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The Using Information Community
(and beyond!): Exploring the potential
of online communities in delivering
information literacy
Neil Ford
Subject Librarian – School of Health and Social Care,
Bournemouth University
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Bournemouth University context
Student and
Academic
Services
Library and
Learning Support
Subject
Librarian Team
School of
Health and
Social Care
Nursing
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Social Work
Midwifery, Health and
Rehab. Sciences
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Background
Online community for developing
information literacy skills within our virtual
learning environment
Context
• Why is Information Literacy important?
• Challenges to Information Literacy
education
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Information Literacy
“the skills that students lack when they arrive at university are much
the same as those students have always needed to develop; the
capacity to filter and analyse sources and to access the validity and
authority of the material” (Bradwell, 2009, p. 55)
Important to health students?
• Changes to health education (e.g. NHS Key Skills
Framework, 2004)
• Online learning and health education
• Changes to health information professional role
(Bury et al, 2006)
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IL - a core competency for
health professionals
NMC Standards of Proficiency for PreRegistration Nursing Education:
• “provide relevant and current health information to patients, clients
and groups”
• “ensure that current research findings and other evidence are
incorporated in practice”
• “identify, collect and evaluate information to justify the effective
utilisation of resources”
• “interpret and present information in a comprehensible manner”
(NMC, 2004)
Translates to our curricula and ILO’s!
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Challenges – Higher Education
• Changing demographic - “2/5 students part-time,
59% mature, 15% from overseas” (Bradwell,
2009)
• Funding constraints “focus…resources where they
can have the greatest return”
(Department for Business,
Innovation and Skills, p. 4)
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Health student demographic
We are already used to the changes to
student demographics!
Employed
Mature students
Distance learners
Care responsibilities
Time poor
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Need to support technology
use
Lack of contact time
Need for remote support
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Institutional challenges
• Shorter units – larger cohorts
• Closure of academic development unit
• Lean working
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Information literacy has to happen…
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Outside of the classroom
At a distance
When the student needs it
In a graduated way depending on need
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Using Information Community
Trusted brand
Task oriented
menu
Link from
staff/ student
homepage
Embedded user
support
Links to further
support
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Using Information Community
In-house and
external materials
Authority control
Communication tools
Community tools
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Using Information Community
Embedded in Blackboard (VLE)
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Trusted brand
Allows authority control
Tools for publicity
Educational tools (assessments etc.)
Links to other communities & academic units
Further support embedded (workshops,
tutorials)
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Beyond Using Information
"The only constant is change, continuing change,
inevitable change, that is the dominant factor
in society today. No sensible decision can be
made any longer without taking into account
not only the world as it is, but the world as it
will be."
Isaac Asimov
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Academic Skills Community
Task oriented
navigation
Academic
skills
Graphical
interface
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Any questions?
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Contact Information
Neil Ford - Subject Librarian
Bournemouth House Library
Bournemouth University
Old Christchurch Road
Bournemouth, BH1 3LH
[email protected]
01202 967350
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References
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