Transcript Ardrossan Academy
“Using the Library can be fun!” Rosslyn Lee School Librarian Ardrossan Academy
Ardrossan Academy
Background • School roll 961 • 30 period week • 20 Year English classes average 18 pupils • 14 Social Education classes average 26 pupils • 15 PCs in separate Computer Room, 6 in Library
Information Skills Courses
CURRENT
• 1 st Year Information Skills • 2 nd Year Information Skills • 1 st Year Biography Project
FUTURE
• 6 th Year Information Skills
1 st year course content Learning Intentions and Success Criteria included in booklet and discussed at beginning of each period.
• Keywords • Reading for information • Note-taking • Researching a topic • Powerpoint presentation
1 st Year Evaluation Information Skills Course • Main purpose of lessons?
• What did you enjoy?
• What did you find difficult?
• What new skills have you learned?
• What could you improve next time ?
Main purpose of lessons?
• Variations of: Help with our study skills • Learn to use/do a Powerpoint presentation • Some pupils didn’t respond to this question
“To help us learn more on 1 pacific topic”
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What did you enjoy?
• Making a Powerpoint presentation • Using computers • Giving the presentation
“Everything”
What was difficult?
• Variations of : finding information • Making the presentation
“Nothing”
New skills learned?
• Powerpoint • Skimming & scanning
“I have learned that using the Library can be fun”
What could you do better next time to improve your research?
• Find more information • Take better notes • Nothing
“I don’t think I could”
2 nd Year course content Learning Intentions and Success Criteria included in booklet and discussed at beginning of each period.
• Misinformation and disinformation • Searching the internet (Google) • URLs and domain names • Evaluating websites • Compiling a resource list for a specific topic
2 nd Year Evaluation Information Skills Course • Main purpose of lessons?
• What did you enjoy?
• What did you find difficult?
• What new skills have you learned?
• What could you improve next time?
Main purpose of lessons?
• To learn skills for the Internet • To recognise different types of information
“Internet safety”
What did you enjoy?
• Using PCs • Using the Internet • Lesson on visual literacy
“Learning how to use the Internet right”
What was difficult?
• Nothing • Finding answers on the Internet
“All the questions”
New skills learned?
• Variations of: Using Google properly • Recognising different types of websites • Using the Internet
“ You shouldn’t believe everything on the Internet”
What could you do better next time to improve your work?
• Nothing • Work harder • Listen more carefully
“Be there more often to learn more things “
1 st Year Biography Project
IN CLASS
• Reading for information • Note-taking
IN LIBRARY
• Research using a variety of resources
IN CLASS
• Production of booklet • Talk
Biographies
Biographies
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Possible content for 6 th Year course • Basic library skills • Internet skills • Copyright and plagiarism • Study techniques & time management • Information sources and resources • Visit to university library
Staff survey questions Internet • Do you teach pupils search strategies?
• Do you teach pupils to evaluate websites?
• Do you teach pupils about plagiarism & copyright?
• Do you teach pupils to cite resources properly?
• Do you make pupils aware about currency of information?
• Do you make pupils aware about bias/wrong information?
Staff survey questions – other skills • Do you teach reading skills?
• Do you teach note-taking skills?
• Do you teach pupils about plagiarism with regard to printed sources?
Why not?
“I assume pupils have these skills already” “Not part of our curriculum” “No time”
6 th Year course – next steps • Pupil survey – June • Discussions with management - June • Lessons written – July • Pilot begins - September
Work in progress • 1 st • 2 nd Year course - needs more time (8 periods ) Year course - some changes needed • 1 st Year Biography project - to be updated • 3 rd /4 th Year course – lots of thought required!
Thank you Questions
School website: www.ardacad.co.uk