Describe various definitions and concepts of information​

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Course

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LI​S 768: Social Media and Emerging Technologies

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Primary Artifact

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• Media Literacy Meets Broccoli (blog post)

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Why this artifact?

 

In this blog post, I explore the definition of media literacy through three parts (text, subtext, and context).  I also define and discuss Howard Rheingold's five social media literacies, including attention, participation, collaboration, network awareness, and critical consumption. Tying these literacies into library services, I discuss the opportunity to integrate media literacy in reference interactions, showcasing this opportunity through a past interaction. When a mother and son disagreed on if Robin is (or is not) a leprechaun, it was a prime opportunity for teaching media literacy. Since media is an integral, often inescapable form of information, defining media literacy is an important way to fulfil this outcome and serve as a librarian. 

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Within this course's learning module, I also created a media literacy presentation in two formats. If you'd like to learn more about media literacy beyond the blog post, I encourage you to choose your own adventure and select which kind of presentation you'd like to join.​​​​​​​​​​​

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Secondary Artifacts​​​

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• Digital Media Literacy Presentation​

  • ​Want to click buttons and participate? Then enjoy The Menti Version (webpage)

  • Want to kick back and chill? Then enjoy The YouTube Version (video)

Explain the impact of information policies on intellectual freedom, access, literacy, information behavior, and other aspects of library and information science

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Course

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LI​S 768: Social Media and Emerging Technologies

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Artifact

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Acceptable Use Policies in Libraryland (blog post)

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Why this artifact?

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​​In this blog post, I discuss the impact of acceptable use policies on information behavior - most notably, children's behavior when using library technology. I compare two libraries' acceptable use policies, discussing how accessible, encouraging language can promote digital citizenship. In addition to discussing how acceptable use policies impact patrons, I also discuss how technology use policies impact staff. By exploring the impact that policies have on both staff and patrons, I showcase the importance of making policy accessible to a given audience to have a positive impact on this audience, such as cultivating digital literacy.

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Speaking of digital citizenship, here's a brief video by CBC kids on the topic! Accessible to kids. Entertaining for adults.

Develop appropriate responses to assessed information needs within diverse communities/organizations

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Course

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LI​S  720: Picture Books and Emergent Literacy

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Artifact

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• Welcoming Autistic Kids and Caregivers to Library Storytimes (and Beyond!) (YouTube video)

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Why this artifact?

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I filmed this presentation plan for an emergent literacy workshop. This workshop is about welcoming autistic kids and caregivers to library storytimes and programs, with the audience primarily consisting of youth-serving librarians and teachers. This workshop is a response to the assessed information need of accessible storytimes for autistic kids and caregivers. With the majority of storytimes geared toward alistic (non-autistic) kids and caregivers, this workshop aims to address the information needs of neurodiverse patrons by empowering librarians and teachers. This response consists not only of the presentation, but also of the resources. With a video, handout, bookmark, and Wakelet collection on including autistic kids and caregivers in storytimes, I aim to address the need for inclusive storytimes from a variety of learning styles (visual, audio, tactile, etc.)

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Secondary Artifacts (presentation resources)

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• Bookmark (PDF)

• Welcoming Autistic Kids & Caregivers to Storytimes (PDF)

• Accepting & Affirming Autistic Kids @ Libraries & Classrooms (Wakelet collection webpage)​​