IL in schools

Another report from RGU on their work with teachers and IL has just been published:
Williams, D.A. and Wavell, C. (2006) Untangling Spaghetti? The Complexity of Developing Information Literacy in Secondary School Students. Research funded by Scottish Executive Education Department. Aberdeen: The Robert Gordon University and Edinburgh: Scottish Executive.

“The study took the form of a case study focusing on how the teacher and librarian deliver information skills through an information activity with a small group of students in their second year at secondary school. Data was collected through field notes of lessons observed by the researchers and recorded post-lesson reflective discussions with the teacher and librarian. ”

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http://www.rgu.ac.uk/abs/…e.cfm?pge=37291

School librarians

On 10th Oct I will be meeting a group of school librarians from around Durham. They will be telling me what goes on in their schools relating to info lit, I hope and helping me with my project by participating in the perceptions survey.

DHS Focus Groups

This week and next I am running a series of focus groups with year 13 students at Durham High School for Girls. They will be talking about what information literacy means to them, how they use and look for information for their school work and whether they consider themselves to be information literate.
So far response have been quite varied and interesting!