Presentation for the Careers and Transition Education Conference 2017 in Invercargill, New Zealand

1. The Tertiary Prep
Programme
Preparing students for academic
learning: a collaborative approach
CATE Conference November 2017

2. “The illiterateof the 21st century will not be
those who cannot read and write, but
those who cannot learn, unlearn, and
relearn.”
Alvin Toffler

3. What is Tertiary Prep?
Flexible,
tutorial-style
sessions
Supports
independent
learning
Highlights
critical
thinking

4. Origins of Tertiary Prep
Part of a wider information literacy approach
Research
began in 2009
Trialled in 2010
Redeveloped
for SBHS in
2013
Generic
Programme
developed in
2014
Pilot with
Canterbury
University and
Waimea
College in
2016
Basis for
transition at
Epsom Girls
Grammar
FYSEC 2017
presentation

5. 1. Managing Self
2. Managing Research
3. Managing Information
4. Managing Resources
5. Managing Study

6. Why Tertiary Prep?
Supports
successful
students Highlights
skills for
success Research
identifies
transition gap

7. Why Tertiary Prep?
Be an
independent
thinker
Take
responsibility
for your own
learning
Read widely,
Think critically,
Work ethically
Tertiary Expectations for Learning

8. Why Tertiary Prep?
These sessions are NOT remedial
Some of the brightest
students who succeed at NCEA
strugglebecause they
don’t have the necessary
strategies to learn in a
tertiary environment

9. Keys to Success
Plan for it
Be organised
Be positive
Stay curious

10. What Students Say
“The programme has given significant
insight into the differences between
university & secondary school as well as
techniques to further my academic career.”
“Tertiary prep helped me understand what
is expected in further study and how to
manage myself.”
Year 13 students - 2017

11. What Students Say
“It has helped me with my internal grades
and I have found out new ways of
researching information.
I am now managing my time better,
not procrastinating, so I can be prepared
for exams.”
Year 13 students - 2017

12. Ticket out the Door
1.
How valuable will
the information
from this session
be for your own
learning?
1 - 5
2.
Write down
one thing you
learned
today that you
didn’t know before
3.
Write down
one thing you will
do
as a result of today’s
session

14. http://tertiaryprep.nz

15. Ultimately,
information literate
people
are those who have
learnedhow to
learnAmerican Library Association

16. The Research
“The gap between secondary and
tertiary education in terms of literacy and
the learning environment is bigger
than anyone is acknowledging.”
Emerson, Kilpin & Feekery (2015)

17. Issues
Independent
learning skills
Disconnect
between sectors
Level of IL not robust

18. Factors
Pressures around NCEA
Communication
between sectors
Understanding about
the nature of literacy

19. The Research
Only 66% of students embarking on a
degree this year are expected
to graduate
Stuff article -March 2016

20. Current Research
We have identified a clear gap between
the aspirationsof policy makers, schools,
& tertiary providers to
develop students’ information literacy expertise
& the problemsof understanding how to do this
in practice in changing and complex
learning environments

21. We plan to
Year 1
Collaboratively develop a baseline IL study
Year 2
Develop collaborative teacher/librarian
partnerships
Year 3
Develop IL progressions and resources to
ultimately embed IL skills throughout
secondary and tertiary programmes

22. Information Literacy Spaces
Improving students’ IL competencies & learning across the senior secondary and tertiary sectors
The TeamProfessor Lisa Emerson, Heather Lamond,
Dr Angela Feekery
Senga White, Dr Anne Macaskill,
Catherine Doughty
Dr Anna Greenhow and Ken Kilpin

23. Follow our progress!
Information Literacy Spaces
Improving students’ IL competencies & learning across the senior secondary and tertiary sectors
Website Informationliteracyspaces@wordpress.com
Twitter @il_spaces
Facebook Information Literacy Spaces

24. “Education is to enable students
to understandthe world
around them, and the talents
within them, so that they can
become fulfilledindividuals
and active, compassionate
citizens.”
Ken Robinson

25. Vocational Pathways
Learning in the 21st Century

26. “If the next generations of
New Zealanders are to become
effective citizens
they must be
equipped to engage
with an
ever-changing
information
landscape”
Lisa Emerson, 2017

27. 21st Century Learning
“Learning that is relevantto the lives that New Zealanders are living
today, the technology they will interact with, and the types of skills that will
provide them with the opportunities to thrivein all aspects of their lives.”
Labour Party Education Manifesto, 2017

28. Learners at the Centre
“Much greater focus on
personalisedlearning,
strong foundations&
lifelonglearning”
Labour Party Education Manifesto, 2017

29. “Far from having a ‘job for life’ we can
expect to chopand changecareers on a
regular basis.”
Labour Party Education Manifesto, 2017
Flexible Learners

30. Is notan
excuse

31. Is notan
option

32. Information Literacy is something
that matters at least as
much when a person leaves formal
education and enters the
workplace,
or needs to deal with information
in their day-to-day life.
Information Literacy
in the Workplace
Dr Jane Secker: Senior Lecturer Educational Development, London School of Economics

33. The skillspeople develop at work
impact on the successof the
organizations that they work for,
and on the economyand
societymore broadly.
Dr Jane Secker
Information Literacy
in the Workplace

34. We need to ensure that new workers
have the capacity to demonstrate
information
resilience
(Lloyd, 2013)
Information Literacy
in the Workplace

35. Vocational Pathways

36. “We are drowning in
information but starvedfor
knowledge.”
John Naisbitt

37. Information Literacy
Skills for life-long learning

38. Information Literacy
is one of the beacons
of the information society,
illuminatingthe courses
to development, prosperity
& freedom
Alexandria Proclamation on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning

39. Information Literacy involves the processes,
strategies, skills, competencies,
expertise and ways of thinking which enable
individuals to engage with information to learn
across a range of platforms, transform the known,
and discover the unknown.
Definition

44. “You can never
be
over-dressed
or
over-educated.”
Oscar Wilde

45. Things to Consider
What do we currently do well?
What are the missing pieces of my
jigsaw puzzle?
How can I maximise collaboration
potential with my school librarian?
Other ideas?