RABBITS ON THE SWIM TEAM: RABBITS ON THE SWIM TEAM: Partner-Leaders for Learning Partner-Leaders for Learning DR ROSS TODD DR ROSS TODD Associate Professor Associate Professor Department of Library and Department of Library and Information science Information science Rutgers, The State University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey of New Jersey [email protected][email protected]
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RABBITS ON THE SWIM TEAM:RABBITS ON THE SWIM TEAM:Partner-Leaders for LearningPartner-Leaders for Learning
DR ROSS TODDDR ROSS TODDAssociate ProfessorAssociate Professor
Department of Library andDepartment of Library andInformation scienceInformation science
Rutgers, The State UniversityRutgers, The State Universityof New Jerseyof New Jersey
““Students today can’t prepare bark to Students today can’t prepare bark to calculate their problems. They depend on calculate their problems. They depend on
their slates which are more expensive. their slates which are more expensive. What will they do when the slate is dropped What will they do when the slate is dropped and breaks? They will be unable to write”and breaks? They will be unable to write”
““Students depend on paper too much. They Students depend on paper too much. They can’t clean a slate properly. What will they can’t clean a slate properly. What will they
do when they run out of paper?do when they run out of paper?
““Students today depend too much on ink. Students today depend too much on ink. They don’t know how to use a pen knife to They don’t know how to use a pen knife to sharpen a pencil. Pen and ink will never sharpen a pencil. Pen and ink will never
replace the pencil”replace the pencil”
(National Association of Teachers Journal)(National Association of Teachers Journal)
Educational ChangeEducational Change
19281928
““Students today depend upon store-bought Students today depend upon store-bought ink. They don’t know how to make their ink. They don’t know how to make their
own. This is a sad commentary on modern own. This is a sad commentary on modern education”education”
(Rural American Teacher, 1928)(Rural American Teacher, 1928)
Educational ChangeEducational Change
19411941
““Students today depend upon these Students today depend upon these expensive fountain pens. They can no expensive fountain pens. They can no
longer write with a straight pen and nib. We longer write with a straight pen and nib. We parents must not allow them to wallow in parents must not allow them to wallow in such luxury to the detriment of learning ”such luxury to the detriment of learning ”
(PTA Gazette, 1941)(PTA Gazette, 1941)
Educational ChangeEducational Change
19501950
““Ball-point pens will be the ruin of education Ball-point pens will be the ruin of education in this country. Students use devices and in this country. Students use devices and then throw them away. Businesses and then throw them away. Businesses and banks will never allow such expensive banks will never allow such expensive
Ancient times (tablets \): 1 char/cubic Ancient times (tablets \): 1 char/cubic inchinch
1500 AD books: 500 char/cubic inch1500 AD books: 500 char/cubic inch
Today (chips) : millions char/cubic inchToday (chips) : millions char/cubic inch
Rates of changeRates of change
Speed of transporting 250 words Speed of transporting 250 words
over 3,000 milesover 3,000 miles
Ancient runners: 18 daysAncient runners: 18 days
Telegraph: 4 minutesTelegraph: 4 minutes
Fibre optic : thousandths of a secondFibre optic : thousandths of a second
Rates of changeRates of change
Human comprehensionHuman comprehension
Ancient times : 300 words per minuteAncient times : 300 words per minute
1500 AD: 300 words per minute1500 AD: 300 words per minute
Today: 300 words per minuteToday: 300 words per minute
Rates of changeRates of change
The recording and transmission of The recording and transmission of information has increased so much but the information has increased so much but the human capacity to process and understand human capacity to process and understand it is still about where we were in prehistoric it is still about where we were in prehistoric
times.times.
Without school Without school libraries, kids libraries, kids are being left are being left
Systematic and explicit development of Systematic and explicit development of critical and information literaciescritical and information literacies
across schoolacross school
plannedplanned
collaborativecollaborative
diagnosticdiagnostic
staged and transferablestaged and transferable
COLLABORATIVE COLLABORATIVE INTERVENTION IS INTERVENTION IS
THE KEYTHE KEY
Information KnowledgeInformation Knowledge
INTERVENTION MATTERSINTERVENTION MATTERS
““The entire research process is tiring and The entire research process is tiring and long, but in the end it was worth it. Doing a long, but in the end it was worth it. Doing a research paper sounds like a lot of work, but research paper sounds like a lot of work, but when it is broken down into steps, and help is when it is broken down into steps, and help is provided along the way, it is much easier. I provided along the way, it is much easier. I was surprised this morning when I saw my was surprised this morning when I saw my finished product. I said to myself ‘WOW, I did finished product. I said to myself ‘WOW, I did it!’ When you go according to a plan, it!’ When you go according to a plan, everything will turn out peachy”everything will turn out peachy”
INTERVENTION MATTERSINTERVENTION MATTERS
““Being given guidelines on research and Being given guidelines on research and understanding the process, this helped me in understanding the process, this helped me in many ways. I liked the sorting and many ways. I liked the sorting and categorizing. This helped me organize my categorizing. This helped me organize my ideas. I liked how we had many deadlines. ideas. I liked how we had many deadlines. Each time something was due, it gave me a Each time something was due, it gave me a better idea of how I was doing and I always better idea of how I was doing and I always had an idea of what I had to do next.”had an idea of what I had to do next.”
INTERVENTION MATTERSINTERVENTION MATTERS
““This was a very exhausting process, but This was a very exhausting process, but none the less, it was all worth it. I finally none the less, it was all worth it. I finally learned how to write a proper paper, not only learned how to write a proper paper, not only for research, but any paper in general. I got for research, but any paper in general. I got to spend quality time with my teacher and to spend quality time with my teacher and librarian. The three things I enjoyed in writing librarian. The three things I enjoyed in writing and research are reading the books, making and research are reading the books, making an outline, and LEARNING. I definitely an outline, and LEARNING. I definitely learned a lot – both about my interesting learned a lot – both about my interesting topic, and the research to make it happen”.topic, and the research to make it happen”.
INTERVENTION MATTERSINTERVENTION MATTERS
““A six page research paper scared the bloody A six page research paper scared the bloody crap out of me, but with the help I got while crap out of me, but with the help I got while doing the project, I knew I could do it. This doing the project, I knew I could do it. This project opened me to new ideas, and how to project opened me to new ideas, and how to write my own ideas and thoughts based on write my own ideas and thoughts based on them. I enjoyed recording my thoughts them. I enjoyed recording my thoughts because I like to express how I am feeling because I like to express how I am feeling during the process. This allowed my teachers during the process. This allowed my teachers and librarians to know my thinking throughout and librarians to know my thinking throughout the course and to guide me better”the course and to guide me better”
INTERVENTION MATTERSINTERVENTION MATTERS
The whole process has taught me to take The whole process has taught me to take good notes and keep track of all my sources, good notes and keep track of all my sources, and in the end, having to write the paper was and in the end, having to write the paper was the easiest part. Though I simply hated doing the easiest part. Though I simply hated doing them, the note cards helped me organize my them, the note cards helped me organize my ideas really well and got me to being able to ideas really well and got me to being able to sort out all my ideas that made sense, (my sort out all my ideas that made sense, (my teacher thought so too YEAH!! ): ): and the teacher thought so too YEAH!! ): ): and the outline helped me organize my thoughts.outline helped me organize my thoughts.
INFLUENCEINFLUENCEININ
THETHEWORKPLACEWORKPLACE
EVIDENCE-EVIDENCE-BASED BASED
PRACTICEPRACTICE
Breaking Down The Breaking Down The BarriersBarriers
Revolting LibrariansRevolting Librarians
Rascal attitude: creative, collaborative Rascal attitude: creative, collaborative naughtiness to show library learning is fun, and naughtiness to show library learning is fun, and motivate others to be part of itmotivate others to be part of itEncourage students to be intellectually Encourage students to be intellectually mischevious: center for intellectual discontentmischevious: center for intellectual discontentDon’t have students suffering from LHC and PFSDon’t have students suffering from LHC and PFSCelebrate learning achievementsCelebrate learning achievementsWhat language do you speak? What language do you speak? Deweydecilibrobabble or a cross-curricular Deweydecilibrobabble or a cross-curricular learning dialect? learning dialect? Is your library an open invitation for mystery, Is your library an open invitation for mystery, intrigue, discovery – where accidental discovery, intrigue, discovery – where accidental discovery, as well as planned discovery, is highly likely?as well as planned discovery, is highly likely?
BREAKING THE CYCLEBREAKING THE CYCLE Moving from a Moving from a VICTIMVICTIM mindset: No one is going to mindset: No one is going to
rescue you, but you!rescue you, but you!
SEEING is BELIEVINGSEEING is BELIEVING: what does your school see : what does your school see you doing? Educator? Manager? Curator? Book you doing? Educator? Manager? Curator? Book Stamper? Dragon at the Door? Shusher?Stamper? Dragon at the Door? Shusher?
From From LIABILITY to LIBERATIONLIABILITY to LIBERATION: Making issues : Making issues more invisible (censorship, copyright, plagiarism, more invisible (censorship, copyright, plagiarism, rules, regulations, resourcing, technology, staffing rules, regulations, resourcing, technology, staffing needs) and learning outcomes more visible.needs) and learning outcomes more visible.
The leaders of the future will be ‘partner-The leaders of the future will be ‘partner-leaders’, people whose fundamental leaders’, people whose fundamental
leadership capability is the capacity to leadership capability is the capacity to establish partnerships and to achieve establish partnerships and to achieve
Creative leadership:Creative leadership: creatively combining creatively combining capabilities to deliver real valuecapabilities to deliver real value
Renewable leadership:Renewable leadership: highly flexible and highly flexible and adaptive, continuously learning, changing adaptive, continuously learning, changing and innovatingand innovating
Sustainable leadership:Sustainable leadership: identifying and identifying and celebrating achievements, outcomes, celebrating achievements, outcomes, impactsimpacts
Factors needed for successful Factors needed for successful changechange
Pressure for Pressure for changechange
Clear shared visionClear shared vision
Capacity for Capacity for changechange
Actionable first Actionable first stepssteps
Model the wayModel the way
Reinforce and Reinforce and solidify changesolidify change
Evaluate and Evaluate and improveimprove
Symptoms when factors are Symptoms when factors are missingmissing
Bottom of the boxBottom of the box
A quick start that A quick start that fluttersflutters
Anxiety and Anxiety and frustrationfrustration
Haphazard efforts Haphazard efforts and false startsand false starts
Cynicism and Cynicism and distrustdistrust
Go back to old Go back to old waysways
Sceptical and Sceptical and stagnatestagnate
Reluctance to changeReluctance to change
Too much contentToo much content
We don’t have the timeWe don’t have the time
Staff will never accept itStaff will never accept it
We like change if it does We like change if it does not involve alterationsnot involve alterations
Why change, it’s working Why change, it’s working okok
You’re right, BUT …You’re right, BUT …
Let’s get back to realityLet’s get back to reality
Let’s sleep on itLet’s sleep on it
You cannot teach an old You cannot teach an old dog new tricksdog new tricksI’m retiring next yearI’m retiring next yearIt will not work hereIt will not work hereWe did all right without itWe did all right without itWe’re all too busy to do itWe’re all too busy to do itThink of the disruption!Think of the disruption!Not THAT againNot THAT againWe’ve always done it this We’ve always done it this wayway
“Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute. What you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
Only engage and then the mind grows heated ….… Begin and then the work will be completed”