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What does a librarian teach?
- Authority as Constructed and Contextual
- Information Creation as a Process
- Information has Value
- Research as Inquiry
- Scholarship as Conversation
- Searching as Strategic Exploration
As you can see from this list, information literacy has been recast as being about ideas. How is authority defined? How do we think about information? It takes real work to integrate these ideas into the day-to-day work of a growing one shot program. I appreciate that it gives a target to shoot at.
Reference and Social Justice conversation at the LILAC Spring Event
ACRL Intentional Teacher Immersion
I was given a chance to go to the ACRL Intentional Teacher Immersion that was held in Nashville, Tennessee from November 16th to November 20th. It was an incredible, amazing experience. It will take me a long time to really sort out what I learned, so please consider this a first draft.
The workshop followed two themes. The importance of reflection on our teaching practice and alternative pedagogical techniques. (more…)