Creating a Hybrid Community for In tegrating 21st Century Literacies with Teaching and Learning Practice Donna Ziegenfuss Catherine Soehner Marriott Library TACC Forum January 4, 2012

J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah “21 st Century Literacies” What does this phrase mean to you? What should students know and be able to do (in addition to content knowledge) by the end of their college experience so they can be successful in the 21 st century world?

J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah Definitions Visual Literacy – “ability to recognize and understand ideas conveyed through visible actions or images, as well as to be able to convey ideas or messages through imagery.” Aanstoos, J. (2003). Visual Literacy: An Overview. Applied Imagery Pattern Recognition Workshop, Proceedings. 32nd.

J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah Information Literacy - “a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.” American Library Association. (1989). Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report. Chicago: American Library Association. Definitions

J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah Technology Literacy – “ability to responsibly use appropriate technology to communicate, solve problems, and access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information to improve learning in all subject areas and to acquire lifelong knowledge and skills in the 21st century.” Association of College and Research Libraries. (2000). Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education Definitions

J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah Kolb’s Model of Experiential Learning (1975)

J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah What is a Community of Practice? “ Communities of practice are groups of people who share a passion for something that they know how to do and who interact regularly to learn how to do it better.”

J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah Why Community of Practice Framework ?

J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah 1.Exchanges 2.Productive Inquiries 3.Building Shared Understanding 4.Producing Assets 5.Creating Standards 6.Formal Access to Knowledge 7.Visits

J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah 1.Importance of combining synchronous and asynchronous 2.Providing individual and group activities, events, and development 3.Inclusive of variety of stakeholders 4.Working toward the good of the group 5.Developing a collection of resources, expertise, shared knowledge that benefits all

J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah … meetings … relationships … community cultivation … access to expertise … projects … context … individual participation … content publishing … open-ended conversation Community activities oriented to … Base material from: Digital Habitats: Stewarding technology for communities © 2009 Wenger, White, and Smith

J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah References Aanstoos, J. (2003). Visual Literacy: An Overview. Applied Imagery Pattern Recognition Workshop, Proceedings. 32 nd. American Library Association. (1989). Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report. Chicago: American Library Association. Kolb. D. A. & Fry, R. (1975) Toward an applied theory of experiential learning, In C. Cooper (ed.) Theories of Group Process, London: John Wiley. Wenger, E. White, N. & Smith, J. (2009). Digital habitats: Stewarding technology for communities – - resources onlinehttp://technologyforcommunities.com/