New Directions for Net Gen Learners and Libraries
New Directions for Net Gen Learners and Libraries
Joan K. LippincottCoalition for Networked
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Joan K. LippincottCoalition for Networked
InformationACRL WSS ALA Annual 2007
Why New Directions?Why New Directions?
Changes in student behaviors - Net Gen StudentsUnderstandings of learning principles and stylesAvailability of new technologies
Changes in student behaviors - Net Gen StudentsUnderstandings of learning principles and stylesAvailability of new technologies
What Does a Net Gen Student Look Like? This?What Does a Net Gen Student Look Like? This?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/geopollock/25509844/
Or this?Or this?
Net Gen StudentsNet Gen Students
Born 1982-1991 Grew up with computers and other media at home and in school from earliest agesNever were tethered to communication in a place
Born 1982-1991 Grew up with computers and other media at home and in school from earliest agesNever were tethered to communication in a place
Other Names…Other Names…
MillennialsDigital NativesGen YNext GenDotNets (Pew Internet & American Life)
MillennialsDigital NativesGen YNext GenDotNets (Pew Internet & American Life)
Characteristics of Net Gen StudentsCharacteristics of Net Gen Students
Always connected, multi-taskingOriented to working in groupsExperiential learnersVisualProducers as well as consumers
Always connected, multi-taskingOriented to working in groupsExperiential learnersVisualProducers as well as consumers
Characteristics of Deeper LearningCharacteristics of Deeper Learning
“Deeper Learning”SocialActiveContextualEngagingStudent-owned
“Deeper Learning”SocialActiveContextualEngagingStudent-owned
Colleen Carmean & Jeremy Haefner.“Mind Over Matter.” EDUCAUSE Review, vol 37,No. 6, Nov./Dec., 2002 http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0261.pdf
Implications for Learning and LibrariesImplications for Learning and Libraries
Assume students are information producersBroaden students’ exposure to information and tools for their disciplineAssist students in understanding information policy issues
Assume students are information producersBroaden students’ exposure to information and tools for their disciplineAssist students in understanding information policy issues
Changing focusChanging focus
Students as information seekers
Students as information producers
Students as information seekers
Students as information producers
Convergence of literaciesConvergence of literacies
Written literacyInformation literacyTechnology literacyVisual literacy
Written literacyInformation literacyTechnology literacyVisual literacy
MacArthur Foundation ProjectMacArthur Foundation Project
Henry Jenkins - MITHenry Jenkins - MIT
Selected core skillsCollective Intelligence - the ability to pool knowledge and compare notes with others toward a common goalJudgment - the ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information resourcesNetworking - the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information
Selected core skillsCollective Intelligence - the ability to pool knowledge and compare notes with others toward a common goalJudgment - the ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information resourcesNetworking - the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information
Henry Jenkins - MITHenry Jenkins - MIT
Among his core skills:Multitasking - the ability to scan one’s environment and shift focus as needed to salient detailsSimulation - the ability to interpret and construct dynamic models of real world processesAppropriation - the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content
Among his core skills:Multitasking - the ability to scan one’s environment and shift focus as needed to salient detailsSimulation - the ability to interpret and construct dynamic models of real world processesAppropriation - the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content
New T&L PartnershipsNew T&L Partnerships
Center for Teaching and LearningNew Media CenterInstructional Technology GroupFilm or Multimedia Studies Dept.
Center for Teaching and LearningNew Media CenterInstructional Technology GroupFilm or Multimedia Studies Dept.
Columbia U. CNMTLColumbia U. CNMTL
Georgetown CNDLSGeorgetown CNDLS
Dartmouth RWIT: Center for Research, Writing & ITDartmouth RWIT: Center for Research, Writing & IT
New ResourcesNew Resources
Tools to facilitate collaborative workFacilities for production of contentFacilities for practicing presentations
Tools to facilitate collaborative workFacilities for production of contentFacilities for practicing presentations
PennTags Social Bookmarking PennTags Social Bookmarking
GroupSpace with TeamSpot at Stanford U. Meyer LibraryGroupSpace with TeamSpot at Stanford U. Meyer Library
U. Delaware Student Multi-media Design CenterU. Delaware Student Multi-media Design Center
Georgia TechPractice Presentation RoomGeorgia TechPractice Presentation Room
Changing focusChanging focus
Teaching about access to library resources
Teaching about access to information and tools
Teaching about access to library resources
Teaching about access to information and tools
Data for VisualizationData for Visualization
Webcast Offerings at UC BerkeleyWebcast Offerings at UC Berkeley
Research Channel VideosResearch Channel Videos
U. Washington and WikipediaU. Washington and Wikipedia
Georgetown U. Portal for Community-Based ResearchGeorgetown U. Portal for Community-Based Research
GMU History ToolsGMU History Tools
Displaying information and projectsDisplaying information and projects
Providing visual cues to the information resources availableDisplaying what students and faculty can create with information resources
Providing visual cues to the information resources availableDisplaying what students and faculty can create with information resources
Cornell’s Mann LibraryCornell’s Mann Library
Japanese Anime - DartmouthJapanese Anime - Dartmouth
NCSU Learning Commons eBoardsNCSU Learning Commons eBoards
Changing focusChanging focus
Teaching about policies as rules
Fostering policy awareness and discussion
Teaching about policies as rules
Fostering policy awareness and discussion
Bucknell Professor’s Film on IPBucknell Professor’s Film on IP
Uses Parody of Disney Films to Illustrate PrinciplesUses Parody of Disney Films to Illustrate Principles
UPenn Library Mashup ContestUPenn Library Mashup Contest
In Conjunction with Free CultureIn Conjunction with Free Culture
Creative Commons LicensingCreative Commons Licensing
Cornell’s Thoughts on FacebookCornell’s Thoughts on Facebook
Engaging StudentsEngaging Students
MethodsOnline tutorialsOnline games, contestsSocial networking sitesStudents collect resources prior to class and jointly critiqueSimulationsServices and instruction in virtual worlds
MethodsOnline tutorialsOnline games, contestsSocial networking sitesStudents collect resources prior to class and jointly critiqueSimulationsServices and instruction in virtual worlds
Library Online Tutorials at TWULibrary Online Tutorials at TWU
UIUC Undergrad Library FacebookUIUC Undergrad Library Facebook
Info Island in Second LifeInfo Island in Second Life
U. Tennessee bioLIBlogU. Tennessee bioLIBlog
Supporting materialsSupporting materials
FAQsGuides, links, and services in CMSPodcastsWikis or blogs developed by students or TAs
FAQsGuides, links, and services in CMSPodcastsWikis or blogs developed by students or TAs
UPenn Business FAQUPenn Business FAQ
ChallengesChallenges
FacultyInterest in inserting these skills in their curriculumWillingness to collaborateAcceptance of new forms of student projectsDevelopment of grading rubrics for new forms of expression
FacultyInterest in inserting these skills in their curriculumWillingness to collaborateAcceptance of new forms of student projectsDevelopment of grading rubrics for new forms of expression
ChallengesChallenges
LibrariansBroadening conception of information literacy
Convergence of literaciesOverall service program, not just classes
Engagement in collaborative learningDevelopment of new skillsPromoting services to faculty
LibrariansBroadening conception of information literacy
Convergence of literaciesOverall service program, not just classes
Engagement in collaborative learningDevelopment of new skillsPromoting services to faculty
Transforming Information Literacy Transforming Information Literacy
In-classExpertHighly structuredComplexFocus on owned, licensed items
In-classExpertHighly structuredComplexFocus on owned, licensed items
PushCollaborativeNew structuresSimpleMixed, including freely available
PushCollaborativeNew structuresSimpleMixed, including freely available
FROM TO
Accomplishing ChangeAccomplishing Change
Re-examine service goalsTalk with faculty and studentsCollaborate with faculty and campus unitsWork in teams with studentsExperiment, pilotAdopt, adaptDo research, assessmentLet go…
Re-examine service goalsTalk with faculty and studentsCollaborate with faculty and campus unitsWork in teams with studentsExperiment, pilotAdopt, adaptDo research, assessmentLet go…
The Net Gen Are Our FutureThe Net Gen Are Our Future
Assist students with making the transition from the recreational use of technology to academic use of technologyProvide environments, physical and virtual, which engage studentsPromote creativity in students’ discipline-related work
Assist students with making the transition from the recreational use of technology to academic use of technologyProvide environments, physical and virtual, which engage studentsPromote creativity in students’ discipline-related work
CreditsCredits
Photos include web captures, photos from my collection and some supplied to me by institutions
Photos include web captures, photos from my collection and some supplied to me by institutions
ResourcesResources
http://www.educause.edu/LibraryDetailPage/666&ID=pub7101
Educating the Net GenEdited by Diana G. Oblinger and James L. Oblinger
Confronting the Challenges of ParticipatoryCulture: Media Education for the 21stCentury. Henry Jenkins et. al. MacArthurFoundation, 2006.www.digitallearning.macfound.org
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