MLIM6209 Teacher Librarianship – Individual Assignment

Individual assignment:

Information literacy program with a sample teaching unit

This assignment is worth 50% of the course. The write-up is due on or before 2nd Dec,

2024 (Mon.). Students are required to upload his/her assignment with the Assignment

Cover Sheet to the Turnitin on Moodle.

1. Learning objectives

1.1. To explore opportunities for promoting the educational role of teacher-librarian

in the school community

1.2. To learn how to develop strategies for effective integration of information and

digital literacy across the curriculum through collaboration and working with

teachers

1.3. To identify effective strategies for utilizing of the wide variety of library resources

in support of enquiry and resource-based teaching and learning

2. Learning outcomes

In the assignment, you should be able to:

2.1. Formulate Information Literacy program for K12 schools

2.2. Embed information and media literacy to school curriculum

2.3. Apply a range of teaching and learning resources to develop information literacy

unit

2.4. Create engaging activities to motivate your students

2.5. Apply suitable web 2.0+ tools to support active learning and collaboration.

You can also use 3.0 tools if you find them fit for the purpose.

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3. Assignment Content

Please ensure to use the MLIM Assignment Cover Sheet available on Moodle

when submitting your assignment. There are three main part sof the assignment:

3.1. Introduction

Explain how your Information Literacy program would support teaching and

learning in your school.

3.1.1. How is teaching IL relevant for Inquiry Based Learning?

3.1.2. How would teachers and students in your school benefit from this

program?

3.1.3. How should IL be taught? (Its relation to the school curriculum,

collaboration with other teachers, timetable etc.)

3.2. Develop a plan outlining an IL program relevant to your school. This should

include

3.2.1. A brief description of the group you have designed a program for

3.2.1. The aims and objectives of the plan

3.2.2. The outcomes you would expect for your clients

3.2.3. The elements of your program (IL topics, types of activities you

would include)

3.3. Develop an Information literacy teaching unit focusing on a specific research

topic like recycling, solar system, UNESCO SDGs, Geography of China etc.

The teaching unit will include 2-3 lessons.

4. Description

Information literacy lesson plan might include:

• Teaching goals

• Learning outcomes

• Topic unit set by teacher

• Information literacy unit related to the topic unit

• Intended year groups

• Activities for students

• Resources to support the topic

• Implementing new technologies

• Handouts and /or worksheets for students (print or electronic)

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5. Deliverables

Work can be presented in any written or electronic format

• Word document

• PowerPoint

• Google doc or site

• Wiki

• Blog etc.

6. Number of words

The assignment should include 2000 (+/- 10%) words, excluding references and

appendices.

Referencing & bibliography: You should list all sources you used in your assignment.

Use the APA referencing format.

7. Marking criteria

Please refer to the marking proforma from the Faculty.

8. Plagiarism check

APA format (http://www.apastyle.org/) should be adopted as the standard method of

acknowledging and referencing sources in your assignment. The details and examples

of APA formatting and style can be found at

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Copies of Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association are

available in the University of Hong Kong Libraries,

http://library.hku.hk/search/t?SEARCH=Publication+Manual+of+the+American+Psyc

hological+Association

Please follow the ‘Academic Conduct’ as remarked in the module syllabus. Plagiarism

(http://www.rss.hku.hk/plagiarism/page2s.htm) is regarded as a very serious offence

in the academic world. Any student who fails due to plagiarism may be referred to the

University Disciplinary Committee, which may then recommend discontinuation.

Students should first check their work in Turnitin. Please note that you are allowed to

re-submit your paper continuously to Turnitin until the due date. The generation of

Originality Report for re-submissions is subject to a 24-hour delay.