1. 1 International Guidelines for Information Literacy Workshop Jesús Lau, Ph.D. Director, USBI Veracruz Library, and UV Virtual Library Coordinator Veracruz, México Jlau@uv.mx / jlau@uacj.mxJlau@uv.mx jlau@uacj.mx Personal: http://bivir.uacj.mx/lau Institutional: www.uv.mx World Library and Information Congress: 70th IFLA General Conference and Council Buenos Aires, Argentina August 25, Wed.,10:45 -12:45 http: // www.ifla.org

2. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 2 Information Encapsulated Knowledge Data Information: Different type of sources, Recording formats, and delivery media Human Experience

3. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 3 Objectives / topics Brief introduction to guidelines Information literacy standards Group discussion / Audience feedback Conclusions

4. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 4 Information Literacy Concepts Information literacy User education Library instruction Information Fluency Development of information skills Bibliographic education Other Information competencies Information skills

5. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 5 Information Competencies AccessUse Selecting Examining Interpreting Analyzing Synthesizing Translate into knowledge Evaluation Internalizing Applying Learning Creating new ideas New insights Ethical use Locate Retrieve Identify Sift Sort Select

6. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 6 Use of the guidelines A framework Adapt to national and institutional needs Be flexible in the application of guidelines Begin or reinforce previous information literacy work Do whatever you can with the resources you have

7. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 7 Getting Institutional Support Your role of building learning partnerships Personnel, budgets, your institution and communities involved Identify your institutional organization style of working Administrators may not like or ignore the IL benefits Reactions of teachers/ faculty may not be positive, some may have no interest Support may come a broad community: students, teachers/faculty and, administrators

8. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 8 Librarian Advocacy Role Start a collaborative academic scheme with teachers/faculty, other librarians, technology coordinators, administrators, curriculum planners and learning facilitators Be prepared for obstacles: human, facilities, and economic resources Be persuasive and focus on what you do Rely on technology to lead your institutional learning collaboration Recognize that something has to be done and be aware that nothing will be perfect Your goal is to ensure that information literacy is incorporated into the curriculum The library should be the center information power

9. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 9 Learning Theories Practical problem-solving activity Congnitive developmental stages Building on prior knowledge Conditioning Reinforcement Observation learning Behaviorist view Teaching techniques Cognitive psychology Constructivist

10. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 10 Constructivist Education Inquiry learning (Bruner) Meaningful learning Cooperative learning (Slavin) Brain-based learning Student-centered learning

11. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 11 Factors: Learning Process Multiple intelligences (Gardner ) Learning styles (Gardner) Motivation (Wittrock)

12. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 12 Thinking and Learning Bloom´s Taxonomy (Bloom) Metacognition (Blakey and Spence) Critical thinking (Ennis) Creative thinking (Cave) Thinking and learning Mental models (Glynn)

13. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 13 Assessment Assessment of knowledge and skills before instruction is designed. It guides course content and pedagogy An ongoing process of student feedback, and teaching adjustment Prescriptive or Diagnostic: Formative: Summative: Takes place at the end of instruction to evaluate student performance

14. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 14 Vision Actions Programs Goals of objectives Objectives Mision and Values Costs/ Budget Resources: Human Economic Facilities Evaluación Estrategias Opportunities y Challenges External environment Strategic Planning Strengths and weakness Internal environment

15. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 15 Electronic Classroom A Learning Space New facilities Other library spaces Adaptation Renovation 1. Options

16. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 16 Space size2. Standards Building codes Lighting/ Darkness Layout Equipment Acoustics Location Furniture Location - Classroom

17. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 17 Walls Colors Doorways Windows Wheelchair-use Signs Wiring Ceilings 3. Building Building

18. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 18 Forward facing Horse-shoe Double-oval Desk clusters Periphery, desk at center 4. Desk Arrangement V-shaped

19. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 19 5. Management Training strategies Replacement equipment Policies and procedures Inventory list Trouble shooting guide Maintenance plan

20. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 20 Tables 6. Furniture Instructor station Materials storage furniture Desks Furniture

21. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 21 7. Equipment Multimedia projector Computers Overhead projector Screen TV set DVD drives

22. J. Lau - InfoLit / UV 22 Group monitoring Lectureware 8. Software Office software Security virus Other software Software