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JCS 2018

From Digital Literacy to Independent Learning: Challenges and Opportunities for Librarians and Teachers Conference committee

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 Joyce Martin Jade Heatley proudly sporting the JCS T-shirt! Conference Chair Conference Organiser 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.

Gerda Taylor Polly Krabbé Finance Manager Marketing and Communications Manager

Other members of the JCS team:

Hugh Webster Amy Williams Rupert Brice Sales Manager, Senior Account Executive, Account Executive, Schools Schools Schools

2 Contents Useful information

Chair’s Welcome...... 4 WiFi connection WiFi access is freely available campus-wide. It can be accessed Timetable...... 5 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. Programme...... 6–7 Photography Keynotes...... 8–9 Please note that photographs will be taken by a designated Lightning Talks...... 10–15 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. Workshops...... 16–18 Post-conference Presentations from the conference will be available for Sponsored by delegates on the JCS website shortly after the event and you will be informed when they are ready to view.

JCS Padlet The JCS Padlet is a collection of articles, journals, blogs and research reports relevant to the conference themes and accessible via the conference website.

3 Chair’s Welcome

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

4 Timetable

Friday 30th November 2018 08:30 – 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 2018 09:30 – 11:00 ...... JSTOR Workshop, Room 141, Aston Conference Hotel

5 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 1 Room: White Hall 2 Room: White Hall 3 Room: Stafford 1 Room: Stafford 2 Room: Steelhouse (Plenary room) Facilitator: Hugh Webster Facilitator: Emma Thompson Facilitator: Polly Krabbé Facilitator: Amy Williams Facilitator: Amy Icke Facilitator: Rupert Brice Importance of research and The Library and the EPQ: enabling Exploring the information seeking Developing an online offer for Listen – Collaborate – Observe – The library in the digital world referencing skills using online students to become ‘digitally savvy’ behaviour of secondary school pre-University entry information Repeat: how to implement a safe Chris Thackray & Linda Kelley databases in a real-world context students and digital literacy BYOD culture Lynn Winkworth Emma Wallace & Julie Greenhough Gaelene Clarke Amy C Haworth Océane Toffoli

11:15 – 11:45 Refreshments 11:15 – 11:45

11:45 – 12:20 KEYNOTE: 11:45 – 12:20 Creating a culture of critical literacy: three essential mindsets for school librarians Dr Graham Gardner

12:20 – 12:55 KEYNOTE: 12:20 – 12:55 “Can’t you just give us 2 sides of A4?” Stepping up library use from school to higher education Hazel Rothera

13:00 – 13:35 LIGHTNING TALKS: 13:00 – 13:35 Room: White Hall 1 Room: White Hall 2 Room: White Hall 3 Room: Stafford 1 Room: Stafford 2 Room: Steelhouse (Plenary room) Facilitator: Ben Jacobs Facilitator: Rupert Brice Facilitator: Polly Krabbé Facilitator: Amy Williams Facilitator: Oliver Howe Facilitator: Hugh Webster Embedding digital literacy skills in How effective are our students’ Collaboration with teachers and Tackling plagiarism in the Developing independent learning Preparing students to become Year 9 digital searching skills? specialist libraries digital world skills from Year 9-13 through independent learners and Donna Saxby Rhian Trevor Terri McCargar & Ruth Bell Abha Singh project-based learning and digitally literate librarian-led support Margot Griffiths & Helen Cooper Lucy Atherton

13:35 – 14:45 Lunch 13:35 – 14:45 14:45 – 15:30 WORKSHOPS 14:45 – 15:30 Room: White Hall 1 Room: White Hall 2 Room: White Hall 3 Room: Stafford 1 Room: Stafford 2 Room: Steelhouse (Plenary room) Facilitator: Polly Krabbé Facilitator: Amy Williams Facilitator: Oliver Howe Facilitator: Rupert Brice Facilitator: Hugh Webster Facilitator: Nicholas Harris Using images in teaching – what Innovative ways to increase How to spark creativity, imagination Digital literacy in practice – lifelong Developing your research project: How librarians can use online you need to know about copyright student engagement and autonomous student-driven learning skills preparing students to succeed at a resources to enhance information Chris Morrison & Jane Secker John Lenahan research in the classroom Sarah Pavey Russell Group university literacy skills, collaborate with Karen Harker Emma Thompson teachers and win time in the classroom Elizabeth Hutchinson

15:35 – 16:30 KEYNOTE: 15:35 – 16:30 What can we learn from our neighbours? School librarian collaboration – an Australian perspective Nikki Curtis

16:30 – 17:00 CLOSING PLENARY: 16:30 – 17:00 What have you learned today? What might you now do or do differently?

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 workshop 09:30-11:00 John Lenahan, Associate Vice President, Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships, JSTOR

6 Programme

11:15 – 11:45 Refreshments 11:15 – 11:45

11:45 – 12:20 KEYNOTE: 11:45 – 12:20 Creating a culture of critical literacy: three essential mindsets for school librarians Dr Graham Gardner

12:20 – 12:55 KEYNOTE: 12:20 – 12:55 “Can’t you just give us 2 sides of A4?” Stepping up library use from school to higher education Hazel Rothera

15:35 – 16:30 KEYNOTE: 15:35 – 16:30 What can we learn from our neighbours? School librarian collaboration – an Australian perspective Nikki Curtis

16:30 – 17:00 CLOSING PLENARY: 16:30 – 17:00 What have you learned today? What might you now do or do differently?

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 workshop 09:30-11:00 John Lenahan, Associate Vice President, Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships, JSTOR

7 Keynotes

Dr Jane Secker Dr Graham Gardner Senior Lecturer in Educational Development – Librarian, Abingdon School City, University of London At school, Graham’s headteacher told him, “Whatever Jane was Copyright and Digital Literacy Advisor at you do, don’t go into librarianship.”! He managed London School of Economics and Political Science to follow this advice for more than 15 years during for over 15 years. She is Chair of the CILIP Information which time he was a bookseller, became a successful Literacy Group, member of the Copyright Advisory author of novels for young adults, gained a degree Panel and co-author of ‘Copyright and E-learning: and PhD but finally succumbed to fate. He became a guide for practitioners’ with her colleague Chris librarian and then Director of Independent Learning Morrison. Jane is a Fellow of the Higher Education at St Marylebone School, London, before taking up Academy and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. the role of Librarian at Abingdon School, near Oxford.

Developing digital and information literacies: Creating a culture of critical literacy: three teaching for lifelong learning essential mindsets for school librarians In this keynote, Jane will discuss the terms In the light of calls for digital and information digital literacy and information literacy and the literacies to be embedded in school curricular, way in which these skills, values and behaviours Graham will outline how school librarians can underpin lifelong learning. She will talk about play a leading role in creating a culture of critical the need to embed digital and information information literacy. School librarians, Graham will literacies in curriculum within schools and their argue, need to reframe and redirect their thinking importance for success at higher education, in and practice in terms of three key mindsets: those the workplace and as life skills that we all need. 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.

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Hazel Rothera Nikki Curtis Academic Development Team Leader, Director of Marketing, Softlink Oxford Brookes University Nikki liaises with school library customers daily Hazel has been at Oxford Brookes University for more and has been responsible for the development years than she cares to admit, though she’s currently of Softlink’s School Library Survey reports and on her third campus and fourth job title so arguably Whitepapers since 2013. She has produced multiple hasn’t entirely stood still! She lives in Oxford with her articles for school library journals including an husband and two school-age sons and when not in article on ‘The role of leadership in the ongoing the Library can often be found out running, on a bike, importance of school libraries’. in a swimming pool or (more unusually) on the end of a church bellrope. What can we learn from our neighbours? School Librarian collaboration – an Australian “Can’t you just give us 2 sides of A4?” perspective Stepping up library use from school to Greater collaboration between school libraries higher education and educators is a prominent topic for school Students on arrival at university find that moving library professionals. The Softlink 2017 School into higher education gives them access to more Library Survey asked the question ‘How do you library resources, both in print and digitally, than currently collaborate, or what ideas do you have they ever imagined existed. Many initially find this for greater collaboration between the library and overwhelming, both in quantity and in the level the rest of the school?’. The combined global of the texts they are suddenly expected to digest surveys received almost 1,500 responses and a and understand. In recent years both academics Whitepaper, “Ideas for school-wide collaboration” and librarians in universities have experienced was developed from the responses. This increasing pushback from students at the idea presentation explores the positive impact school- that they should search for resources themselves, wide collaboration has on student research do their own critical evaluation or that they are and learning outcomes, including innovative “expected to read a whole book”. How does this examples by means of video interviews with link to those students’ experiences in schools, and Australian librarians. what does it mean for school librarians?

9 Lightning Talks

Lynn Emma Wallace Winkworth Senior School Librarian, St Benedict’s School, London MCLIP, Head Librarian, Headington School, Emma has been a librarian for Oxford over 15 years, working in legal, public, academic and school Lynn is a Chartered Librarian libraries. She gained an MA in who has worked in libraries for Library and Information studies over 30 years. She began her from UCL in 2004 and became a career in the academic library Chartered Librarian in 2007. She currently works as Senior sector, moving into School Librarianship in 1996. Lynn Librarian at St Benedict’s School, most recently becoming has been Head Librarian at Headington School, Oxford an EPQ Level 3 Lead Supervisor. since 2001. Headington School Library was awarded the SLA School Library Inspiration Award in 2017. @librarywallace

Importance of research and referencing skills Dr Julie using online databases Greenhough This session will look at the rudiments of research and EPQ Centre Coordinator, referencing skills, alongside basic online searching St Benedict’s School, strategies and techniques - essential skills needed London for higher education. Lynn is passionate about helping to equip sixth formers at Headington School Julie has taught in secondary in developing these skills, long before they enter schools in London for over 25 university and the world of work. During the first and years. Since 2010 she has been second terms the sixth form is introduced to these the EPQ Centre Coordinator skills, and it is the information they are given during and EPQ Supervisor at St Benedict’s School, Ealing, this time that Lynn will share with us today. overseeing the programme’s on-going expansion. She has The session will be divided into three parts: (i) a Doctorate in Education from the Institute of Education searching online databases, (ii) fundamental research and an MA in English and Education from King’s College. skills and (iii) the rudiments of referencing - essential @EPQguru in maintaining academic honesty. If you are looking to introduce research and The Library and the EPQ: enabling students to referencing skills in your school this session may become ‘digitally savvy’ in a real-world context provide you with some useful ideas. 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.

10 Lightning Talks

Gaelene Clarke Amy C Haworth Librarian, Dubai College Service Development Manager, University of Expat postings to Hong Kong Sheffield Library and United Arab Emirates have led Gaelene to pursue an entirely Amy is a Librarian and Fellow of different vocation from her the Higher Education Academy previous banking and finance who has worked at The University career. Presently Gaelene is a of Sheffield Library for 13 years. school librarian in Dubai, having She is currently the Service completed her accreditation with CILIP. She is now Development Manager in the Library Learning Services working toward completing the Chartership. Unit, focused on supporting the development of students’ Information and Digital Literacy.

Exploring the information seeking behaviour of secondary school students Developing an online offer for pre-University entry information and digital literacy When Gaelene undertook an action research project on ways secondary school students searched for The University of Sheffield has worked with local information it confirmed for her that it is necessary schools and colleges on a project aiming to increase to understand how teenagers are now finding and applications from, ease transition for, and increase using information. As her research developed it the retention of, BTEC students entering university. became evident that the way information is delivered, One outcome of this project, funded by the Higher consumed and utilised has become a global Education Funding Council for England and created challenge, and that the Internet is almost the “air by The University of Sheffield Library, is a suite of open we breathe”. access online resources to develop the information and digital literacy of school and college students. Gaelene’s session will outline in more detail the Following consultation with teachers and librarians, it purpose of her research and the rationale for the became clear that these resources would be useful for design of her survey. She will report on the challenges all students (whether studying for a BTEC, A Levels or and limitations encountered with the actual research undertaking an EPQ) to develop their skills for school, method concluding with the results showing how higher education, and/or employment. other research has uncovered similar findings. 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.

11 Lightning Talks

Océane Toffoli Chris Thackray Senior School Librarian, Director of IT and Wimbledon High School eLearning, St Paul’s (GDST), and Vice-Chair Girls’ School CILIP YLG London Whilst Chris has only been in Océane has worked in libraries in post since January 2018, he France and the UK for many years, has worked in education for in both the public and academic many years. Most recently at sectors. Océane is committed to Wimbledon High School where two major British Library associations, being the current he led a whole school transformation taking the Vice-Chair of CILIP YLG London and Chair of the School school fully BYOD. He is forward thinking and innovative Library Association (London group). but always keeps Teaching and Learning at the heart of any project.

Listen – Collaborate – Observe – Repeat: How to implement a safe BYOD culture Linda Kelley A few years ago, Wimbledon High School launched a BYOD programme to shape a new vision of the school Librarian, St Paul’s Girls’ and the education they provided. This was a big step School towards preparing students to become independent Linda is librarian at St Paul’s learners and digitally literate, but it also brought Girls’, a selective independent concerns about personal safety and security beyond school, where she has worked the school. since 2003. Having previously Schools must adapt to this ever-evolving online world worked in state schools and as students leap in younger and younger. Along public libraries, she started her with partnerships and collaboration across school career just as computers were entering the library and to support learning and align resources with the continues to engage with new technologies that enhance curriculum, staff and students were able to make the the readers’ experience. most of the programme. Océane’s talk will outline the statistics and users’ The library in the digital world behaviour that prove the strategies WHS has Linda and Chris approach this question from their implemented seem to be working but staff and own different perspectives. They regularly discuss students require regular reminders for the scheme to how the library has evolved to reap the benefits of continue to thrive. 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?

12 Lightning Talks

Donna Saxby Rhian Trevor Librarian and Digital City of London School Literacy Coordinator, for Girls Kingham Hill School Rhian has been a Chartered Donna is a Chartered Librarian Librarian for 34 years and a with over twenty years school librarian for 18 years. experience in school and public She recently won Exceptional libraries. Previously Upper School Colleague award from the Librarian at the International City of London for finding School of Amsterdam, over the last 6 years she has innovative ways to promote information literacy been transforming the library at Kingham Hill School, at CLSG. and was SLA Inspiration Award finalist in 2017. She is also sidekick to her library mascot How effective are our students’ digital @realbatgirl searching skills? “How effective are our students digital searching Embedding digital literacy skills in Year 9 skills?” is a research question which arose from In a school where technology is often underused, a listening to teachers’ conversations in a meeting new approach seems to have worked well and this is about how poor they felt the standard of the what I’d like to share with others. completed research homework tasks were and how our student’s internet searching skills needed The central idea is that digital skills are best taught improving. Our school has very academic pupils – within a context of needing to use them - ‘just in time’ so why is the standard of research tasks submitted rather than ‘just in case’. Introducing, repeating and so poor? building on skills throughout the year with different topics from both Geography and History departments Rhian decided to gather evidence and collaborate means that digital literacy is not seen so much with teachers to try to get to the bottom of this as a separate subject but an extension of what is puzzle. Her research findings have sometimes happening in those classes. been surprising, sometimes predictable but have always sparked conversations with teachers. Skills covered have included: referencing sources, Rhian will talk about the research methods used image rights, searching databases and advanced and how she presented her findings to the search techniques, interpreting GIS maps, school community. 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.

13 Lightning Talks

Terri McCargar Abha Singh Librarian, Latymer Secondary School Upper School Librarian/Extended Essay Coordinator, British Originally from Minnesota, Terri School, New Delhi was a book editor for 10 years before discovering that she was Abha is the secondary school actually born to be a librarian. librarian in the British School, She has worked at the London Delhi, India. She has completed Library, Richmond Libraries her Masters and M.Phil. in Library and Westminster School and has been the Librarian at Sciences, with a dissertation based on the digitization of Latymer Upper School since 2010. manuscripts in the IGNCA library. Abha is always keen for librarians to actively collaborate with teachers. Ruth Bell Head of History of Art, Tackling plagiarism in the digital world Latymer Upper School Living in an era where finding information is just a single mouse click away, it is difficult to identify the Ruth has taught Art History for authentic sources to support research, and to avoid 23 years. She studied at the falling into the plagiarism trap. At the British School, University of Bristol, completed New Delhi, we want our students to be critical readers a Post-Graduate qualification in and independent learners and they are therefore Art Galleries and Museum Studies helped to become digitally literate. The school at Manchester University and ensures that its students are well prepared to tackle gained her PGCE at Cheltenham. She is currently Head of the digital world with ease and confidence. Art History at Latymer Upper School. Abha will describe how their students are supported to handle web content while writing essays for their Collaboration with teachers and specialist IB external submissions and preparing them for libraries undergraduate studies around the globe. She will Teachers are subject specialists but sometimes show how consistency across the whole school has overestimate their students’ research know-how or been the key to success in developing students’ ability lack confidence in teaching such skills. Librarians are to confidently identify and use sources, and how it has experts in finding and using information but often been supported by the use of the tool, Turnitin for all remain an untapped resource. IB submissions. 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.

14 Lightning Talks

Margot Griffiths Lucy Atherton EPQ Coordinator, King MCILIP, Head Librarian, Henry VIII School, Wellington College, Coventry Berkshire Margot has been teaching for Lucy has worked in UK public 15 years in Geography and PE; libraries and school libraries in however, in the last 4 years she Brazil, Italy and the UK, running have taught the AQA Extended the library at Wellington Project Qualification (EPQ) and College, Berkshire since 2012. last year was appointed Head of EPQ. She has a degree She introduced a course of information literacy skills for from Newman College, and a PGCE (teaching) & PGC Y9 students as well as expanding the librarian’s role in (research Education) from Exeter University. supporting the Extended Essay and HPQ/EPQ.

Helen Cooper Developing independent learning skills from Librarian, King Henry VIII Year 9-13 through project-based learning and School, Coventry librarian-led support Helen has been the School One of the key priorities of Wellington College is Librarian at her alma mater, to develop its students as independent learners. King Henry VIII School in Consequently, Lucy devised a short course for Coventry since 2014. She is a Year 9 students on information literacy, evaluating non-practising solicitor with information and using the e-Library, which is taught a Bachelor of Laws (Law and by the librarians in 3 sessions. After this the students Politics) Joint Honours Degree from the University of undertake a research project of their choosing using Birmingham (1991) and a PGCE from Birmingham City these newly acquired skills. University (2010). 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) Preparing students to become independent and all International Baccalaureate students write an learners and digitally literate: the story of Extended Essay. The librarians are fully involved in successful collaboration between the EPQ leading sessions to support all these students in their coordinator and librarian research as well as collaborating with teachers over Last year, King Henry VIII School changed its approach the content of the taught courses. to the Extended Project Qualification, making it In this session, Lucy will show how the emphasis on compulsory for all Year 12 students. It is a big leap enquiry-based learning has enhanced the role of from GCSE to A Level, but an even bigger one to EPQ. the librarians, increased their collaborative working We therefore devised an intensive programme to with teaching colleagues and boosted the use of the teach basic research skills and particularly online school’s online resources. 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.

15 Workshops

Chris Morrison John Lenahan Copyright and Licensing Associate Vice Compliance Officer, President, Institutional University of Kent Participation and Strategic Partnerships, JSTOR Chris is a member of the Universities UK Copyright John has worked with libraries Negotiation and Advisory worldwide for 18 years and with committee on whose behalf JSTOR since 2011. He manages he also attends the Education JSTORs global participation team Licensing Working Group (ELWG). He is co-author of the and is involved in the development and management of second edition of ‘Copyright and E-Learning: a guide for various businesses at JSTOR such as eBooks. practitioners’ which was published in July 2016 and is A note about JSTOR: launched in 1997, JSTOR is a cloud- also the originator of Copyright the Card Game. Chris is based library where scholars, students, and the public can currently studying for a masters qualification in copyright access thousands of journals, books, images, and other law at King’s College London. content as well as tools that promote research, teaching, sharing, and contribution. JSTOR includes content from Dr Jane Secker over 1,000 publishers and serves 6 million unique monthly visitors, 10,000+ universities, schools, and institutions, in Senior Lecturer in 176 nations. Educational Development - City, University of London (See page 8 for Innovative ways to increase student engagement Jane’s biography) Students may have their own materials that they have Jane and Chris tweet as been reading, a paper they are working on or articles @UKCopyrightLit and they found online and downloaded, and they are maintain the Copyright looking to conduct some basic research to learn more Literacy website: https://copyrightliteracy.org 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 Using images in teaching – what you need to have, they make assumptions about key topics and know about copyright attempt random online searches. This workshop is being run by Chris Morrison and JSTOR developed the Text Analyzer as a new way Jane Secker - authors of Copyright and E-learning to search its journals by allowing the uploading of (2nd Edition), creators of Copyright the Card Game a student’s own text or document that it processes and co-founders of the copyrightliteracy.org blog. to find the most significant topics and named It will be an opportunity for workshop attendees to entities (persons, locations, organizations) and then learn how copyright law works with regard to use of recommending similar content in JSTOR. images in online and classroom teaching. Through John will present JSTOR’s findings and utilization of the use of real life examples, attendees will be able to the Text Analyzer and provide examples of how this explore what use might be considered ‘fair’ and will tool is helping librarians and teachers enhance the be encouraged to discuss and share their practice in research skills and capabilities of their students. 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.

16 Workshops

Karen Harker Sarah Pavey PhD student, University MSc FCLIP, Independent of Birmingham’s Consultant & Trainer Shakespeare Institute Qualified in biochemistry and Karen’s research undertakes information science, Sarah has digital reconstruction of been a school librarian for nearly incidental music for 19th-century 20 years. Now working as an performances of Shakespeare, education consultant specialising a research topic which has in Information and Digital required extensive exploration of both physical and digital Literacy, she speaks regularly at LILAC, is a co-author of archives. Karen also holds a Bachelor of Science in English the “Innovative School Librarian” and a member of the Education from East Carolina University (2010) and taught National SLG Committee. http://www.sp4il.co.uk 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. 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 How to spark creativity, imagination and this wherever possible within the school environment autonomous student-driven research in the to encourage development. Librarians can play a classroom crucial role in this process both with students and It is no secret that one of the main areas of concern staff. It is often assumed the term digital literacy for today’s educators is increasing the digital literacy merely refers to the ability to use technology. This of our students. In the era of eerily Orwellian ‘fake workshop will show how this is not the case. Sarah news’ that is often being disseminated through social will explore the theories of digital literacy through media platforms, teaching students to differentiate practice and show how it is possible to devise between fact and fiction has become of utmost effective challenges for the library environment and importance. While twenty-first century learners are in more structured lesson plans. Delegates will also generally competent in using basic digital interfaces see how these skills equip students for life in higher and technologies, they often lack an underlying education and the world of work and safeguard research skill set needed to navigate and utilize digital employability. 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.

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Dr Emma Elizabeth Thompson Hutchinson Learn with US Transition Head of Schools’ Library Leader, University of Service, Guernsey Southampton Elizabeth is a Chartered librarian Emma leads the University of and Fellow of CILIP. She came Southampton’s Learn with US runner up in the 2016 LILAC Transition Programme. Having Information Literacy Award, is been especially interested in an international presenter, a Teaching and Learning whilst completing her PhD, Emma published author and regular blogger on ways school was keen to use her experience of academic research librarians can make a difference in school. 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 How librarians can use online resources to demanded of degree level study. It is this that is the focus enhance information literacy skills, collaborate of the Learn with US Transition Programme; supporting with teachers and win time in the classroom Level three research-based projects including the Teachers want librarians to link resources to the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), IB Extended Essay, curriculum, save them time and make finding sources IBCP Reflective Project and The Welsh Baccalaureate’s easy. We know this is what librarians can do, but it Individual Project, undertaken as part of the Skills can be hard to know how best to do it. Librarians Challenge Certificate. must find the hook that starts the conversation to encourage teachers to work with us. Developing your research project: preparing Many teachers are using online tools to create real students to succeed at a Russell Group university world learning – connecting with children from different countries and with subject experts giving Many students find the academic transition to their students a real audience and offering learning university level study very challenging, particularly with a real purpose and meaning. adapting to the new styles of learning they may encounter, where independent research skills are In Guernsey, the School Library Service has created demanded of them. In this session, Emma will several innovative lessons using online resources and consider ways in which undertaking research projects, tools. The Service began small with Flipgrid, Padlet like the EPQ, IBEE, IBCP and the Welsh Baccalaureate and Google Hangouts, linking them to its online Skills Challenge Certificate Individual Project, can resources to create opportunities to work alongside support students in their journey to Higher Education. teachers as well as teaching information literacy and She will look at the value these Level 3 qualifications supporting real world learning. have for students not only as they undertake their This workshop will showcase these resources and tertiary education but also for their performance at show how time can be won in the classroom through undergraduate level. Finally, she will demonstrate important collaboration with teachers. how students can be supported through these qualifications.

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