Grant Foci: Two Tracks
Track 1: Candidate as Learner
Focus
This initiative stresses the value of developing information literacy skills in education students so that those skills can be used in their own professional development and in curriculum and lesson planning as both pre-service and practicing teachers. Proposals in this track focused on specific ways in which information literacy instruction can be integrated into the transfer module courses, or other appropriate courses, in the education curriculum. Projects addressed the Information Literacy Standards of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Projects also included plans for the development of reproducible assignments that will demonstrate information literacy competency of education students. Plans for ongoing collaboration between faculty and librarians are an integral part of the projects.
Common Elements Created for Instruction
- Materials are being made available via the Web
- Pre- and post-tests: Several used SAILS for pre-and post-testing
- Self-directed learning activities
- Modules for instruction
Common Findings
- Collaboration between Teacher education faculty and academic librarian was very valuable
- Information literacy instruction was added to TAG courses
- Projects will need to be ongoing and require updatingperiodically
- Pre-test shows lack of knowledge despite students perception that they already have the knowledge
- Teacher education faculty need more information literacy knowledge
Track 2: Candidate as Teacher
Focus
This initiative stresses the importance of teaching pre-service students about information literacy efforts in the K-12 arena (for example, Information Power as defined byAASL), as well as the value of collaboration between teachers and school library media specialists. Projects focused on integrating information literacy into the content or methods courses of the education curriculum, so that pre-service students are prepared to develop lesson plans that incorporate K-12 information literacy skills. Proposals also addressed the Ohio content standards for information literacy.
Common Elements Created for Instruction
- Assessment tool to determine Information Literacy skill level
- Lesson plan assignments for information literacy
- Modules of instruction Common Findings
Common Findings
- Collaboration made the projects much more effective
- Teacher candidates were lacking information literacy skills
- Hands on activities in the Kl2 classroom were very beneficial
- Collaboration with the Kl2 Library Media Specialists was a good experience for both Teacher candidates and Media Specialists
- Information literacy standards are incorporated into other content area standards
Universities Involved
