I realize I have not ventured on my blog for a few weeks but IST 611 brings me back as we discuss blogging through our blogs. Talk about first hand experiences!
RSS feeds were also a popular topic this week in class. I have been using Google Reader since this summer and I love it. I like being able to go to one place for all of my blogging information. I follow many professional blogs such as The Unquiet Librarian by Buffy Hamilton who is an amazing school librarian. I also follow a blog by Steven Anderson called Blogging about the Web 2.0 Classroom to see how Web 2.0 tool can be and are used in the classroom. Of course, I follow most of my classmates blogs as well. :)
I believe blogs like many other Web 2.0 tools belong in the classroom. Teachers and librarians can easily connect blogs to the standards. For example, simply creating and using a blog for educational purposes meets two AASL standards (1.3.4 Contribute to the exchange of ideas within the learning community. AND 1.3.5 Use information technology responsibly.) There are numerous AASL standards that relate to blogging so I will not focus on all of the amazing things blogs can bring to the classroom and meet standards.
Many acceptable use policies do not allow blogging in schools. I want to be an advocate for using Web 2.0 technologies including blogs into schools. Think of all of the things we could use blogging for! Librarians can blog about new book titles, new resources, class projects, and upcoming events. Students can blog about a certain science topic or about a famous historical person writing in character or as themselves reporting on current events. The possibilities are endless. I definitely want to be a mover and a shaker in bringing these ideas into a school system.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Reference Interview research
The new semester has begun and I am taking two classes and fieldwork. I am taking IST
611:Information Technologies in Educational Organizations and IST 605 Reference and Information Literacy Services. For one of my discussions in my Reference class, we had to ask the same reference question to two different reference librarians: one face-to-face and one online and rate the interactions. Did the reference librarians use their best practices? Were they friendly and welcoming when approached? Did they ask clarifying questions, open ended questions, and close-ended questions when appropriate? Did they ask us to follow up if needed? Below is a summary of my experiences.
I decided to ask two different reference librarians where I could find more information on the use of Web 2.0 technologies in the elementary classroom. I never learned about integrating Web 2.0 technology into the classrooms during my undergraduate career and I am enjoying learning about these technologies in my school media classes.
I asked a reference librarian at my local college. He was very friendly and welcoming. He turned the computer screen towards me and talked and gestured as to what he was doing while he was doing it. He led me to databases which I honestly told him I was still learning how to properly navigate them. After that, he was very specific in how to use one which I thought was a good mini instruction lesson. He also showed me how I could narrow my search results by looking for more recent research, how I could log into my account and save searches and even send new updates and research on the topic via RSS feed. He mentioned that I could find more information in teacher magazines and blogs but he never mentioned any titles of teaching magazines or where I could find a good blog. Overall the reference transaction took less than 5 minutes.
Then, I used the Ask 24/7 feature on the SU library website. I ended up chatting with a nice librarian from Texas. She asked me some open questions and sense making questions to make sure I was getting what I was looking for. She led me to some great articles suggesting the ERIC database and suggested keywords. After I told her that this was great and I felt confident to begin my research, she even offered to follow up if I needed any help.
611:Information Technologies in Educational Organizations and IST 605 Reference and Information Literacy Services. For one of my discussions in my Reference class, we had to ask the same reference question to two different reference librarians: one face-to-face and one online and rate the interactions. Did the reference librarians use their best practices? Were they friendly and welcoming when approached? Did they ask clarifying questions, open ended questions, and close-ended questions when appropriate? Did they ask us to follow up if needed? Below is a summary of my experiences.
I decided to ask two different reference librarians where I could find more information on the use of Web 2.0 technologies in the elementary classroom. I never learned about integrating Web 2.0 technology into the classrooms during my undergraduate career and I am enjoying learning about these technologies in my school media classes.
I asked a reference librarian at my local college. He was very friendly and welcoming. He turned the computer screen towards me and talked and gestured as to what he was doing while he was doing it. He led me to databases which I honestly told him I was still learning how to properly navigate them. After that, he was very specific in how to use one which I thought was a good mini instruction lesson. He also showed me how I could narrow my search results by looking for more recent research, how I could log into my account and save searches and even send new updates and research on the topic via RSS feed. He mentioned that I could find more information in teacher magazines and blogs but he never mentioned any titles of teaching magazines or where I could find a good blog. Overall the reference transaction took less than 5 minutes.
Then, I used the Ask 24/7 feature on the SU library website. I ended up chatting with a nice librarian from Texas. She asked me some open questions and sense making questions to make sure I was getting what I was looking for. She led me to some great articles suggesting the ERIC database and suggested keywords. After I told her that this was great and I felt confident to begin my research, she even offered to follow up if I needed any help.
I found my virtual experience went well and although, I felt the in person reference interview was lacking; the librarian was at least pleasant and interested.
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