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Ccinquiryproject 237
Ccinquiryproject 237
237
Buchanan
Spring2016
CoreCompetencies
Recognizethediversity(suchasculturalandeconomic)intheclienteleandemployees
ofaninformationorganizationandbefamiliarwithactionstheorganizationshouldtake
toaddressthisdiversity(C)
Usethebasicconceptsandprinciplesrelatedtotheselection,evaluation,organization,
andpreservationofphysicalanddigitalinformationitems(F)
Demonstrateproficiencyinidentifying,using,andevaluatingcurrentandemerging
informationandcommunicationtechnologies(H)
(CLOs)
Criticallyexaminerepresentativematerialsdesignedforyouth,andapplycriteriato
evaluatetheminrelationtostateandnationalstandards,communityanddiversity
needs,andmeetinginformationalandrecreationalneeds.
Description:
Forthisproject,youwillchooseoneofthefollowingareasofcultural
competenciesinwhichtoimmerseyourself:
ethnicity,religion,gender,sexualityorclass
.In
ateamof
34members,
learnasmuchaspossibleaboutthecurrentissuesrelatedtoyour
topicasrelatedtoworkingintheK12environmentandtheschoollibraryinparticular.
Dependingupontheschooloflevelyouaremostinterestedin,yourfinalmainproductbeoneof
thefollowing:2030mininteractiveconferencepresentation(whenusedinreallife,includingall
interactiveexperiencesmightbeanywherefrom45minutestoacoupleofhours,ifdesignedas
aworkshop)websiteofresources/recommendations(includingTEDlikeTalks,podcasts,
voicethreadsetc.createdbygroupmembersthatdelivercontent)unitplanofprofessional
developmentactivities/approachesforteachersothersubstantiveproducttobeimplemented
withteachers,TLs,and/orstudents.
Youcanandshouldbecreativeinconsideringwhatisbest.Ensurethatyourproductclearly
definesthecomplexityoftheculturalcompetency,itshistoryandcurrentchallenges.Your
productshouldincludedemonstrationsandarticulationsofspecificswaysforteachersand/or
TLstoeffectivelybuildawarenessintheirschoolcommunityandmustincludediscrete
interactiveelementsforaudienceengagement(thesecanbebothdigitalandrealtime
opportunities,suchasembeddedvideos,polling,thinkpairshare,surveys,groupdiscussion,
givingyouraudiencetimetowrestlewithandsharecomplexissuesandideas).Besureto
leaveyouraudiencewithplentyofmaterial,includingactionorientedchallengesorqueststo
continuethisimportantlearningandcommunitybuildingwork.
Includeprintanddigitalmaterialsforyouththatarerelatedtotheareayouareexploring,aswell
asresearcharticles,andcurrentculturalcriticismpiecesforadults.Forinstance,ifyouare
focusingonraceandareinterestedinissuesrelatedtocriminaljusticecurrentpieces
regardingrelationshipbetweenpolicingandAfricanAmericans,schooltoprisonpipeline
shouldbeincludedalongwithrecommendedtitlesthatmightaddresstheseissues,suchas
HowItWentDown
byKeklaMagoon,oranoldertitle,
Monster
,byWalterDeanMeyers.Orif
youarepursuinggenderyoushouldincludeatitlesuchas
Luna
byJulieAnnPeters.
BEFOREYOUBEGINYOURWORK
INTHEGROUP....Itiscriticalthatyouengageinsome
selfreflectiononyourownsocioculturalbackgroundandbiases.Weallhavethem!We
allcomefromsomewhereandpeoplewhoespousespecificvaluesandperspectives.
Chancesaregreatthattherewillbepeopleinyourgroupwhoholddifferentviewsthan
yourown.Gointothisworkknowingthat.Howwillyoulisten?Howwillyourespond?
Howwillyoubestnavigatethisimportantworkforouryouthandtheschoolandlarger
community?
Somequestionstoconsiderasyouworkondevelopingyourproject:
Whatarethemostimportantelements,characteristic,issueswithinyourtopicthatyour
audienceneedstounderstand?
Howmightyouraudiencemembersbestdeveloptheirunderstandingsandsensitivitiestothe
culturesofothers?
Howwillyoumotivateyourviewerstoactionandcontinuedlearning?
Whyisthisworkimportant?
HowcanTLsdevelopandimplementculturalcompetencies,forthemselvesandforothers?
YourfinalproductwillbesharedwiththewholeclassonadesignatedGoogledocorDIscussion
Board.
Followingarestepstogetstartedanddevelopyourwork.
1.
Readthefollowingpapers:
CULTURALCOMPETENCE:ACONCEPTUALFRAMEWORKFORLIBRARYANDINFORMATION
SCIENCEPROFESSIONALSbyPatriciaMontielOverall
ExaminingtheHiddenIdeologieswithinCulturalCompetenceDiscoursesamongLibraryandInformation
Science(LIS)Students:ImplicationsforSchoolLibraryPedagogybyKumasi&Hill
2.
Beginbychoosingoneofthetwofollowingmovesfirst:1)Identifyyourculturalcompetency
areaofinterestOR2)Findtwoorthreeotherclassmatestoworkwithonthisproject.Youmay
advertiseforpartnersontheappointed
GoogleDoc
.
3.
Beforebeginninganysubstantiveworkonthisproject:
1)readthefollowingarticle
fromLondonboroughUniversityonworkingingroupseffectively:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/ltd/campus/grpwork.pdf
and2)creategroupnormsasoutlined
hereandinthePlanofAction(POA):
EstablishGroupNorms
Whatnormswillyourgroupmembersagreeupontoensurethateveryonesideasare
heardandrespectfullyconsidered?:
Herearestepstofollow:
1. Chooseafacilitatorfortheprocessofestablishingnorms
2. InalivesessionoronasharedGoogleDocfacilitatorencouragesgroup
memberstobrainstormallpossiblenorms,addingtheirownaswell,forexample,
WeneedtoensurethateveryonehasachancetospeakandAllquestions
aboutourworktogetherwillberespectfullyconsideredbyall.
3. Facilitatorreadsaloudornotesalltheideasandasksforanyadditionalitems.
4. Facilitatorsynthesizestheideassharedandrephrasessuggestednormsfor
clarityandconciseness.Forexample,someonementionedthatemail
communicationshouldbestreamlinedandrespondedtowithin48hoursandall
membersmustbeincludedforeachone.Thefacilitatormightrephrasethisto
read,Allemailispromptlyrespondedtowithin48hours,usingreplyall.
5. Facilitatorinvitesdiscussion.
6. Facilitatormovesforagreementamonggroupmembers.
Normsshouldberevisitedregularlythroughouttheproject.Feelfreetoamendthemas
awholegroupasneeded.Asnotedin
ThePowerofProtocols:AnEducatorsGuideto
BetterPractice
byMcDonald,Mohr,DichterandMcDonaldtwowellregardedfacilitators,
...DanielBaronandGeneThompsonGrove,sometimesay:Thereisonlyonenorm:If
youthinkit,sayit.Ifyouwonderit,askit.
4.
Buildbackgroundknowledgeonyourselectedculturalcompetency.Takeseveraldaysora
weekwhereeveryonereadswidely.Youmightdecidethateachmemberofthegroupreports
backonsuchandsuchadaywith3readings,3videos,and3additionaltexts,allannotatedfor
easyidentification.
5.
Chooseasynchronousorasynchronoustoolforcommunication(e.g.email,Googlechat,
Collaborate,etc.)anddiscussyourinitiallearning.Makeconnectionstothecoursereadings.
Homeinonlearningoutcomesforyouraudience.Sketchoutideasforteaching/sharing.
Determinenextstepsforyourlearning.
6.
Meetupanddiscuss/revisepresentationgoalsandframework,includinglearningoutcomes.
Discussbestpresentationtoolsandinstructionalmovestomeetthelearningoutcomes.
Determinegroupmemberresponsibilities/tasks.Onememberorthegrouptogether
willsubmit
aPOA(PlanofAction),includingabibliographyorresources
,tothedesignatedCanvas
Dropbox,by
March23
.
7.
Returntoindividualresearch,gatheringmaterialsandreading/viewing/listening.
8.
Buildyourproject.Reviewandrevise.Reviewandreviseagain.
9.
OnegroupmemberwillsubmittheprojectandthefinalPOA(whichmayhavebeenrevised
toreflectactualactivityduringthecourseofstudy).Thisgroupmembershouldemailallgroup
members,ccingtheinstructor,whentheysubmitthefinalwork.
DeliverablesRedux
PlanofAction(POA)submittedby
ONE
appointedgroupmembermidwaythrough
project
(March23)
tothedesignatedcanvasdropbox.
Groupprojectsubmittedby
ONE
appointedgroupmember,includingfinalupdatedPOA
tothedesignatedcanvasdropbox
(April6)
.
CollaborativegroupReflectiondetailingyourlearningandexperienceinthiswork.You
canwritethistogether.Oryoucaneachwriteacoupleofparagraphs.ThisReflection
shouldringhonestandtrue,includingspecificdetails.
Project&PresentationTools
Itsrecommendedthatyoudetermineyourtoolsinearlyontoensurethatyourtoolswilldowhat
youwantthemtodo.Forinstance,thereisnorecordingoptioninGoogleslides,soifyou
choosetocreateapresentationwithGoogleslides,youwillneedtorecordthepresentation
usinganothertoolthatplayswellwithGoogleproducts.
Collaborate
Youtube
Prezi
Powerpoint
Googleslides
GoogleSites
Weebly
Emaze
Voicethread
Podcastingtool
Wordpress
Otherattractiveoptions???