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Creating Knowledge III
Information Literacy, Bridging the Gap between Teaching and
Learning - Promoting the Educational Role of the Librarian

Hotel KEA, Akureyri, Iceland - September 25 - 26, 2003

Wednesday 24th September 2003
Arrival of conference guests in Akureyri.
18:00 – Get - together at the Akureyri Art Museum
Thursday 25th September 2003
08.00 – 09.15 Registration
First session: Information literacy and learning
Moderator: Astrid Margrét Magnúsdóttir, head of the organising committee, University of Akureyri
09:15 – 09:30 Opening of the conference
Þorsteinn Gunnarsson, rector of the University of Akureyri
Christina Tovoté, chair of NORDINFOlit’s steering group
Key-note speaker
09:30 – 10:15 Librarians as more (far more) than teachers
Dr. Patricia Senn Breivik, dean of the University Library at San Jose State University, USA
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee-break
10:45 – 11:20 Information Literacy: a learning-focussed approach. Sharon Markless, senior tutor, King's College, University of London Institute of Learning and Teaching, England
11:20 – 11:55 Fast surfers, Broad scanners and Deep divers – relating information literacy skills to personality traits and study approaches.
Jannica Heinström, Researcher, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
11:55 – 13:30 Lunch
Second session: Information literacy and teaching – collaboration between faculty and librarians.
Moderator: Ingibjörg Bergmundsdóttir, Iceland University of Education
13:30 – 14:05 Pedagogical development at Karolinska Institute University Library (KIB) – a management perspective. David Herron, pedagogical developer, KIB, Sweden
14:05 – 14:40 Pedagogy on the Prairies: Librarian/faculty collaboration at the University of Manitoba.
Betty Braaksma, information literacy coordinator, University of Manitoba Libraries, Canada
14:40 – 15:00 Coffee break
Third session:
15:00 – 16:30
Parallel workshops
 
Instructional leadership
Led by David Herron, pedagogical developer, Karolinska Institute University Library, Sweden
Location: Hotel KEA
Information literacy assessment
Led by Sheila Webber, lecturer, University of Sheffield, Department of Information Studies, England
Location: Hotel KEA
User centred information literacy e-learning (SWIM - Streaming Web-based Information Modules)
Led by Niels Jørgen Blåbjerg and Bo Hvass Pedersen, Aalborg University Library, Denmark
Location: University of Akureyri – K203
Information literacy learning strategies
Led by Ralph Catts, senior lecturer, Faculty of Education, Health, and Professional Studies, University of New England, Australia
Location: University of Akureyri – K202
18:30 – 19:30 Reception at the University of Akureyri – library and learning resource center
20:00 – Conference dinner at Hotel Kea
Friday 26th September 2003
Fourth session: Teaching, learning and technology
Moderator: Hafdís Dögg Hafsteinsdóttir, Akranes Junior College
09:00 – 09:35 Technology in the learning environment - using technology to enhance instruction
Steinþór Þórðarson, Director, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Iceland
09:35 – 10:10 Teaching and learning with technology – the University of Akureyri’s approach 
Sigrún Magnúsdóttir, Director of Information Services, University of Akureyri, Iceland
10:10 – 10:40 Coffee-break
Fifth session:
10:40 – 12:00
Parallel workshops lead by
Instructional leadership
Led by David Herron, pedagogical developer, Karolinska Institute University Library, Sweden
Location: Hotel KEA
Information literacy assessment
Led by Sheila Webber, lecturer, University of Sheffield, Department of Information Studies, England
Location: Hotel KEA
User centered information literacy e-learning (SWIM – Streaming Web-based information Modules)
Led by Niels Jørgen Blåbjerg and Bo Hvass Pedersen, Aalborg University Library, Demark
Location: University of Akureyri – K203
Research forum (research in information literacy)
Led by Robert Wallace Vaagan, associate professor, Oslo University College, Norway
Location: University of Akureyri – K202
12:00 – 13:20 Lunch
 
Sixth session : Case studies/Research
Moderator: Annette Skov, The Royal School of Librarianship, Denmark
13:20 – 13:35 Tritonia – How to develop information literacy – a practical approach
Maria Byholm and Sari Tarvonen, Tritonia, Finland
13:35 – 14:10 Skills for students….training for librarians − drawing some conclusions from the JISC funded UK survey of information skills training for students
Alison Mackenzie, library services manager,
Manchester Metropolitan University, England
14:10 – 14:45 UK Academics and Information Literacy.
Stuart Boon, Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield (UK)
14:45 – 15:10 Coffe-break
Seventh session: Assessments of information literacy
Moderator: Hans Martin Fagerli, Oslo University College, Norway
15:10 – 15:45 Assessment of information literacy in higher education at the teaching program and at institutional level Ralph Catts, senior lecturer, Faculty of Education, Health, and Professional Studies, University of New England, Australia
15:45 – 16:00 Conclusion and invitation to future conferences
Christina Tovoté, chair of NORDINFOlit’s steering group
Saturday 27th September 2003
Conference excursion (optional tour): Lake Mývatn

Last updated 11.01.2013