Creating Informed Learners in the Classroom (CILC) Symposium

The symposium highlights recent work on the integration of information literacy into courses using the informed learning model. The founder of informed learning, Christine Bruce, will give a keynote address. Information literacy researchers, Drew Whitworth and Lorna Dawes, will give invited talks describing how they have used informed learning in their research and teaching. This event will also showcase the collaborative work of librarians and instructors who codesigned student projects that embed information literacy into disciplinary courses at three research universities in the United States (University of Arizona, University of Nebraska, and Purdue University).

We will use the virtual platform Airmeet for this event. It will feature an interactive socializing area for receptions and coffee breaks. You will also find important information concerning the schedule, speaker, and sessions in Airmeet.

**Be sure to confirm your registration by clicking the link in the automatic Airmeet email sent to you.**

Symposium Schedule

(Conference is completely virtual and all times are Eastern Standard Time)

Tuesday, July 12th, 2022

Opening Conference Reception (2:45pm-3:00pm) (EST)

A casual meet-and-greet for participants to get to know one another. Once you arrive in Airmeet you will be sent to the lobby area with various tables. Please choose a seat and introduce yourself to your fellow attendees. You will be automatically redirected to the first session once it begins.

Welcome Address (3:00pm-3:20pm) (EST)

A welcome address will be given by Beth McNeil, Dean of Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies. Clarence Maybee will provide a brief overview of the Creating Informed Learners in the Classroom project and general information about the symposium.

Showcase 1 (3:20pm-4:20pm) (EST)

Our first showcase will feature instructor Danni Gilbert and librarian Anita Breckbill (University of Nebraska-Lincoln). Their project focuses on working with music education student teachers to help them design and conduct an action research study. Following their presentation, librarian Annette Bochenek (Purdue University) will describe her project (conducted with instructor Meara Habashi) helping students to compare and contrast the gap between research on gender and those applications in the workplace.
     Moderator: Catherine Fraser Riehle

Keynote Speaker: Christine Bruce (4:30pm-5:45pm) (EST)

Dr. Christine Bruce will give our keynote address entitled, “Information Literacy Ethics: Towards a Framework to Guide Professional Practices.”
Presentation Handout

Dr. Christine Bruce

As information literacy becomes increasingly a space of professional practice, our attention as information literacy professionals and participants in this scholarly community begins to turn towards the idea of a professional ethic. In this keynote address, I will explore some of the key dimensions that may be associated with an information literacy professional ethic; its epistemologies, values, beliefs and experiences; as well as some of the “ethical” characteristics we have come to associate with information literacy and its programs. I will also highlight some examples of “information literacy in action” that reflect these dimensions and characteristics. The exploration will take the form of a conversation.

This keynote is adapted from a keynote address provided to the Western Balkan Information Literacy Conference, December 2021.
     Moderator: Clarence Maybee

Wednesday, July 13th, 2022

Conference Reception (12:45pm-1:00pm) (EST)

A casual meet-and-greet, allowing participants to get to know one another. Once you arrive in Airmeet you will be sent to the lobby area with various tables. Please choose a seat and introduce yourself to your fellow attendees. You will be automatically redirected to the next session once it begins.

Librarian’s Experiences Panel (1:00pm-2:00pm) (EST)

This session will highlight librarians’ experiences with the CILC program. Panelists (Kiyomi Deards, Chao Cai, and Jason Reed) will respond to several questions and there will be time for discussion following their responses.
     Moderator: Maribeth Slebodnik

Showcase 2 (2:15pm-3:15pm) (EST)

This showcase begins with a presentation by instructor Jeannine Relly and librarian Mary Feeney (University of Arizona). Their project focuses on guiding students in analytical techniques and frameworks to analyze and navigate disinformation and misinformation in an upper-level journalism course. Following their presentation, instructor Rose Holz (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) will describe her project (conducted with librarian Toni Anaya) to restructure the women's and gender studies capstone in order to help students carry out better research projects and build meaningful portfolios. These skills not only help students become creators of their own ideas/knowledge but also assist faculty assessment committees in evaluating the program's student learning outcomes and how best to help students achieve them.
     Moderator: Rachel Fundator

Invited Speaker: Lorna Dawes (3:30pm-4:45pm) (EST)

Lorna Dawes will give an invited speaker address entitled, “The Ramifications of Reflective Skepticism in a Post-Truth Era: Reconstructing Information Experiences within Other Disciplinary Landscapes.”

Lorna Dawes

Information experiences are intrinsic to the discourse of every discipline and to the practice of effective researchers. However, this Post-Truth era has complicated these experiences with a bold skepticism that cannot be overcome with more and better sources. How do faculty and librarians' partner to address this coalescence of fact, fiction and opinion? Drawing on a phenomenographic study of faculty conceptions of teaching information literacy, this discussion argues that attention to a more relational pedagogy, one that facilitates a reflective skepticism and active engagement with the information within the discipline, will create students who are not only more critical consumers of information but will also enable them to become more engaged and influential citizens.
     Moderator: Catherine Fraser Riehle

Thursday, July 14th, 2022

Conference Reception (12:45pm-1:00pm) (EST)

A casual meet-and-greet, allowing participants to get to know one another. Once you arrive in Airmeet you will be sent to the lobby area with various tables. Please choose a seat and introduce yourself to your fellow attendees. You will be automatically redirected to the next session once it begins.

Invited Speaker: Drew Whitworth (1:00pm-2:00pm) (EST)

Dr. Drew Whitworth will give an invited speaker address entitled, “Developing Informed Learning through Discursive Assessments in Higher Education.”

Dr. Drew Whitworth

This session investigates how informed learning can be developed in a higher education setting, in ways that help learners bridge the transition between university and the worlds of work and community life. We describe an approach that involves learners working together in small groups on complex tasks that require them to make ongoing judgments about information and technology, and to articulate the basis for these judgments to other members of the group. Assessment is an important aspect of the work, and one that gives rise to interesting questions about power and authority in the setting. The session will discuss the theory lying behind the design of this task; look at the practical issues emerging for the teaching and administration; and consider what can be learned from the recorded student discussions.
     Moderator: Michael Flierl

Showcase 3 (2:15pm-3:15pm) (EST)

This showcase begins with a presentation by instructor Tracy L. Clark (Purdue University), describing her project (conducted with librarian Matt Hannah) which focuses on enabling students to share patient information and data visualization about COVID-19. Following her presentation, librarian Kiyomi Deards (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) will describe her project (conducted with instructor James Checco), helping organic chemistry students become proficient at finding and understanding primary scientific literature.
     Moderator: Maribeth Slebodnik

Creating an Inter-institutional Program (3:30pm-4:30pm) (EST)

This session will feature the CILC Project Team (Rachel Fundator, Maribeth Slebodnik, Catherine Fraser Riehle, and Michael Flierl) who will provide insights into their experiences developing the CILC and how to implement an inter-institutional program of your own.
     Moderator: Clarence Maybee

If you have any questions, please contact Alex Dibelka (adibelka@purdue.edu)

This project (Academic Librarian Curriculum Developers: Building Capacity to Integrate Information Literacy across the University) was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (RE-13-19-0021-19).