Teen Tech - CILIP Conference

TeenTech: integrating research and
information literacy in our future
Jane Secker &
Rebecca Jones
j.secker@lse.ac.uk jonesr@malvernstjames.co.uk
Information Literacy in the UK
• In the UK, there is a strong government focus
on digital literacy & skills – we aim to
demonstrate how librarians contribute to this
agenda
• ILG research bursaries scheme: focus on
impact of IL outside the HE sector
The CILIP Information Literacy Group
Special Interest Group of CILIP set up in 2003
Organise the LILAC conference
Publish the Journal of Information Literacy
Host informationliteracy.org.uk
Offer funding, sponsorship and research bursaries
for members
• Twitter @infolitgroup community
• Developing links outside the library sector
through our Advocacy and Outreach Officer
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Our Aims
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Share good practice
Provide a network and a voice
Fund high quality research in IL
Support IL events around the UK
Work across the library sectors and beyond
Staffordshire
Library
TeachMeet
9th March, 2016
Background to
• Are you an innovator? Do you have an idea which could
make life easier, simpler or better? We want you to use
your imagination, to think creatively.
• This is a chance to ask “What if?” or even build a fun
example of what this might look like.
• The TeenTech Awards are for UK students from 11-16
(Years 7 to 11) and 17-18 (Years 12 to 13) working in
teams of up to three to look at problems large and small
to see if they can find a better way of doing things.
• Prize of £1000 to the winning school in each category and
the overall winners will be presented with their awards by
HRH Duke of York KG at Buckingham Palace
Advocacy & Education
• To recognise the valuable role that
librarians and information professionals
play in supporting research and developing
young people’s IL abilities
• To connect with other interested
stakeholders and challenge the
traditional view of what librarians do
and what IL is
Maggie’s List & Access to Resources
• Building up links with Universities across the
regions to provide information on access
• Professional support available to teams
– School Librarians
– University
• Growing list of institutions
– Web page on ILG
– List sent to schools
Teen Tech Sponsors
Our Resources
• First ILG Award introduced Summer 2015 – criteria
• 2016 Awards – first complete cycle
• Sub-group consisting of a team of School librarians
& University librarians
• Resource Sheets – Research Smarter (10 available)
• Judging Criteria – 2nd experience
Research and Information Literacy
Award Winners 2016
Oakham School: Matthew, Oliver and Archie - “K-Charge”
A shoe integrated with a battery, which charges the battery by converting the kinetic
energy generated by walking into electrical energy
Challenges
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Embedding the research process
Innovation session with National Grid
Establishing University links
Promoting links with schools
Pet Connect
Extended bibliography
Barriers to schools
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When and how they participate in Teen Tech
Accessing resources in school
Taking pupils out of school
School staff awareness & understanding
School Librarian role
University links
Pet Connect
Alexandra, Liberty & Isabelle
Oakham School
Future Plans
Promotion of resource sheets
Greater contact with schools
Identify support needed
Developing Maggie’s List
Material to help teams succeed in this
category
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Nav Band
Alistair, William & Matthew
The King Edward VI School
Questions/Comments/Ideas
• Over to you
• Please get in touch afterwards with comments or
feedback
• TeenTech resources:
http://www.informationliteracy.org.uk/teentech/
Jane Secker, Chair CILIP ILG j.secker@lse.ac.uk @jsecker
Rebecca Jones, ILG School Rep. jonesr@malvernstjames.co.uk @thepanster
CILIP ILG
http://www.cilip.org.uk/about/special-interest-groups/information-literacy-group