ILAGO 15th Annual Oregon Information Literacy Summit, Day 2 (Friday, May 21, 2021)
Date
2021-05-21
Authors
Tobiason, Anders
Irons, Lynda
Lowe-Wincentsen, Dawn
Powers, Alla
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Publisher
Information Literacy Advisory Group of Oregon (ILAGO)
Abstract
ON “DEVELOPING INFORMATION LITERATE ABILITIES”: UNCOVERING WHITENESS AT THE CENTER OF THE ACRL FRAMEWORK FOR INFORMATION LITERACY with Anders Tobiason
What does it mean to be information literate? Who is the model information literate individual? Taking its cue from Critical Discourse Analysis and Antiracist Black Language Pedagogy, this presentation questions the foundational image of the information literate individual lying at the heart of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy. Using critical race theory and an understanding of how whiteness functions as a presumed neutral background in our society, we begin to understand the whiteness of this individual. In this presentation, I briefly outline how whiteness functions and then move on to show how whiteness functions within the Framework more specifically. One of the main features of the Framework is an emphasis on “developing information literate abilities.” But for BIPOC individuals this fundamentally involves code-switching. As many scholars have recently argued code-switching causes harm beyond a change in individual language. When one’s understanding of what knowledge is and how information is constructed clashes with the aspirational model, one begins to question the validity of one’s own identity. As we begin to understand how whiteness underlies the Framework, we can begin to problematize its concept of information literacy and eventually find ways to allow a variety of information literacies to flourish.
TRANSPARENT TEACHING IN ACTION: DEVELOPING A FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR LESSON PLAN with Lynda Irons
Attendees will learn how the presenter applied the transparent teaching principles to develop a transparent-friendly, step-by-step lesson plan to teach a one-shot instruction session on scholarly articles to freshmen students. The presenter used the Searching is Strategic Exploration ACRL Framework as the foundation for developing the lesson plan. By the end of the presentation, attendees will:
Learn the transparent teaching principles and why they matter;
Learn to differentiate between purposes and tasks;
Leave with a strategy to apply transparent teaching principles to their own First-Year Seminar/Experience instruction.
AN ADAPTIVE/ OPEN INFORMATION LITERACY MODEL FOR THE SCIENCES with Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen and Alla Powers
Transparent course and assignment design gives students a framework with which to understand why the information is important and how it fits into the greater scheme of education and career. Open educational resources (OER) and open pedagogies use alternative copyright to make materials accessible and adaptable. This case study describes using these two principles to create an adaptable course module on information literacy. This case study will also talk about the request and need for more accessible materials during the covid period and beyond. As an open resource in an electronic format this case study will also discuss the possible uses outside of the local university environment.
Description
3 back-to-back presentations recorded using Zoom with a Question and Answer portion following the presentations. Uploaded files include an .mp4 (video), .m4a (audio), and .txt (Zoom chat transcripts in a text file).
Keywords
Information literacy, Whiteness in LIS, ACRL Framework for IL for Higher Education, Applied critical race theory, Transparent design, Searching as strategic exploration (ACRL Framework), Open educational resources (OER), Open pedagogies