Check this out from Emma Coonan, Jane Secker and the team…
http://newcurriculum.wordpress.com/2012/03/30/four-seasons-pizza/
I like it because it includes more of the ingredients (staying with the food metaphor) that I identified in my research – particularly the social dimension – and looks like a better representation of the information literacy journey than other models – apart from mine of course 
My new article which shows that using a blended approach to delivering information literacy does work is now pre-published in OnlineFirst in the Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. The article also shows how assignment data can be used to measure the effectiveness of this intervention. Visit the following link to see the abstract:
http://lis.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/03/13/0961000611434999.abstract
Using assignment data to analyse a blended information literacy intervention: A quantitative approach
Ok so I’m not very good at keeping this up to date but will try harder from now on! Well the study visit led to an invite to join a group to submit a Comenius Multilateral Project bid. The team included collegaues from Croatia, Denmark, Poland ans Sweden. I spent 5 days in CARNet, Zagreb writing bid documentation for the proposed EYE2EYE project. We should hear the result in July 2012. Fingers crossed!
I have just arrived in Zagreb to meet with colleagues from across Europe as part of an EU study visit to discuss ‘Improving
learning and teaching through institutional collaboration supported by ICT’. I’m very excited about this as it will give me a chance to hear about EU wide developments in ICT but will also give me a chance to share my work regarding information literacy, e-learning and e-tools such as the assignment survival kit.
Looking for a great way to connect with information professionals from around the world that doesn’t involve airport security lines and exorbitant registration fees? You’ll have an amazing opportunity to do just that this November by participating in the first library-focused worldwide virtual conference, to be held online, in multiple time zones over the course of two days. The free Library 2.011 Worldwide Virtual Conference, sponsored by the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San Jose State University, is happening November 2-3, and we’d love to connect with you there.
To learn more about this two-day, 24-hour, globe-spanning conference and some of the potential topics to be covered, check out the conference Ning at www.library20.com/page/2011-conference. But why not really jump in and get involved? Here are some great options:
Sign up on the Library 2.0 Ning. This is where all the pre-conference action and information is. Don’t miss an opportunity to connect with your peers and learn how the future of libraries is being considered in countries around the world. Consider getting your colleagues and classmates to participate as well to keep the impact going. Sign on at www.library20.com.
Submit a proposal to give a presentation. Everybody who’s got a cool idea should consider presenting – students, practitioners, academics, and anyone else who’s thinking interesting thoughts (or coming up with interesting questions) about the future of libraries (and librarians) in the world. To submit a proposal (due by Sept. 15, 2011): www.library20.com/page/call-for-proposals.
Volunteer to help out. This is a great way to make connections internationally while also participating in a terrific event. Can you speak a language other than English? Participants will be based in countries throughout the globe, so we are looking for people who know additional languages to help review proposals and promote the conference in all countries. We’re also looking for volunteers who can help moderate sessions in Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate), with training available. To find out about these and other opportunities to join the team and volunteer your skills: www.library20.com/group/library2011conferencemoderatorvolunteers.
Join the international advisory board. Got great connections among librarians in your country? The international advisory board, co-chaired by Scott Brown and Kim Dority, is charged with promoting the conference to the library community (including students) around the world – via blog posts, e-mails, listserv announcements, twitter updates, Facebook posts, and anything else we can think of that’s smart, effective, and, ah, inexpensive (read: free!). To join the advisory board and help get the word out in your country: www.library20.com/page/international-advisory-board.
Submit your organization/library/school as a conference partner. Our goal for the conference is to have it be a milestone event, bringing together organizations and individuals from all over the world. We recognize that much of the outreach for this conference will come from libraries, schools, or non-commercial organizations who advertise the conference to their members, and we want to “reward” those who do this by listing them as conference partners. To apply: http://www.library20.com/page/conference-partners.
We look forward to meeting you online at the conference in November!
Sponsors and partners
The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San Jose State University (http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/) is the founding conference sponsor. Current partners include:
The full list of sponsor and partners is available at http://www.library20.com/page/conference-partners.
About the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San Jose State University and the Library 2.011 Conference
The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San Jose State University (http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/) is the founding conference sponsor. SLIS offers a nationally ranked Master of Library and Information Science degree, which is fully accredited by the American Library Association. The School’s online delivery model allows students to live anywhere while earning their degree. SLIS also offers a fully online Master of Archives and Records Administration degree for students who are interested in pursuing a career in electronic records management. Additionally, the School partners with Queensland University of Technology to offer a doctoral program in Library and Information Science.
SLIS Director Sandra Hirsh is co-chair of the conference. Dr. Hirsh has been a faculty member at several academic institutions, was a librarian in academic and special libraries, and has more than a decade in leadership positions with Silicon Valley’s leading global companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, and LinkedIn. She is a recognized advocate for library services, has an extensive record of research in the field, and has been actively involved in leadership roles with professional associations.
Steve Hargadon, the founder of Classroom 2.0 (http://www.classroom20.com) and the Global Education Conference (http://www.globaleducationconference.com), is the founding co-chair of the Library 2.011 conference. Steve hosts the popular FutureofEducation.com interview series, and has consulted on social media and education for PBS, Intel, Ning, Microsoft, KnowledgeWorks Foundation, CoSN, MERLOT, the U.S. State Department, and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology.
Disappointed with the new Seven Pillars, apart from the change to a different diagram the overall structure and thrust of the model is the same. For a model or framework that is being used to underpin the research process, it shows astonishingly little reference to research or scholarship in the field (information behaviour for example). This is very puzzling. There are only 5 references at the end of the document – this would not pass any peer review for a scholarly journal!
My main criticisms at LILAC in 2010 centred on the lack of emotional (specifically feelings of uncertainty), learning styles and social dimensions to most IL models but specifically the Seven Pillars. This hasn’t changed. Plenty of scholars have identified these areas as critical in information seeking behaviour e.g., Nigel Ford, Carol Kuhlthau and Tom Wilson amongst others.
If we are really going to progress with the idea if information literacy both practitioners and researchers need to show cumulation of knowledge in this area leading to a genuine moving forward not simply the re-invention of very badly constructed wheels.
