Today’s School LibraryToday’s School Library

Sue SubelSue Subel

Library Media SpecialistLibrary Media Specialist

Kenston High SchoolKenston High School

2121stst Century Century

Ohio 14th State to Become a Partner

2121stst Century – Digital Age Century – Digital Age

Knowledge creation

transformational not just transactional

From: Todd, Ross J. and Kuhlthau, Carol “Dynamic Agents of Learning.” OELMA. Ohio Educational Library Media Association, 2004. Web. 17/11/2011.

Poster available at:

http://www.oelma.org/news/pin.pdf

Mission: School LibraryMission: School Library

……ensure that students and staff are ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and effective users of ideas and

information.information.

Digital Natives – Wired GenerationDigital Natives – Wired Generation

In 2007 the Educational Testing Service (ETS) In 2007 the Educational Testing Service (ETS) provided these results from 2006 Study:provided these results from 2006 Study:

Students adept at using computer for entertainment Students adept at using computer for entertainment BUTBUTo Ability to access, manage and evaluate information is Ability to access, manage and evaluate information is

weakweako Only 50% can judge objectivity of a websiteOnly 50% can judge objectivity of a websiteo Only 40% knew how to use multiple terms to narrow Only 40% knew how to use multiple terms to narrow

searchsearchStudy included: 1,016 high-school students, 753 community Study included: 1,016 high-school students, 753 community

collegestudents, and 4,585 four-year college and university students.collegestudents, and 4,585 four-year college and university students.

Difficulties: Steps During Difficulties: Steps During Research ProcessResearch Process

From Eisenberg, Michael B. and Alison J. Head. “How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age.” From Eisenberg, Michael B. and Alison J. Head. “How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age.” Project Information Literacy. University of Washington Information School, November 1, 2010. Web. 11 November 2010.Project Information Literacy. University of Washington Information School, November 1, 2010. Web. 11 November 2010.

80% of future jobs will require skill in effectively using

information-Department of Labor

SCANS (Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills

Project Information Project Information LiteracyLiteracy

2121stst century workplace: century workplace:

““In today's information-driven workplace, people In today's information-driven workplace, people spend much of their time spend much of their time formulating questions, formulating questions, finding relevant information and drawing finding relevant information and drawing conclusionsconclusions, often working in virtual teams , often working in virtual teams scattered across the globescattered across the globe.”.”

From Eisenberg, Michael B. and Alison J. Head. “How College Students Evaluate and Use From Eisenberg, Michael B. and Alison J. Head. “How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age.” Project Information Literacy. University of Washington Information in the Digital Age.” Project Information Literacy. University of Washington Information School, November 1, 2010. Web. 11 November 2010.Information School, November 1, 2010. Web. 11 November 2010.

The Problem: Information The Problem: Information OverloadOverload

Garbage in..Garbage out!

McKenzie, Jamie. “The Cartoon Gallery.” From Now On, The Educational Technology Journal. FNO Press. Web 12 November 2010.

Information Overload: Information Overload: Student perspectiveStudent perspective

…”we’ve kind of been tossed into this and we’ve just learned through experience we have to go on a Web site and just raid it for information. So I would say that despite all that’s out there, it certainly is harder to find the right source and evaluate whether it’s good, or not, because there’s so much – you only have a little bit of time to spend on each source you find.

-Engineering student in a follow-up interview

Project Information Literacy

From Eisenberg, Michael B. and Alison J. Head. “How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age.” Project Information Literacy. University of Washington Information School, November 1, 2010. Web. 11 November 2010.

Information Overload?Information Overload?Information overload is realInformation overload is real and, by ignoring it, and, by ignoring it,

our students are limiting themselves to our students are limiting themselves to finding the easiestfinding the easiest rather than finding the rather than finding the best. best. A highly information-literate person A highly information-literate person has no fear of diving into the information has no fear of diving into the information fog and fog and will find the best rather than the will find the best rather than the most convenientmost convenient. If education is starting to . If education is starting to take us there, let's join the movement and take us there, let's join the movement and put information literacy into the very put information literacy into the very foundation of all learning.foundation of all learning.

Badke, William. “Information Overload, Maybe Not.” Online Sep/Oct 2010: 52-54. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 November 2010.

Future?Future?

Learning by discovery will replace Learning by discovery will replace learning by absorption.learning by absorption.

The key to being able to accomplish The key to being able to accomplish this is this is information literacyinformation literacy..

Badke, William. “Information Overload, Maybe Not.” Online Sep/Oct 2010: 52-54. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 November 2010.

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