2008 But there is hope …
- 4. Expectations Almost certainly low? Passive Boring Spoon fed
- 5. The Librarian as teacher Identity Visibility Collaboration
- 6. Identity Do we believe that we are teachers Are we trained as teachers? How are we involved in the learning process? How ‘professional’ are we about this role?
- 7. Visibility Status Power Expertise Reputation Control (esp. timing and location) Gender/age/race
- 8. Collaboration Develop a teaching team approach Collaborate Engage Reflect
- 9. Start with the learner Audit their needs and expectations Ask them Discuss with stakeholders Academics Techies (IT and/or media) Triangulate
- 10. Planning Be aware of your own style Be inclusive (gender, culture, add. Needs) Variation is the key
- 11. Once you’ve got them … Conversation Innovation Variety Active Challenging
- 12. Once you’ve got them …. Provide a rationale Build on early success Give feedback/assess Use the group Manage crises
- 13. Once you’ve got them … Relevant and interesting To the subject but also the student “ librarians love to search, everybody else likes to find” (Eric Lease Morgan, Notre Dame Univ.) Performance Whether you like it or not Spontaneity or planned Be careful of novelty value – entertainment entertains which isn’t necessarily the same as learning
- 14. Professional identity? We are teachers! We are not only teachers! Integrate scholarship Develop yourself Engage in the debate Reflect
- 15. Contacts [email_address] 01604 892229