Session Description:
Is information literacy enough? Earlham College and McMaster University are previous recipients of the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award that seek to leverage emerging technologies in their instruction programs. Learn how they stimulate transformation by looking beyond ACRL standards and guidelines for higher education. This session explores the intersection of gaming, virtual worlds, and 21st-century educational paradigms such as the Association of American Colleges and Universities’ Essential Learning Outcomes and new media literacies.

Benefits/Objectives:

• Participants will compare the ACRL information Literacy Competency Standards to other contemporary educational paradigms in order to assess the relevance of each for today’s students.
• Participants will experience an online virtual world in order to examine how it addresses the AAC&U’s Essential Learning Outcomes and fosters the development of 21st century skills.
• Participants will use the ACRL Standards for Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators in order to identify core competencies necessary for librarians to teach in virtual worlds.

Presenters:
Karen Nicholson, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Neal Baker, Earlham College, Richmond, IN, United States
Shawn McCann, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

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Improving on Excellence: Looking Beyond Information Literacy to 21st-Century Educational Paradigms and Virtual Worlds

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