Not Throwing Away My One-Shot:
Implementing Critical Information Literacy Pedagogy in One-Shot Instruction
“Critical pedagogy attempts to combat the positivistic stranglehold on the educational
system. Its fundamental project is to emancipate all people from overt and hidden forms
of oppression by denaturalizing dominant ideologies and systems as historically
produced human constructs that are far reaching in their impacts and, perhaps more
importantly, subject to change.”
From Critical Library Instruction1, 2010
Discussion Questions:
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If you don’t currently engage critical pedagogy in your one-shot information literacy instruction sessions,
what benefits and/or barriers do you see to including it in the future?
If you do currently teach critical information literacy, what strategies have worked at your one-shot
sessions? What has been less successful? Why?
What are some next steps for improving critical information literacy one-shot sessions at your
institution?
How/when do you build in time to reflect on your own work/critical praxis? (from “Critical Reflection2”)
How does this reflection impact your information literacy instruction?
As we all enter/continue into a highly charged political landscape, what is the importance of
acknowledging the political leanings of #critlib/critical pedagogy and the overall issue of neutrality in the
one-shot classroom? Are there measurable benefits or drawbacks?
How do you strike a balance between serving the social justice goals of #critlib and respecting the
political ideologies of all of your students? (from “Critical Information Literacy & the “Left3”)
Faculty-librarian collaboration is crucial for successful one-shot info lit instruction. How do you foster
that collaboration when implementing critical pedagogy that challenges the centrality of the peer-review
model?
Topics for discussion:
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How to Cover Everything: Planning Critical Information Literacy Lessons
Fostering Student Engagement: Critical Pedagogy and Teaching Strategies
What Are We Measuring?: Assessing Critical Information Literacy
ACRL Information Literacy Frames and Critical Pedagogy
Critical Pedagogy and One-Shots for Distance Learners: Challenges and Opportunities
Building a Critical Information Literacy Program: Strategic Planning and Faculty Buy-In
Additional Resources:
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ACRL Critical Library Pedagogy Handbook (OA
Chapter Links)
https://goo.gl/jrfa3i
Critical Librarianship (#critlib)
critlib.org and the #critlib tag on social media
#CritLib Readings & Resources Library (Zotero
Group)
https://www.zotero.org/groups/critlib
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“Framing New Frames: Expanding the Conceptual
Space and Boundaries” (Presentation)
https://goo.gl/E448ns
“Agents of Diversity and Social Justice: Librarians
and Scholarly Communication" (OA Chapter)
https://works.bepress.com/charlotteroh/31/
Simmons Anti-Oppression Guide
http://simmons.libguides.com/anti-oppression
Accardi, M. T., Drabinski, E., & Kumbier, A. (2010). Critical library instruction: theories and methods. Duluth, Minn.: Library Juice Press.
Hubbell, L. (2016). Critical reflections. critlib. Retrieved from http://critlib.org/critical-reflection-chat/
3 Critten, J. (2016). Critical information literacy and the “left”. critlib. Retrieved from http://critlib.org/critical-reflection-chat/
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