Outdated Notion: Scholarly Articles Are the Gold Standard
June 20, 2024. 1:00-2:00 pm (Eastern).
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Scholarly articles have long been viewed as the gold standard for use in undergraduate research assignments, but are they always the best option? In this workshop, we’ll challenge the assumption that scholarly articles are the pinnacle of evidence for research assignments, dipping into research from library science, reading studies, and learning theories. We’ll highlight alternative formats well-suited for undergraduate research and suggest practical techniques in support of credible research beyond requiring peer-reviewed articles. This session is ideal for librarians and educators interested in rethinking research assignments and promoting a broader view of credible sources.
Outdated Notion: Teaching Plagiarism as Theft
June 27, 2024. 1:00-2:00 pm (Eastern)
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Descriptions and depictions of plagiarism have often represented it as “theft.” Is an emphasis on plagiarism as theft still an appropriate way to characterize plagiarism? How does this framing impact how students might respond to our instruction related to plagiarism? Are there other approaches that we could use to help students understand plagiarism? This presentation will explore the concerns related to teaching plagiarism as theft and consider other ways that librarians and instructors can approach teaching students about plagiarism.
Celebrating 50 Years of Information Literacy: Continuing the Conversation
All are invited to the following presentations and panel discussions. These sessions are a follow up to Celebrating 50 Years of Information Literacy: A Panel Discussion, offered this past spring.
Preparing Future Librarians for Instruction and Advocacy: A Panel Discussion
June 18, 2024
- To access the slides: https://go.osu.edu/preparelibrarians
- To access the Padlet: https://go.osu.edu/preparepadlet
The expectation for librarians to teach, including the types of content they are expected to teach, continues to expand. The ACRL’s Roles and Strengths of Teaching Librarians (2017) outlines seven different roles, such as teacher, instructional designer, and advocate. Are LIS students prepared for the roles they will be expected to fulfill? This discussion will consider the role that LIS faculty and academic librarians do and do not play in preparing new and future librarians for the challenge of teaching and advocating for information literacy. What types of support do new librarians need for their teaching roles, and how is this best provided? How should LIS programs evolve to prepare librarians in teaching and advocating for information literacy?
AI Literacy and Information Literacy: Considerations for the Future
June 25, 2024
As we think about the future of information literacy, we must consider it in relation to developments in generative artificial intelligence. How will, or should, AI impact the way we conceptualize information literacy? What is the role of librarians in teaching AI literacy? These are essential questions we must grapple with as IL professionals.
Information Literacy and Related Literacies: Exploring Relationships and Future Directions
July 2, 2024
- To access slides: https://go.osu.edu/relatedliteracies
- To access Padlet: https://go.osu.edu/literaciespadlet
Information literacy exists alongside related literacies, including digital, media, algorithmic, and artificial intelligence literacy. How do these literacies come together? Do they all fall under the umbrella of information literacy? If so, what does that mean for librarians’ ability to teach information literacy? Should librarians embrace one of the other terms instead of information literacy? This discussion will consider information literacy in light of these other literacies, explore the existing relations, and consider future directions for how we think about these literacies.
Teaching Information Literacy: Considering Current and Future Approaches and Models
July 9, 2024
Librarians have explored multiple approaches for teaching information literacy, including one-shots, embedded librarian programs, credit-bearing courses, and teach the teachers efforts. What is working with our current approaches? What needs to change? Should librarians be the ones teaching information literacy? Are credit-bearing courses the future of IL instruction? Or a faculty development approach? This discussion will explore the role that librarians play in teaching information literacy and consider the ways that this role may evolve as we move forward.
Teaching Information Literacy: Exploring the “Teach the Teachers” Model
July 24, 2024
- To access slides: https://go.osu.edu/exploringteachtheteachers
- To access Padlet: https://go.osu.edu/teachteacherspadlet
Description: The “teach the teachers” approach to information literacy focuses on librarians’ providing faculty development programming in order to support instructors’ ability to incorporate information literacy into their courses. In this presentation, hosted by The Ohio State University Libraries, participants will learn more about this model and how it can support librarians’ goals for integrating information literacy into the curriculum. Participants will also learn practical steps for how they can get started developing and implementing faculty development programming.
Information Literacy as a Concept and Practice: Where are We Going?
July 29, 2024
- To access slides: https://go.osu.edu/ilconceptslides
- To access Padlet: https://go.osu.edu/ilconceptpadlet
Definitions of information literacy have evolved over the past 50 years. How does “second wave” information literacy differ from “first wave” information literacy? What changes may be in store for how we think about information literacy as a concept and how we practice information literacy? Should we think about information literacy as a discipline? How will the relationship between information literacy and critical information literacy continue to develop? How should the Framework for Information Literacy evolve? This discussion will explore how our conception of information literacy has evolved and may continue to transform.
AI & Ethics: A Discussion
September 25,2024
Does generative AI technology align with our professional ethics as librarians and educators? In a world where AI is becoming increasingly important, we must grapple with this topic. How to combat bias in these models? What does it mean to preserve privacy and respect intellectual property while using AI? How to promote explainable, trustworthy AI?
This free presentation, hosted by The Ohio State University Libraries, invites you to become an active participant in crafting the future of ethical AI use in libraries and higher education. The future of AI is not predetermined-it’s ours to shape.
To access recording: AI & Ethics: A Discussion