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From Digital Literacy to Independent Learning:Challenges and Opportunities for Librarians and Teachers
JCS 2018
Other members of the JCS team:
Welcome to Birmingham and to Aston University for the very first JCS Conference.
We hope you are inspired by what you hear today and enjoy this opportunity to share knowledge and make contacts.
JCS 2018 has been organised by members of the JCS Online Resources team, led by Jade Heatley.
If you have any questions or problems during the day you can speak to a member of the team who will be proudly sporting the JCS T-shirt!
We are extremely grateful to our sponsors who have helped make this conference possible – JSTOR, Softlink, Gale Cengage, Credo, Q-files, Bloomsbury, Macmillan, Intellectual Property Office, and Infobase – and we hope you’ll have time to speak to their representatives during the breaks.
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Hugh WebsterSales Manager, Schools
Rupert BriceAccount Executive, Schools
Amy WilliamsSenior Account Executive, Schools
Joyce Martin Conference Chair
Jade Heatley Conference Organiser
Gerda Taylor Finance Manager
Polly Krabbé Marketing and Communications Manager
Conference committee
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Chair’s Welcome .................................4
Timetable ................................................5
Programme......................................6–7
Keynotes ...........................................8–9
Lightning Talks ......................... 10–15
Workshops ................................. 16–18
WiFi connectionWiFi access is freely available campus-wide. It can be accessed via a code which will be on display throughout the venue or you can ask a member of the team who will be able to help.
PhotographyPlease note that photographs will be taken by a designated photographer throughout the day, in sessions and during the breaks. A selection of them will appear on the JCS website and some may be used in other JCS materials.
Post-conferencePresentations from the conference will be available for delegates on the JCS website shortly after the event and you will be informed when they are ready to view.
JCS PadletThe JCS Padlet is a collection of articles, journals, blogs and research reports relevant to the conference themes and accessible via the conference website.
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Contents
Dear Delegate
Welcome to JCS 2018 and to Aston University! This is the first conference JCS has organised for librarians and teachers and we hope it won’t be the last.
Supporting academic institutions with e-resources and advising on how to embed them within the curriculum has always been an important part of our role. But this conference enables us to go a step further by bringing librarians and teachers together to talk about digital literacy, research skills and the importance for students to become critical thinkers. Topics that are so important in this increasingly complex digital world.
Our programme combines specialists in the field of information and digital literacy as well as teachers and librarians showcasing practical initiatives and interventions that are making a real difference in their schools. As many of the sessions will show, collaboration between the library and teaching staff is critical for success.
The themes of the conference are important not just for schools or for the UK, but for all sectors globally. We’re therefore delighted to welcome delegates from universities and colleges as well as schools, and from as far afield as Switzerland, the Netherlands, Dubai and India – plus a keynote speaker from Australia!
We hope you find the day both thought-provoking and inspiring. We also hope you will leave with a host of ideas to help you support your students to think more critically about digital technologies and be better prepared for life and studies beyond school.
And finally, the day ends with the chance to relax and chat with old and new friends over a drink in the Aston Conference Hotel. The JCS team look forward to meeting many of you there!
Wishing you an enjoyable conference.
Best wishes
Joyce Martin Conference Chair
Chair’s Welcome
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Friday 30th November 201808:30 – 09:30 ......................... Registration
09:30 – 09:45 ......................... Welcome
09:45 – 10:30 ......................... Opening keynote: Dr Jane Secker
10:35 – 11:10 ......................... Lightning Talks
11:15 – 11:45 ......................... Refreshments
11:45 – 12:20 ......................... Keynote: Dr Graham Gardner
12:20 – 12:55 ......................... Keynote: Hazel Rothera
13:00 – 13:35 ......................... Lightning Talks
13:35 – 14:45 ......................... Lunch
14:45 – 15:30 ......................... Workshops
15:35 – 16:30 ......................... Keynote: Nikki Curtis
16:30 – 17:00 ......................... Closing discussion
17.30 – 18:30 ......................... Wine reception
19:00 ............................................ Dinner and quiz
Saturday 1st December 201809:30 – 11:00 ......................... JSTOR Workshop, Room 141, Aston Conference Hotel
Timetable
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Programme
8:30 – 9:30 Registration, tea, coffee, pastries 8:30 – 9:30
09:30 – 09:45 WELCOME AND SCENE SETTING: Joyce Martin, Director, JCS Online Resources 09:30 – 09:45
09:45 – 10:30 OPENING KEYNOTE: Developing digital and information literacies: teaching for lifelong learning Dr Jane Secker 09:45 – 10:30
10:35 – 11:10 LIGHTNING TALKS: 10:35 – 11:10
Room: White Hall 1Facilitator: Hugh Webster
Room: White Hall 2Facilitator: Emma Thompson
Room: White Hall 3Facilitator: Polly Krabbé
Room: Stafford 1Facilitator: Amy Williams
Room: Stafford 2Facilitator: Amy Icke
Room: Steelhouse (Plenary room)Facilitator: Rupert Brice
Importance of research and referencing skills using online databases Lynn Winkworth
The Library and the EPQ: enabling students to become ‘digitally savvy’ in a real-world context Emma Wallace & Julie Greenhough
Exploring the information seeking behaviour of secondary school students Gaelene Clarke
Developing an online offer for pre-University entry information and digital literacy Amy C Haworth
Listen – Collaborate – Observe – Repeat: how to implement a safe BYOD culture Océane Toffoli
The library in the digital world Chris Thackray & Linda Kelley
11:15 – 11:45 Refreshments 11:15 – 11:45
11:45 – 12:20 KEYNOTE: Creating a culture of critical literacy: three essential mindsets for school librarians Dr Graham Gardner
11:45 – 12:20
12:20 – 12:55 KEYNOTE: “Can’t you just give us 2 sides of A4?” Stepping up library use from school to higher education Hazel Rothera
12:20 – 12:55
13:00 – 13:35 LIGHTNING TALKS: 13:00 – 13:35
Room: White Hall 1Facilitator: Ben Jacobs
Room: White Hall 2Facilitator: Rupert Brice
Room: White Hall 3Facilitator: Polly Krabbé
Room: Stafford 1Facilitator: Amy Williams
Room: Stafford 2Facilitator: Oliver Howe
Room: Steelhouse (Plenary room)Facilitator: Hugh Webster
Embedding digital literacy skills in Year 9 Donna Saxby
How effective are our students’ digital searching skills? Rhian Trevor
Collaboration with teachers and specialist libraries Terri McCargar & Ruth Bell
Tackling plagiarism in the digital world Abha Singh
Developing independent learning skills from Year 9-13 through project-based learning and librarian-led support Lucy Atherton
Preparing students to become independent learners and digitally literateMargot Griffiths & Helen Cooper
13:35 – 14:45 Lunch 13:35 – 14:45
14:45 – 15:30 WORKSHOPS 14:45 – 15:30
Room: White Hall 1Facilitator: Polly Krabbé
Room: White Hall 2Facilitator: Amy Williams
Room: White Hall 3Facilitator: Oliver Howe
Room: Stafford 1Facilitator: Rupert Brice
Room: Stafford 2Facilitator: Hugh Webster
Room: Steelhouse (Plenary room)Facilitator: Nicholas Harris
Using images in teaching – what you need to know about copyright Chris Morrison & Jane Secker
Innovative ways to increase student engagement John Lenahan
How to spark creativity, imagination and autonomous student-driven research in the classroom Karen Harker
Digital literacy in practice – lifelong learning skills Sarah Pavey
Developing your research project: preparing students to succeed at a Russell Group university Emma Thompson
How librarians can use online resources to enhance information literacy skills, collaborate with teachers and win time in the classroom Elizabeth Hutchinson
15:35 – 16:30 KEYNOTE: What can we learn from our neighbours? School librarian collaboration – an Australian perspective Nikki Curtis
15:35 – 16:30
16:30 – 17:00 CLOSING PLENARY: What have you learned today? What might you now do or do differently?
16:30 – 17:00
17:30 – 18:30 Wine reception Aston Conference Hotel 17:30 – 18:30
19:00… Dinner and quiz Aston Conference Hotel 19:00…
Saturday 1 December 2018 – Room 141 Aston Conference Hotel
09:30-11:00 JSTOR eBook workshopJohn Lenahan, Associate Vice President, Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships, JSTOR
09:30-11:00
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Programme
8:30 – 9:30 Registration, tea, coffee, pastries 8:30 – 9:30
09:30 – 09:45 WELCOME AND SCENE SETTING: Joyce Martin, Director, JCS Online Resources 09:30 – 09:45
09:45 – 10:30 OPENING KEYNOTE: Developing digital and information literacies: teaching for lifelong learning Dr Jane Secker 09:45 – 10:30
10:35 – 11:10 LIGHTNING TALKS: 10:35 – 11:10
Room: White Hall 1Facilitator: Hugh Webster
Room: White Hall 2Facilitator: Emma Thompson
Room: White Hall 3Facilitator: Polly Krabbé
Room: Stafford 1Facilitator: Amy Williams
Room: Stafford 2Facilitator: Amy Icke
Room: Steelhouse (Plenary room)Facilitator: Rupert Brice
Importance of research and referencing skills using online databases Lynn Winkworth
The Library and the EPQ: enabling students to become ‘digitally savvy’ in a real-world context Emma Wallace & Julie Greenhough
Exploring the information seeking behaviour of secondary school students Gaelene Clarke
Developing an online offer for pre-University entry information and digital literacy Amy C Haworth
Listen – Collaborate – Observe – Repeat: how to implement a safe BYOD culture Océane Toffoli
The library in the digital world Chris Thackray & Linda Kelley
11:15 – 11:45 Refreshments 11:15 – 11:45
11:45 – 12:20 KEYNOTE: Creating a culture of critical literacy: three essential mindsets for school librarians Dr Graham Gardner
11:45 – 12:20
12:20 – 12:55 KEYNOTE: “Can’t you just give us 2 sides of A4?” Stepping up library use from school to higher education Hazel Rothera
12:20 – 12:55
13:00 – 13:35 LIGHTNING TALKS: 13:00 – 13:35
Room: White Hall 1Facilitator: Ben Jacobs
Room: White Hall 2Facilitator: Rupert Brice
Room: White Hall 3Facilitator: Polly Krabbé
Room: Stafford 1Facilitator: Amy Williams
Room: Stafford 2Facilitator: Oliver Howe
Room: Steelhouse (Plenary room)Facilitator: Hugh Webster
Embedding digital literacy skills in Year 9 Donna Saxby
How effective are our students’ digital searching skills? Rhian Trevor
Collaboration with teachers and specialist libraries Terri McCargar & Ruth Bell
Tackling plagiarism in the digital world Abha Singh
Developing independent learning skills from Year 9-13 through project-based learning and librarian-led support Lucy Atherton
Preparing students to become independent learners and digitally literateMargot Griffiths & Helen Cooper
13:35 – 14:45 Lunch 13:35 – 14:45
14:45 – 15:30 WORKSHOPS 14:45 – 15:30
Room: White Hall 1Facilitator: Polly Krabbé
Room: White Hall 2Facilitator: Amy Williams
Room: White Hall 3Facilitator: Oliver Howe
Room: Stafford 1Facilitator: Rupert Brice
Room: Stafford 2Facilitator: Hugh Webster
Room: Steelhouse (Plenary room)Facilitator: Nicholas Harris
Using images in teaching – what you need to know about copyright Chris Morrison & Jane Secker
Innovative ways to increase student engagement John Lenahan
How to spark creativity, imagination and autonomous student-driven research in the classroom Karen Harker
Digital literacy in practice – lifelong learning skills Sarah Pavey
Developing your research project: preparing students to succeed at a Russell Group university Emma Thompson
How librarians can use online resources to enhance information literacy skills, collaborate with teachers and win time in the classroom Elizabeth Hutchinson
15:35 – 16:30 KEYNOTE: What can we learn from our neighbours? School librarian collaboration – an Australian perspective Nikki Curtis
15:35 – 16:30
16:30 – 17:00 CLOSING PLENARY: What have you learned today? What might you now do or do differently?
16:30 – 17:00
17:30 – 18:30 Wine reception Aston Conference Hotel 17:30 – 18:30
19:00… Dinner and quiz Aston Conference Hotel 19:00…
Saturday 1 December 2018 – Room 141 Aston Conference Hotel
09:30-11:00 JSTOR eBook workshopJohn Lenahan, Associate Vice President, Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships, JSTOR
09:30-11:00
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Dr Jane SeckerSenior Lecturer in Educational Development – City, University of London
Jane was Copyright and Digital Literacy Advisor at London School of Economics and Political Science for over 15 years. She is Chair of the CILIP Information Literacy Group, member of the Copyright Advisory Panel and co-author of ‘Copyright and E-learning: a guide for practitioners’ with her colleague Chris Morrison. Jane is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Dr Graham GardnerLibrarian, Abingdon School
At school, Graham’s headteacher told him, “Whatever you do, don’t go into librarianship.”! He managed to follow this advice for more than 15 years during which time he was a bookseller, became a successful author of novels for young adults, gained a degree and PhD but finally succumbed to fate. He became librarian and then Director of Independent Learning at St Marylebone School, London, before taking up the role of Librarian at Abingdon School, near Oxford.
Developing digital and information literacies: teaching for lifelong learning
In this keynote, Jane will discuss the terms digital literacy and information literacy and the way in which these skills, values and behaviours underpin lifelong learning. She will talk about the need to embed digital and information literacies in curriculum within schools and their importance for success at higher education, in the workplace and as life skills that we all need.
Creating a culture of critical literacy: three essential mindsets for school librarians
In the light of calls for digital and information literacies to be embedded in school curricular, Graham will outline how school librarians can play a leading role in creating a culture of critical information literacy. School librarians, Graham will argue, need to reframe and redirect their thinking and practice in terms of three key mindsets: those of teacher, marketer and technologist. The more that school librarians can identify with these mindsets and develop their practice accordingly, the more likely it is that subject teachers will be receptive to offers of resources and collaboration, that students will take librarians seriously, and that potential barriers to teaching and learning will be minimised.
Keynotes
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Hazel RotheraAcademic Development Team Leader, Oxford Brookes University
Hazel has been at Oxford Brookes University for more years than she cares to admit, though she’s currently on her third campus and fourth job title so arguably hasn’t entirely stood still! She lives in Oxford with her husband and two school-age sons and when not in the Library can often be found out running, on a bike, in a swimming pool or (more unusually) on the end of a church bellrope.
Nikki CurtisDirector of Marketing, Softlink
Nikki liaises with school library customers daily and has been responsible for the development of Softlink’s School Library Survey reports and Whitepapers since 2013. She has produced multiple articles for school library journals including an article on ‘The role of leadership in the ongoing importance of school libraries’.
“Can’t you just give us 2 sides of A4?” Stepping up library use from school to higher education
Students on arrival at university find that moving into higher education gives them access to more library resources, both in print and digitally, than they ever imagined existed. Many initially find this overwhelming, both in quantity and in the level of the texts they are suddenly expected to digest and understand. In recent years both academics and librarians in universities have experienced increasing pushback from students at the idea that they should search for resources themselves, do their own critical evaluation or that they are “expected to read a whole book”. How does this link to those students’ experiences in schools, and what does it mean for school librarians?
What can we learn from our neighbours? School Librarian collaboration – an Australian perspective
Greater collaboration between school libraries and educators is a prominent topic for school library professionals. The Softlink 2017 School Library Survey asked the question ‘How do you currently collaborate, or what ideas do you have for greater collaboration between the library and the rest of the school?’. The combined global surveys received almost 1,500 responses and a Whitepaper, “Ideas for school-wide collaboration” was developed from the responses. This presentation explores the positive impact school-wide collaboration has on student research and learning outcomes, including innovative examples by means of video interviews with Australian librarians.
Keynotes
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Lynn WinkworthMCLIP, Head Librarian, Headington School, Oxford
Lynn is a Chartered Librarian who has worked in libraries for over 30 years. She began her career in the academic library sector, moving into School Librarianship in 1996. Lynn has been Head Librarian at Headington School, Oxford since 2001. Headington School Library was awarded the SLA School Library Inspiration Award in 2017.
Emma WallaceSenior School Librarian, St Benedict’s School, London
Emma has been a librarian for over 15 years, working in legal, public, academic and school libraries. She gained an MA in Library and Information studies from UCL in 2004 and became a Chartered Librarian in 2007. She currently works as Senior Librarian at St Benedict’s School, most recently becoming an EPQ Level 3 Lead Supervisor. @librarywallace
Dr Julie GreenhoughEPQ Centre Coordinator, St Benedict’s School, London
Julie has taught in secondary schools in London for over 25 years. Since 2010 she has been the EPQ Centre Coordinator and EPQ Supervisor at St Benedict’s School, Ealing, overseeing the programme’s on-going expansion. She has a Doctorate in Education from the Institute of Education and an MA in English and Education from King’s College.
@EPQguru
Importance of research and referencing skills using online databases
This session will look at the rudiments of research and referencing skills, alongside basic online searching strategies and techniques - essential skills needed for higher education. Lynn is passionate about helping to equip sixth formers at Headington School in developing these skills, long before they enter university and the world of work. During the first and second terms the sixth form is introduced to these skills, and it is the information they are given during this time that Lynn will share with us today.
The session will be divided into three parts: (i) searching online databases, (ii) fundamental research skills and (iii) the rudiments of referencing - essential in maintaining academic honesty.
If you are looking to introduce research and referencing skills in your school this session may provide you with some useful ideas.
The Library and the EPQ: enabling students to become ‘digitally savvy’ in a real-world context
In the increasingly demanding and changing world of digital technology, schools need to find ways to ensure that their students are ‘digitally savvy’.
Recognising the need to create independent, confident learners, the EPQ Centre Coordinator and the Senior School Librarian at St Benedict’s School have pedagogically collaborated and delivered a range of lessons across Key Stages 4 and 5 that focus on the acquisition and implementation of digital search skills.
In their session, the presenters will describe their successes, challenges and future plans, the skills they needed to learn to collaborate effectively, and the approaches they have taken to support the acquisition and implementation of digital research skills.
Lightning Talks
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Gaelene ClarkeLibrarian, Dubai College
Expat postings to Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates have led Gaelene to pursue an entirely different vocation from her previous banking and finance career. Presently Gaelene is a school librarian in Dubai, having completed her accreditation with CILIP. She is now working toward completing the Chartership.
Amy C HaworthService Development Manager, University of Sheffield Library
Amy is a Librarian and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy who has worked at The University of Sheffield Library for 13 years. She is currently the Service Development Manager in the Library Learning Services Unit, focused on supporting the development of students’ Information and Digital Literacy.
Exploring the information seeking behaviour of secondary school students
When Gaelene undertook an action research project on ways secondary school students searched for information it confirmed for her that it is necessary to understand how teenagers are now finding and using information. As her research developed it became evident that the way information is delivered, consumed and utilised has become a global challenge, and that the Internet is almost the “air we breathe”.
Gaelene’s session will outline in more detail the purpose of her research and the rationale for the design of her survey. She will report on the challenges and limitations encountered with the actual research method concluding with the results showing how other research has uncovered similar findings.
Developing an online offer for pre-University entry information and digital literacy
The University of Sheffield has worked with local schools and colleges on a project aiming to increase applications from, ease transition for, and increase the retention of, BTEC students entering university. One outcome of this project, funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England and created by The University of Sheffield Library, is a suite of open access online resources to develop the information and digital literacy of school and college students. Following consultation with teachers and librarians, it became clear that these resources would be useful for all students (whether studying for a BTEC, A Levels or undertaking an EPQ) to develop their skills for school, higher education, and/or employment.
This presentation will give an overview of the university-wide project and the development of the pre-entry Information and Digital Literacy Tutorials, showcase the resource, and discuss plans for evaluation and future development.
Lightning Talks
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Lightning Talks
Océane ToffoliSenior School Librarian, Wimbledon High School (GDST), and Vice-Chair CILIP YLG London
Océane has worked in libraries in France and the UK for many years, in both the public and academic sectors. Océane is committed to two major British Library associations, being the current Vice-Chair of CILIP YLG London and Chair of the School Library Association (London group).
Chris ThackrayDirector of IT and eLearning, St Paul’s Girls’ School
Whilst Chris has only been in post since January 2018, he has worked in education for many years. Most recently at Wimbledon High School where he led a whole school transformation taking the school fully BYOD. He is forward thinking and innovative but always keeps Teaching and Learning at the heart of any project.
Linda KelleyLibrarian, St Paul’s Girls’ School
Linda is librarian at St Paul’s Girls’, a selective independent school, where she has worked since 2003. Having previously worked in state schools and public libraries, she started her career just as computers were entering the library and continues to engage with new technologies that enhance the readers’ experience.
Listen – Collaborate – Observe – Repeat: How to implement a safe BYOD culture
A few years ago, Wimbledon High School launched a BYOD programme to shape a new vision of the school and the education they provided. This was a big step towards preparing students to become independent learners and digitally literate, but it also brought concerns about personal safety and security beyond the school.
Schools must adapt to this ever-evolving online world as students leap in younger and younger. Along with partnerships and collaboration across school to support learning and align resources with the curriculum, staff and students were able to make the most of the programme.
Océane’s talk will outline the statistics and users’ behaviour that prove the strategies WHS has implemented seem to be working but staff and students require regular reminders for the scheme to continue to thrive.
The library in the digital world
Linda and Chris approach this question from their own different perspectives. They regularly discuss how the library has evolved to reap the benefits of new technologies and think about how it can develop further in the future.
The library has always held a very special place within the school, in a community which prides itself on scholarship. As the library’s reach extends beyond the physical boundaries of its walls and out into the virtual classroom, is this role under threat? Simultaneously, curating resources now falls under the remit of every academic department, with the librarian’s traditional role becoming dispersed amongst teachers and individuals alike. Though the essential purpose of the library has not changed, how do we harness these new technologies and ways of working, without diminishing the very best qualities of the past?
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Lightning Talks
Donna SaxbyLibrarian and Digital Literacy Coordinator, Kingham Hill School
Donna is a Chartered Librarian with over twenty years experience in school and public libraries. Previously Upper School Librarian at the International School of Amsterdam, over the last 6 years she has been transforming the library at Kingham Hill School, and was SLA Inspiration Award finalist in 2017. She is also sidekick to her library mascot @realbatgirl
Rhian TrevorCity of London School for Girls
Rhian has been a Chartered Librarian for 34 years and a school librarian for 18 years. She recently won Exceptional Colleague award from the City of London for finding innovative ways to promote information literacy at CLSG.
Embedding digital literacy skills in Year 9
In a school where technology is often underused, a new approach seems to have worked well and this is what I’d like to share with others.
The central idea is that digital skills are best taught within a context of needing to use them - ‘just in time’ rather than ‘just in case’. Introducing, repeating and building on skills throughout the year with different topics from both Geography and History departments means that digital literacy is not seen so much as a separate subject but an extension of what is happening in those classes.
Skills covered have included: referencing sources, image rights, searching databases and advanced search techniques, interpreting GIS maps, manipulating images and creating documents, drawings, and presentations.
This talk will give an overview of the new approach introduced by Donna at Kingham Hill School and provide ideas to take away.
How effective are our students’ digital searching skills?
“How effective are our students digital searching skills?” is a research question which arose from listening to teachers’ conversations in a meeting about how poor they felt the standard of the completed research homework tasks were and how our student’s internet searching skills needed improving. Our school has very academic pupils – so why is the standard of research tasks submitted so poor?
Rhian decided to gather evidence and collaborate with teachers to try to get to the bottom of this puzzle. Her research findings have sometimes been surprising, sometimes predictable but have always sparked conversations with teachers. Rhian will talk about the research methods used and how she presented her findings to the school community.
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Terri McCargarLibrarian, Latymer Upper School
Originally from Minnesota, Terri was a book editor for 10 years before discovering that she was actually born to be a librarian. She has worked at the London Library, Richmond Libraries and Westminster School and has been the Librarian at Latymer Upper School since 2010.
Abha SinghSecondary School Librarian/Extended Essay Coordinator, British School, New Delhi
Abha is the secondary school librarian in the British School, Delhi, India. She has completed her Masters and M.Phil. in Library Sciences, with a dissertation based on the digitization of manuscripts in the IGNCA library. Abha is always keen for librarians to actively collaborate with teachers.
Collaboration with teachers and specialist libraries
Teachers are subject specialists but sometimes overestimate their students’ research know-how or lack confidence in teaching such skills. Librarians are experts in finding and using information but often remain an untapped resource.
An initial research skills session (led by the Librarian in the classroom and the Library) is made more relevant by the teacher’s active participation. Later, students visit a specialist library (in this case, the National Art Library) to further hone their skills and discover a wider range of resources not typically available in a school library collection.
This talk, co-presented by a Head of Department and Librarian with a long history of collaboration, will provide an overview of one such project to improve students’ research skills – and excite their curiosity – as they embark on their personal investigations.
Tackling plagiarism in the digital world
Living in an era where finding information is just a single mouse click away, it is difficult to identify the authentic sources to support research, and to avoid falling into the plagiarism trap. At the British School, New Delhi, we want our students to be critical readers and independent learners and they are therefore helped to become digitally literate. The school ensures that its students are well prepared to tackle the digital world with ease and confidence.
Abha will describe how their students are supported to handle web content while writing essays for their IB external submissions and preparing them for undergraduate studies around the globe. She will show how consistency across the whole school has been the key to success in developing students’ ability to confidently identify and use sources, and how it has been supported by the use of the tool, Turnitin for all IB submissions.
Lightning Talks
Ruth BellHead of History of Art, Latymer Upper School
Ruth has taught Art History for 23 years. She studied at the University of Bristol, completed a Post-Graduate qualification in Art Galleries and Museum Studies at Manchester University and gained her PGCE at Cheltenham. She is currently Head of Art History at Latymer Upper School.
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Margot GriffithsEPQ Coordinator, King Henry VIII School, Coventry
Margot has been teaching for 15 years in Geography and PE; however, in the last 4 years she have taught the AQA Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and last year was appointed Head of EPQ. She has a degree from Newman College, and a PGCE (teaching) & PGC (research Education) from Exeter University.
Lucy AthertonMCILIP, Head Librarian, Wellington College, Berkshire
Lucy has worked in UK public libraries and school libraries in Brazil, Italy and the UK, running the library at Wellington College, Berkshire since 2012. She introduced a course of information literacy skills for Y9 students as well as expanding the librarian’s role in supporting the Extended Essay and HPQ/EPQ.
Preparing students to become independent learners and digitally literate: the story of successful collaboration between the EPQ coordinator and librarian
Last year, King Henry VIII School changed its approach to the Extended Project Qualification, making it compulsory for all Year 12 students. It is a big leap from GCSE to A Level, but an even bigger one to EPQ.
We therefore devised an intensive programme to teach basic research skills and particularly online research skills. The programme began with a visit to Coventry University’s Library and a session taught by the Librarian.
This collaboration between the EPQ Co-ordinator and Librarian provided an invaluable opportunity to promote the Library’s new online resources and to teach pupils how to use them.
In addition to describing our research skills programme, we will share our evaluation of its success and the changes we have made this year.
Developing independent learning skills from Year 9-13 through project-based learning and librarian-led support
One of the key priorities of Wellington College is to develop its students as independent learners. Consequently, Lucy devised a short course for Year 9 students on information literacy, evaluating information and using the e-Library, which is taught by the librarians in 3 sessions. After this the students undertake a research project of their choosing using these newly acquired skills.
In Year 10 all students do the HPQ (Higher Project Qualification). In the 6th Form all A level students undertake an EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) and all International Baccalaureate students write an Extended Essay. The librarians are fully involved in leading sessions to support all these students in their research as well as collaborating with teachers over the content of the taught courses.
In this session, Lucy will show how the emphasis on enquiry-based learning has enhanced the role of the librarians, increased their collaborative working with teaching colleagues and boosted the use of the school’s online resources.
Lightning Talks
Helen CooperLibrarian, King Henry VIII School, Coventry
Helen has been the School Librarian at her alma mater, King Henry VIII School in Coventry since 2014. She is a non-practising solicitor with a Bachelor of Laws (Law and Politics) Joint Honours Degree from the University of Birmingham (1991) and a PGCE from Birmingham City University (2010).
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Using images in teaching – what you need to know about copyright
This workshop is being run by Chris Morrison and Jane Secker - authors of Copyright and E-learning (2nd Edition), creators of Copyright the Card Game and co-founders of the copyrightliteracy.org blog. It will be an opportunity for workshop attendees to learn how copyright law works with regard to use of images in online and classroom teaching. Through the use of real life examples, attendees will be able to explore what use might be considered ‘fair’ and will be encouraged to discuss and share their practice in an interactive and constructive forum. Chris Morrison will reveal some interim findings of his masters research into interpretation of educational copyright exceptions within UK universities, and he and Jane will explore best practice approaches to using copyright material with reference to their latest research into copyright literacy.
Workshops
John Lenahan Associate Vice President, Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships, JSTOR
John has worked with libraries worldwide for 18 years and with JSTOR since 2011. He manages JSTORs global participation team and is involved in the development and management of various businesses at JSTOR such as eBooks.
A note about JSTOR: launched in 1997, JSTOR is a cloud-based library where scholars, students, and the public can access thousands of journals, books, images, and other content as well as tools that promote research, teaching, sharing, and contribution. JSTOR includes content from over 1,000 publishers and serves 6 million unique monthly visitors, 10,000+ universities, schools, and institutions, in 176 nations.
Chris MorrisonCopyright and Licensing Compliance Officer, University of Kent
Chris is a member of the Universities UK Copyright Negotiation and Advisory committee on whose behalf he also attends the Education Licensing Working Group (ELWG). He is co-author of the second edition of ‘Copyright and E-Learning: a guide for practitioners’ which was published in July 2016 and is also the originator of Copyright the Card Game. Chris is currently studying for a masters qualification in copyright law at King’s College London.
Dr Jane SeckerSenior Lecturer in Educational Development - City, University of London (See page 8 for Jane’s biography)
Jane and Chris tweet as @UKCopyrightLit and maintain the Copyright Literacy website: https://copyrightliteracy.org
Innovative ways to increase student engagement
Students may have their own materials that they have been reading, a paper they are working on or articles they found online and downloaded, and they are looking to conduct some basic research to learn more about specific topics to complete a project/essay. This can be a difficult task for a novice researcher and instead of working off the documents they already have, they make assumptions about key topics and attempt random online searches.
JSTOR developed the Text Analyzer as a new way to search its journals by allowing the uploading of a student’s own text or document that it processes to find the most significant topics and named entities (persons, locations, organizations) and then recommending similar content in JSTOR.
John will present JSTOR’s findings and utilization of the Text Analyzer and provide examples of how this tool is helping librarians and teachers enhance the research skills and capabilities of their students.
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Karen HarkerPhD student, University of Birmingham’s Shakespeare Institute
Karen’s research undertakes digital reconstruction of incidental music for 19th-century performances of Shakespeare, a research topic which has required extensive exploration of both physical and digital archives. Karen also holds a Bachelor of Science in English Education from East Carolina University (2010) and taught English Literature and Creative Writing at the secondary level for four years in North Carolina. Karen is a Gale student ambassador for the University of Birmingham.
Sarah PaveyMSc FCLIP, Independent Consultant & Trainer
Qualified in biochemistry and information science, Sarah has been a school librarian for nearly 20 years. Now working as an education consultant specialising in Information and Digital Literacy, she speaks regularly at LILAC, is a co-author of the “Innovative School Librarian” and a member of the National SLG Committee. http://www.sp4il.co.uk
How to spark creativity, imagination and autonomous student-driven research in the classroom
It is no secret that one of the main areas of concern for today’s educators is increasing the digital literacy of our students. In the era of eerily Orwellian ‘fake news’ that is often being disseminated through social media platforms, teaching students to differentiate between fact and fiction has become of utmost importance. While twenty-first century learners are generally competent in using basic digital interfaces and technologies, they often lack an underlying research skill set needed to navigate and utilize digital archives. Addressing this gap in student knowledge is the primary aim of this workshop. First, Karen will explore methods aimed at helping students build an intuitive research skill set, and then discuss the benefit of integrating digitized archives, such as historical newspapers, and how these resources can spark creativity, imagination, and autonomous, student-driven research in the classroom and beyond.
Digital literacy in practice – lifelong learning skills
Digital literacy is a skill that is needed by everyone in the 21st century and as such it is important to embed this wherever possible within the school environment to encourage development. Librarians can play a crucial role in this process both with students and staff. It is often assumed the term digital literacy merely refers to the ability to use technology. This workshop will show how this is not the case. Sarah will explore the theories of digital literacy through practice and show how it is possible to devise effective challenges for the library environment and in more structured lesson plans. Delegates will also see how these skills equip students for life in higher education and the world of work and safeguard employability.
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Elizabeth HutchinsonHead of Schools’ Library Service, Guernsey
Elizabeth is a Chartered librarian and Fellow of CILIP. She came runner up in the 2016 LILAC Information Literacy Award, is an international presenter, a published author and regular blogger on ways school librarians can make a difference in school.
Dr Emma ThompsonLearn with US Transition Leader, University of Southampton
Emma leads the University of Southampton’s Learn with US Transition Programme. Having been especially interested in Teaching and Learning whilst completing her PhD, Emma was keen to use her experience of academic research to facilitate the smooth transition of students as they make their way into Higher Education, facilitating the acquisition of the necessary research and academic skills demanded of degree level study. It is this that is the focus of the Learn with US Transition Programme; supporting Level three research-based projects including the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), IB Extended Essay, IBCP Reflective Project and The Welsh Baccalaureate’s Individual Project, undertaken as part of the Skills Challenge Certificate.
How librarians can use online resources to enhance information literacy skills, collaborate with teachers and win time in the classroom
Teachers want librarians to link resources to the curriculum, save them time and make finding sources easy. We know this is what librarians can do, but it can be hard to know how best to do it. Librarians must find the hook that starts the conversation to encourage teachers to work with us.
Many teachers are using online tools to create real world learning – connecting with children from different countries and with subject experts giving their students a real audience and offering learning with a real purpose and meaning.
In Guernsey, the School Library Service has created several innovative lessons using online resources and tools. The Service began small with Flipgrid, Padlet and Google Hangouts, linking them to its online resources to create opportunities to work alongside teachers as well as teaching information literacy and supporting real world learning.
This workshop will showcase these resources and show how time can be won in the classroom through important collaboration with teachers.
Developing your research project: preparing students to succeed at a Russell Group university
Many students find the academic transition to university level study very challenging, particularly adapting to the new styles of learning they may encounter, where independent research skills are demanded of them. In this session, Emma will consider ways in which undertaking research projects, like the EPQ, IBEE, IBCP and the Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate Individual Project, can support students in their journey to Higher Education. She will look at the value these Level 3 qualifications have for students not only as they undertake their tertiary education but also for their performance at undergraduate level. Finally, she will demonstrate how students can be supported through these qualifications.
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