Workshop 11

Information Literacy in a Web 2.0 World

Workshop Description:

Information Literacy is a “key” skill for the 21st century. In this workshop, participants will learn to combine Web 2.0 applications with approaches to inquiry, information, teaching and learning. In a technology-rich information access environment, teachers must have in-depth knowledge and skill on how academic content, technology, and information literacy skills intersect. An understanding of traditional information structures, as well as shifts in the way knowledge is built and organized will also be discussed. The focus of this workshop is on strategies for using Internet technologies to engage students in effective use of information and communication technology, while accessing Web 2.0 applications. Practical instructional design that can be assimilated into classrooms will be demonstrated. Workshop participants will use technology to have “hands-on” practice sharpening their own information literacy skills while becoming familiar with Web 2.0 environments.

Audience: K-12 teachers and teacher librarians

Presenter: Hazel Clark

Hazel Clark has been a secondary school teacher-librarian, ICT, and English teacher for twenty years. She is a sessional instructor for the Faculty of Education in the University of British Columbia’s Teacher Librarianship program. Hazel has an MA in Curriculum and Instruction, with a focus on Education and Technology, from Simon Fraser University. Her Bachelor’s degree is in teacher-librarianship from the University of British Columbia. In 2005, Hazel was awarded the Teacher Librarian of the Year, by the Canadian Association for School Libraries, for her work in implementing school library programs based on a collaborative model, which integrates the library with classroom programs and technology resources. She conducts workshops provincially in promoting effective use of technology to develop and implement innovative thinking and creative problem solving.