Gregynog Colloquium

The annual colloquium held at Gregynog Hall (University of Wales), for IT and library staff to discuss recent developments and to exchange experiences, was held 13-17 June. The presentations, and also a few photos and video of social events, are available on the site. The presentations included:
Samuel Nikoi / Karl Drinkwater / Joy Cadwallader (Aberystwyth University) and Katrina Dalziel (Swansea University) "Making information skills interesting: gaps, beanbags and congas"
Steve Lee (University of Glamorgan) "Taking the Library to the people: Community Librarianship in Academic Institutions"
Cathie Jackson / Joy Head (Cardiff University) "Welsh Information Literacy Project: Progress and Development"
Amanda Bennett (University of Wales Institute, Cardiff) "Infomaze: an online information literacy lesson at UWIC"
The website is at http://gregynog.glam.ac.uk/page/index
Photo by Sheila Webber: Cat next door

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Rubrics

Recent discussion on the ili-l discussion list concerned "rubrics" i.e. criteria for assessment. Amongst the resources recommended by people who posted were
- RAILS project (Rubric Assessment of Information Literacy Skills) http://www.railsontrack.info.
- Megan Oakleaf's document on writing rubrics: http://meganoakleaf.info/writingrubricsright.pdf
- Collection of resources on using rubrics http://libguides.gccnj.edu/rubrics
- A book, Stevens, D. and Levi, A. (2004) Introduction to Rubrics. Stylus Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-1579221157.
I will also add that supporting students so they develop the criteria by which they are going to be assessed is something that needs adequate class time, but is tremendously valuable in helping them understand, and be motivated about, what they are supposed to achieve. It is something we do every year with one assignment (a poster) for our first year ("freshman") students, and should really do more.
Photo by Sheila Webber: Yellow rose, Hailsham, June 2011

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Have You Read a Good Picture Lately?

A webinar on 23 September 2011 will be Have You Read a Good Picture Lately? Visual Literacy Ideas and Techniques in Education. For more information go to:
http://www.ohio.edu/voinovichschool/news_info/calendar/
Photo by Sheila Webber: Valerian, Sheffield, June 2011

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