Co-teaching in information literacy during work placements: the librarian's role
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Kolstad, A. (2015). Co-teaching in information literacy during work placements: the librarian’s role. Liber Quarterly, 25(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.18352/lq.10049Abstract
Introduction
This article presents findings from a development project designed to
improve Information Literacy (IL) education by linking it to nursing students’
application of evidence-based practice during work placements. The
Learning Centre at Oslo University College in Norway aimed to find out,
what interactions and conditions influenced the librarian’s role in the context
of interdisciplinary supervision of nursing students’ assignments and
the development of a common supervision culture.
Research Design
The librarian involved in the initiative had a dual role as both researcher
and practitioner. Besides direct experiences from being a participant in the
project, the empirical material consists of observation notes, meeting notes,
presentations, guideline in IL, e-mails, an interview, 285 comments from
students, nurse educators, nurse supervisors and librarians, through blog
and the Wiki Learning Management System (LMS). The evidence on which
this article is based involved analysis of both oral and written communication,
framed in practice-oriented approaches.
Findings
The conditions influencing the changing position of the librarian from
an ‘outsider’ to becoming a member of the community of practice with
common structures for the collaboration and supervision included meetings,
a blog and a Wiki. Multidisciplinary, complementary skills in the supervision teams provided improved quality of supervision and led to a
new joint supervision community.
Conclusion
Together with the nurse educators and the nurse supervisors, the librarian
was able to be a partner and a catalyst of IL workplace learning. The LMS
was a decisive tool in the process. However, to be successful, this changed
role for the librarian may require further pedagogical training and expertise
in the development of interdisciplinary educational supervision.