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The III CAMPUS UJ
Institute of Information Studies
Faculty of Management and Social Communication
Łojasiewicza 4 Str.
Presentations
Helping Instructors to Decode Information Literacy: A Workshop
Jane Hammons, Amanda L. Folk, Katie Blocksidge, Hanna Primeau
The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
Many instructors expect that students will develop and demonstrate their information literacy through course-based assignments but are often frustrated with the results, because students (as novices) and instructors (as disciplinary experts) are seemingly speaking two different languages. In this workshop, we model activities that we have delivered for several cohorts of course instructors centered on using Decoding the Disciplines (Pace & Middendorf, 2004) and Writing to Learn (WAC Clearinghouse, n.d.) to help instructors identify ways in which they can intentionally and transparently develop their students’ information literacy while also learning disciplinary ways of thinking. We believe this is a scalable and sustainable strategy for incorporating information literacy into programs and curricula, as working with a single instructor could benefit multiple courses. This strategy provides librarians the hands-on opportunity to be intimately involved with the integration of information literacy into students’ academic experiences but does not require librarians to plan and deliver multiple workshops.
Learning Outcomes
After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
• apply Decoding the Disciplines to their work with instructors to identify students’ information literacy learning bottlenecks;
• use resources like the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education and Writing to Learn to develop or adapt activities to address students’ information literacy bottlenecks.
Topics to be Covered
• Information literacy’s evolution, instructors’ perceptions of information literacy, how information literacy can be part of a hidden curriculum, and the strategy of supporting information literacy through instructor development;
• Overview of Decoding the Disciplines;
• Introduction of Writing to Learn;
• Participants are encouraged to bring their electronic devices, though some paper copies of the workshop materials will be available.
Target Audience
Any librarian who works with faculty/instructors, particularly at a college or university.
References
Pace, D., & Middendorf, J. (2004). Decoding the disciplines: Helping students learn disciplinary ways of thinking. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 98. Retrieved from https://decodingthedisciplines.org
WAC Clearinghouse. (n.d.) What is writing to learn? Retrieved from https://wac.colostate.edu/resources/wac/intro/wtl/
