From Global Theories to Local Practice and Original Knowledge: Learning the Way through Systems Co- Design Information Literacy: From Practice to Research and Back Again Library Theory and Research Section & Information Literacy Section IFLA World Library and Information Congress Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2018

Co-authors Mary M. Somerville Anita Mirijamdotter University of the Pacific, United States of America Anita Mirijamdotter Linnaeus University, Sweden Christine Bruce James Cook University, Australia Ian Stoodley Queensland University of Technology, Australia Krenare Pireva University for Business and Technology, Kosovo

Project Background

Project Design Year 1: a) A four-day course, with pre and post assignments b) Systems Modeling Outcome: Kosovar Knowledge Ecosystem (Rich Picture) Year 2: b) Informed Learning and Systems Modeling Outcome: Informed Systems (‘Paper and Pencil’ Prototype)

‘Systems Thinking’ Learning Cycle Soft System Methodology - Learning Cycle P. Checkland (2000). Soft systems methodology: a thirty year retrospective. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 17(S1), pp. S11-S58.

Year 1 Outcome: Kosovar Knowledge Ecosystem

Year 2: Antecedent Theory informed learning!

Informed Learning Elements 1 Information and communication technologies Information sources Information and knowledge generation processes Information curation and knowledge management Knowledge construction and worldview transformation Knowledge sharing and knowledge extension Professional wisdom and continuous learning Adapted from C. S. Bruce, H. Hughes, & M. M. Somerville (2012). Supporting informed learners in the 21st century. Library Trends, 60(3), 522-545. 2 3 4 5 6 7

Year 2 Outcome: Informed Systems (‘paper and pencil’ prototype)

Informed Learning Elements 1 Information and communication technologies Information sources Information and knowledge generation processes Information curation and knowledge management Knowledge construction and worldview transformation Knowledge sharing and knowledge extension Professional wisdom and continuous learning Adapted from C. S. Bruce, H. Hughes, & M. M. Somerville (2012). Supporting informed learners in the 21st century. Library Trends, 60(3), 522- 545. 2 3 4 5 6 7

Contribution to practice Creating ‘informed systems’ through integrating informed learning into systems design Developing information capabilities through exercising informed learning during systems design

Contribution to theory high-level theory real-world practice local theory systems design informed learning-enabling systems informed learning

thank you! Mary Somerville msomerville@pacific.edu Anita Mirijamdotter anita.mirijamdotter@lnu.se Christine Bruce christine.bruce@jcu.edu.au Ian Stoodley i.stoodley@qut.edu.au Krenare Pireva krenare.pireva@ubt-uni