1. 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

2. 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

3. Project Background

4. 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)

5. ‘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.

6. Year 1 Outcome: Kosovar Knowledge Ecosystem

7. Year 2: Antecedent Theory
informed learning!

8. Informed Learning Elements1
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), 2 3 4 5 6 7

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

10. Informed Learning Elements1
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), 2 3 4 5 6 7

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

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

13. thank you! Mary Somerville
Anita Mirijamdotter
Christine Bruce
Ian Stoodley
Krenare Pireva