Parallel Sessions
Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6

Parallel session 1
Wednesday 28 June 2006 3.30 - 5.00 pm

Synergies for empowerment
Room B
Synergies for empowerment
Room C
Digital literacies as cultural tools
Room D
The DigEuLit Project: Building a European Framework for Digital Literacy
(Project spotlight)

Allan Martin and Jan Grudziecki
University of Glasgow, UK and Technical University of Lodz, Poland
Information literacy should be taught by academic staff rather than librarians. Discuss

(Round table discussion)
Jane Secker, Lyn Parker and Debbie Boden
LSE, University of Sheffield and Imperial College, UK
The choice of Hercules
(Round table discussion)

John Lindsay
Kingston University, UK


Parallel session 2
Thursday 29 June 2006 9.30 - 10.35 am

Pedagogy for an eLiterate world
Room A
Literacies for the Information Mobile Society
Room B
Synergies for Empowerment
Room C
Developing an E-learning tutorial for vocational literacy - emerging issues
(Case study)

Ruth Hunn and Darien Rossiter
Cranfield University, UK
Relevant information in uncharted territory
(Reflective paper)

Ian Beeson
University of the West of England, UK
Information Literacy, e-literacy, IT literacy are only parts of the elephant
(Reflective paper)

Nicola Harrison
University of Strathclyde, UK
PDP in Action: Building alternative futures
(Case study)

Tracey McCoy, Charanjit Shergill and Bonnie Harris
University of Wolverhampton, UK
Information Literacy in the age of Amateurs
(Reflective paper)

Peter Godwin
South Bank University, UK
Teaching Information Literacy: A Case Study of the QU-Core Program in Qatar University
(Case study)

Hesham Azmi
Qatar University, Qatar
   


Parallel session 3
Thursday 29 June 12.00 - 1.05 pm

Pedagogy for an eLiterate world
Room A
Literacies for the Information Mobile Society
Room B
Synergies for Empowerment
Room C
Digital literacies as cultural tools
Room D
Engagement through interest in a rural market town
(Case study)

Paul Nash
Shropshire County Council, UK
E-learning and E-literacy: Creating public value?
(Reflective paper)

Fred Garnet and Nigel Ecclesfield
Becta, UK
Embedding an e-Portfolio: an e-learning mentor's perspective
(Case study)

Ben Andrews
University of Wolverhampton, UK
Towards a global cultural e-literacy
(Case study)

Johannes Cronje
University of Pretoria, South Africa
The first stages of e-literacy for older learners: a whole approach to the development of new computer skills and learner confidence
(Reflective paper)

Helen Aberton
University of Melbourne, Australia
Identifying ICT related academic competencies in the Netherlands Defence organisation
(Case study)

Elly Broos
Netherlands Defence Academy, Netherlands
"Win-win" - the benefits of successful collaboration for information professionals, teaching staff and students
(Reflective paper)

Martin Rich and Jonathan Smart
Media Analysis and Production: Developing Multiliteracies in Technology-Enhanced Environments
(Case study)

Natalie Cooper
University of Wollongong, Australia


Parallel session 4
Thursday 29 June 2.05 - 3.35 pm

Pedagogy for an eLiterate world
Room A
Literacies for the Information Mobile Society
Room B
Synergies for Empowerment
Room C
Literacies for the information mobile society
Room D
Illustrating the point: images and e-literacy skills
(Workshop)

Sarah Leach and Jane Secker
LSE, UK
Blogging in academic libraries
(Training)

Susan Herzog
Eastern Connecticut State University, US
Collaboration in the information commons: key elements for successful support of eliteracy
(Workshop)

Susan Beatty and Hester Mountifield
University of Calgary, Canada
Mobile technologies
(Round table discussion)

John Traxler
University of Wolverhampton, UK
 


Parallel session 5
Thursday 29 June 3.55 - 5.00 pm

Pedagogy for an eLiterate world
Room A
Pedagogy for an eLiterate world
Room B
Literacies for the Information Mobile Society
Room C
Digital literacies as cultural tools
Room D
Rethinking reading lists in the digital age: a case study from the University of Sheffield
(Case study)

Lyn Parker
University of Sheffield, UK
"Blogging became a big part of our growth as reflective writers." Exploring weblogs and eportfolios as experimental eliteracies and learning narratives in a community of new teachers.
(Case study)

Julie Hughes
Uiversity of Wolverhampton, UK
Graduate IT orientation courses in LIS
(Case study)

Elaheh Maleki and Nader Naghshineh
Alzahra University, Iran
Critical eLiteracy and online communities: some considerations
(Reflective paper)

Vassillios Dagdilelis
University of Macedonia, Greece

Spinning the web at picnic point
(Case study)

Walter Russell
Picnic Point High School, Australia
Scaffolding e-Research Skills for an Online Knowledge Building Community
(Case study)

Terry King
Uiversity of Portsmouth, UK
Influencing information behaviour...the challenge of ICT literacy
(Reflective paper)

Anne Middleton and Jan Storey
Northumbria University, UK
Role of Computer Mediated Communication in solving collaborative learning communication problems in higher education: a case study of Dhofar Arabic region of Gulf
(Case study)

Habib Ullah Khan
Dhofar University, Oman


Parallel session 6
Friday 30 June 9.30 - 11.10 am pm

Pedagogy for an eLiterate world
Room A
Pedagogy for an eLiterate world
Room B
Digital literacies as cultural tools
Room C
Enabling interactive engagement pedagogy through digital technology
(Reflective paper)

Dan Madigan and Karen Sirum
Bowling Green State University, US
How two Canadian Universities are meeting the demands of the technological world by creating Information Literate students.
(Case study)

Anna Stoute and Rolla Haddad
McGill University, Canada
Library e-induction: alleviating anxiety with digital doughnuts
(Case study)

Timothy Collinson and Alison Williams
Southampton Solent University, UK
Enabling e-literacy in an online learning environment
(Reflective paper)

Lindsay Martin
Edge Hill, UK
Transition to the next generation of e-learning using mind mapping and accessible web pages as part of the University's academic staff training
(Case study)

Anne Dickinson
Coventry University, UK
Internet literacy and D/deaf people's inclusion in the information society
(Reflective paper under theme 'Digital literacies as cultural tools')

Philippa Levy and Takao Maruyama
University of Sheffield, UK
University of Glasgow Glasgow University of Strathclyde Loughborough University Higher Education Academy Information and Computing Sciences
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