School Media Research

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School Media Research

• International Perspectives

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First stop CanberraApril 7-15
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CSTL Research Retreat

• Held at ANU
• Each presenter reviewed and accepted
• Specifically focused on research issues
• Doctoral students
• Practitioners
• Very scholarly not always cutting edge
• Methodology, not findings

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CSTL Research Retreat

• Dominant Themes/Dangerous Discussions
• Research into practice
• Engaging administrators
• Speaking outside the circle
• Using all school library activities to promote
  higher order thinking
• Questioning sacred cows
• Collaboration
• Literacy/plagiarism

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CSTL Research Retreat

• Exemplary Presentation 1
• Jennie Bales
• Dissertation based on her work in elementary
  schools
• Using synchronous communication (MOO) for
  literature circles
• Observing and assessing student behavior using
  Blooms Revised Taxonomy

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What the heck is a MOO?

• A type of online gamingMUD
• Each user takes control of a persona/character
• Walk around, chat with other characters, explore,
  solve puzzles, and create own rooms, descriptions
  and items.

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Blooms Revised
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CSTL Research Retreat

• Exemplary Presentation 2
• Linda Langford
• Dissertation based on her experience in as a TL
  in an All Girls School
• Collaboration occurs after trust is built
• Knowledge of organizational dynamics reveals
  opportunities for interpersonal trust building

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ASLA Conceptual Framework
Within the broad fields of Education and
Librarianship, teacher librarians are uniquely
qualified. This is valuable because curriculum
knowledge and pedagogy are combined with library
and information management knowledge and skills
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ASLA Conference

• déjà vu all over again
• Exhibitors
• Challenges expressed
• Topics
• Strangely inconsistent with CSTL (private vs.
  public?)
• Lonsdale report (2003) is important

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Overall, Australia seems to be

• Advanced in some areas
• Higher order thinking
• Use of technology
• Framework
• Importance of research
• Behind in some areas
• Credentialing
• Private vs. public

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NYCApril 28-29
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Intl SLM Research Symposium

• Hosted by Rutgers (Ross Todd Carol Kuhlthau)
• Supported by Scholastic and IMLS
• Presenters from all over the world
• Small group (50) of researchers/folks from HE

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Intl SLM Research Symposium

• Exemplary Presentation 1 Markless Streatfield
  (case study/grounded theory)
• Library as change agent-not superhero
• Admin vision key
• Assess where SLMC can truly make a difference
• One area at a time change is slow
• Prove it!

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Why are we so frustrated?
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Do any of these look familiar?
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Intl SLM Research Symposium

• Exemplary Presentation 2 Dorothy Williams
• 4 studies on SLMC impact and teachers info
  seeking
• Modes of learning
• Hired by ESRC SES
• Focus groups, semi-structured interviews,
  surveys, case studies
• Triangulation of participants and techniques

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Learning in the SLMC

• Key factors infl. student learning
• Contextual
• Social
• Mediation
• CLPstimeliness, motivation
• Learning experience depends on mediation
• No mediationshallow learning, plagiarism

• Modes of learning
• Actual learning-demo skills, methodical work,
  pride in product, increase in knowledge
• Limited learning-engaged and active, but limited
  use of info, not selective
• Halted learning-lack of engagement no attempt to
  begin

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Teachers Info Seeking

• Teachers report high levels of info literacy in
  limited range of sources
• More confident searching for subject info that
  professional practice research
• Those whove done it are more confident finding
• Elem teachers less confident
• Math teachers less confident
• Social subjects (ELA, SS) most confident
• Teachers rely on informal and readily available
  sources
• Libraries low on list (18th) Colleagues highest

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Intl SLM Research Symposium

• Dominant Themes/Dangerous Discussions
• Bridging Research to Practice
• Longitudinal/Quantitative Studies
• Speaking outside the circle
• Sacred Cows
• Corporatization of SLM Programs
• The new Info Power
• When
• Who
• What

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Get the global perspective

• Visit school libraries when you travel
• Read Lonsdale (2003)
• Join a non-US email list
• Take advantage of IASL
• Visit the conference
• Join the email list
• Read School Libraries Worldwide
• Check out School Libraries Online
  http//www.iasl-slo.org

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Todays (Suggested) Agenda
930-945 Welcome and introductions 945-1010 Pre
sentation Intl Research in SLM 1010-1030 Prese
ntation Science digital resources 1030-1040 Bre
ak 1040-1100 Hands-on Free exploration of
resources 1100-1120 Presentation Instructional
Architect (IA) 1120-1140 Hands-on Explore
IA 1140-1200 Presentation Taking it deeper
with IA 1200-1220 Hands-on Construct with
IA 1220-1230 Debrief