Get ‘Em Coming and Going: An Interactive Information Literacy Workshop for Pre-Service Teachers Jenny Innes Ruth Haas Library Western Connecticut State University June 2006
Dec 19, 2015
Get ‘Em Coming and Going:
An Interactive Information Literacy
Workshop for Pre-Service Teachers
Jenny InnesRuth Haas Library
Western Connecticut State UniversityJune 2006
This was the time to offer…
an
information literacy
workshop!
** note the scintillating new branding concept ☺**
Featuring:
1. A fun and engaging information literacy online tutorial
2. An exciting presentation on information literacy/Big6™
3. Group activities and lots of sharing
The Course
Curriculum Strategies for Elementary Education (required for B.S. degree in Elementary Education)
Two sections: 1. social studies 2. science
Course assignment: develop a thematic unit in chosen area
Goals of the Workshop
• To ensure that pre-service teachers have information literacy skills they need
• To provide them with ideas and tools to incorporate information literacy into their own classroom instruction.
What is Cooperative Learning according to Idahlynn?
Classroom experiences that stress:
Individual student responsibility within a framework of positive
interdependence focus on small group learning
Further, she defines it as a:
• Learner-centered instructional process in which…
Small intentionally selected teams Work together on a well-defined Learning task for the primary
purpose of Increasing mastery of course
content. (Karre,
1996)
Benefits of Cooperative Learning: Academic Achievement
• Reinforces learning and information processing
• Active instead of passive learning• Knowledge is created, not just
transferred• Empowers students to be responsible
for their own learning.
Benefits of Cooperative Learning: Social and Affective
• Turns emotional passivity into emotional energy
• Builds relational support among students• Develops group processing and social skills• Increases student self-esteem• Creates a sense of classroom community• Provides opportunities for understanding
and appreciating diversity among students.
Active Learning is critical.
• “In general, people retain little of what they hear in a classroom or other learning environment unless they become actively involved in the learning process and apply the new knowledge to specific problem solving.”
(Rader, 1997)
Get ‘Em Coming…(engage students from the start)
Students required to complete TIP tutorial before attending workshop
Information Literacy
• To be information literate is…
to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
(ALA, 1989)
More reasons why information literacy is critical
• Students need to learn how to think• Students need to become
information problem solvers• Technology is a means, not an end.
Why introduce Big6™?
• Provides a fun, memorable and accessible framework for K-12 students to follow
• Can be used in the library, media center, classroom or computer lab
• An easy way to incorporate information literacy standards into instruction.
Big6™ Skills
1) Task Definition2) Information Seeking Strategies3) Location and Access4) Use of Information5) Synthesis6) Evaluation(Thank you, Mike & Bob!)