Information Literacy: Enabling users in higher education? / Sharon Markless

Summary: A free, participatory and hands-on training event for library staff from HE and NHS libraries in Wales and for National Library of Wales staff, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and organised as part of CyMAL’s @ Your Library Programme (Marketing Strand).

Trainer: Sharon Markless currently works as a lecturer in the Institute of Learning and Teaching, Kings' College, London and as a freelance researcher and trainer. She taught in schools, further education and prisons before becoming a Senior Lecturer in Professional Development at Canterbury Christ Church University College. In addition, she was a Senior Research Officer at the National Foundation for Education Research for six years and played a leading role in several national projects.

Cost: None

Venues:

South Wales:
24 January 2007, 10.30am - 5.00pm
Arts and Social Sciences Library meeting room
Cardiff University

North and mid-Wales (repeat session):
14 February 2007, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Room 230, Adeilad Brigantia
University of Wales Bangor

Target Audience: Library staff from HE and NHS libraries in Wales and for National Library of Wales staff involved in user education. If possible, please bring an example of information literacy teaching / support that you feel has been successful (print-out or lesson plan).

Programme outline:

Information literacy: more than a shopping list of skills?
What conception of IL do you want to project? Do you need an agreed framework – or any framework? How might you use a model of IL?

How do students learn to be information literate? 1
Key learning principles underpinning on-line or face-to-face interventions
Styles and patterns of information-seeking

How do students learn to be information literate? 2
What does the technology do best in supporting/enhancing learning?
The range of on-line learning activities
Linking to the curriculum

What has worked for you?
Sharing specific examples of sessions/programmes/collaborations that have worked well. How do you know what difference they made?

Strategic issues
Levels of collaboration (including assessment)
Generic versus discipline-specific material
Stand alone versus embedded IL

Course details: Lunch and refreshments will be provided on the day. Attendance is limited at both events to 24 people.

Booking: Please book using the online booking form or contact Elizabeth Kensler.

Further information, please contact:
Elizabeth Kensler, WHELF Development Officer
Information Services, University of Wales, Aberystwyth SY23 3DZ
Tel: 01970 621908 / Email: eak@aber.ac.uk

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