Running Information and digital

literacy projects for libraries and

archives

Objectives

Facilitate the knowledge to carry out an

ILP in libraries and archives.

Participants draft a formal ILP plan suited

to their organizational needs.

What is the course?

Online course, 4 hours sessions during a full week,
assignments between sessions

Various perspectives on guidelines, theories,

methods, and best practices related to information
and digital literacy.

Formal criteria on structuring, plan, and run the ILP.

A solution to the somewhat lack of knowledge
professionals have regarding theoretical
grounding, structure for LIS initiatives, and
learning theories

Contents
Provide learning objectives, theoretical presentations,
examples, activities, and complementary reading
materials, that are guided by a modular structure:

a) Conceptual Frameworks,
b) Justification and Documentation,
c) Managing ILPs,
d) Learning Theories, Methods, and Evaluation;
e) Information Literacy Initiatives.

Methodology
The course is based on a critical pedagogy, which is
also constructivist and guided by a Participatory
Action Research method.

Each 4-hour session includes 2 hours theoretical

presentation and 2 hours for the participants to
develop activities and ask questions.

By the end of the course, the facilitator reviews

and provides feedback on their ILP projects.

Use of learning resources: Moodle, presentations,

multimedia, and complimentary reading materials.

Who has taken the course?

(data from

questionnaires)

Librarians with bachelor and some with masters

degree, middle level management

They have some notions on the concepts but the

course guides them and enhances their understanding

in order to move from theory to practice.

Some experiences or formal training on the topic, but

they are not enough or innovative: techniques are
more of the same and they are not given the tools to
present a project with possibilities of organizational
success.

They take this course after peer recommendation and

the lack, low frequency, or inexistence of
formal/university training offerings; as well as the
easiness and convenience of online training

Brief Course Achievements

(data from

questionnaires)

Expectations successfully fulfilled. Learned

about:

Practical and formal planning for developing

projects,
The structure of an ILP,
Exhaustive analysis of their context (i.e.
SWOT),
Novel concepts and models

Thank you!

Questions? machin@tlu.ee
Special thanks to Sirje Virkus!