Collaboration in Strategic Planning: Case Seinäjoki

The information specialist is an active participant when the pedagogical strategy in the university of applied sciences is drawn up. Teamwork with various specialists increases awareness of the overall picture including pedagogical aims, emphasis and methods. The team is comprised of representatives from administration, teaching staff, and students. In this team it is possible to add the goals of IL into the pedagogical strategy. Later they can be implemented in a realistic and practical way suitable for the organisational aims. Library’s role as an active participant had two results. First, there was shared understanding of the roles the actors had in promoting IL; second, the goals became more realistic to put into practice; third, the official strategy illustrates how IL-competences are a well-designed part of the UAS pedagogy and curriculum.
For more information, contact Ms Leena Elenius, e-mail leena.elenius@seamk.fi

IL in Curriculum and Course Design: Case Seinäjoki

In Seinäjoki UAS an IL-pilot project was carried out to make IL more perceivable and a visible part of different courses by integrating it into contact lessons. After an introductory meeting the information specialists and teachers began planning a curriculum together. The curriculum had different courses with IL. The teachers represented different fields and used different teaching methods. What they shared was the search of research information and the evaluation of its relevancy and quality. The most important benefits of this project were the teachers growing interest in promoting IL side-by-side with the information specialists, the increased motivation in students, and showing the information specialist’s role as a teacher.
For more information, contact Ms Leena Elenius, e-mail leena.elenius@seamk.fi