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CLA Second Life Q & A Panel
Client Side Information Literacy: The Challenge of a New Century
What: First California Library Association Program in Second Life: a panel with Q & A. A Free Session
When: Thursday, May 22, 2008, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. SLT (PST) Come in-world at 5:30 p.m. to test your SL voice tool.
Where: Coliseum, Talis Cybrary Island, Second Life
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Talis%20Cybrary%20Island/190/137/23/
Speakers:
Dr. David V. Loertscher, Professor, School of Library and information Science, San Jose State University
Robin T. Williams, Graduate Student, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University
Moderator, Rebecca Feind, Information Literacy Coordinator, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, San Jose State University
Description:
So you have conducted library orientation for many years. You have taught a one credit class for freshmen in information literacy. You have responded when professors wanted you to teach reference or database tools to their classes. These traditional approaches to information literacy are now eclipsed by users who just ignore the library and Google it. What is the result? How much of what we teach to our users actually ends up in their research papers? Does the use of library resources actually increase the amount learned? Does it help students be more efficient? Such questions require us to think and rethink our role as librarians in the information game and explore ways of actually making a difference in teaching and learning. Robin and Dave will explore ideas of turning the teaching of information literacy from a Microsoft model of doing business into a more Google-like approach where the idea is not: if we build it they will come; to: If they build it, they will use it. It requires all of us to consider carefully the mirror image of our traditional approaches; a shift in thinking; but, one that is central to the role of what an information professional is in an information-rich and technology-rich world.
Need Help? Go to Secondlife.com to get an avatar prior to the program. If you would like orientation with the Second Life program, contact Sandra Vella at savella@lib.ucdavis.edu or IM her avatar Agnesa Capalini in Second Life.
Biographies:
Dr. David V. Loertscher is Professor in the School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University. He has a Ph.D.(Library Science) from Indiana University, a M.L. (Librarianship), University of Washington and a B.S. (History) from the University of Utah. He has been a school library media specialist in Nevada and Idaho at both the elementary and secondary school levels and is the author of many books and articles. For his CV see http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/people/faculty/loertscherd/loertscherd.php
Robin T. Williams taught high School and elementary school for 13 years in California and Moscow, Russia. She is currently in her last semester as a graduate student at San Jose State University in the School of Library and Information Science MLIS program with an emphasis in School Librarianship. She has been a technology consultant and leader since 1984. This year she presented for ISTE twice in Second Life (SL), was a project manager and builder for Knowville 3D and was a builder and leader on the San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science Virtual Campus. Robin has been a virtual world resident and leader since 1997 and currently is an Intern with Sun Microsystems in Second Life. She is Greylin Fairweather in SL and recently co-authored a book with Dr. Loertscher entitled, In Command!
Kids and Teens Build Their Own Information Spaces and Learn to Manage Themselves in Those Spaces. She and Dr. Loertscher presented the concepts in the book at Treasure Mountain Retreat, and at the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) annual conference.
Rebecca Feind in RL, Owynne Writer in SL, has been practicing various forms of reference in the humanities and social sciences for 15 years. She has a B.A. from DePaul University and an MLS from the University of Missouri. Her approach to library instruction is inspired by Carol Collier Kuhlthau's theory of engaging uncertainty during the information search process.
Program Sponsors: This program was developed by the CLA Mentoring Committee in collaboration with the CLA Special Project Using Second Life.
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