Mobile devices to teach information literacy at UP.

1. LIASA Gauteng North / HELIG InfoLit Day
Investigating the use of Mobile
Information Literacy Training over
Traditional methods of Training.
Kabelo Nzima
http://cvpost.org/tech-timeout-professor-gives-students-a-break-to-check-on-their-digital-lives/

2. “whether we like it or not, whether we are ready
for it or not, mobile learning represents the next
step in a long tradition of technology-mediated
learning. It will feature new strategies, practices,
tools, applications, and resources to realize the
promise of ubiquitous, pervasive, personal, and
connected learning” - (Wanger; 2005)
Objectives

3. The New Normal
http://www.cuestonian.com/new-app-rewards-students-for-not-using-their-phone-in-class/

4. What is Information Literacy?

5. • The ability to find and use information
• Access information efficiently and effectively
• Information-gathering strategies
• Evaluate
• Use
- (Lau, 2006)5
What is Information Literacy?What is Information Literacy?

6. Purpose
“To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize
when information is NEEDED and have the ABILITY to
LOCATE, EVALUATE, and USE effectively the needed
information. The information literate individuals are those who
have LEARNED HOW TO LEARN” – (Lau,2006).

7. Challenge……..OR Opportunity
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http://ourfamily2yours.com/tag/cellphones/

8. Why Mobile Information
Literacy?

9. Leveraging the use of technology
• Ease of access & Portability
• Free Wifi
• Mobile literate vs Computer literacy
• Mobile devices penetration
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10. Ease of access
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http://live.drjays.com/index.php/2013/06/26/should-restaurants-offer-discounts-to-
customers-who-dont-use-their-cell-phones-during-meals/
http://lifehacker.com/is-internet-addiction-a-real-thing-1693549615
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/woman-touching-cell-phone-and-lying-on-
meadow-stock-footage/490695195

11. Free Wifi
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12. Mobile literacy vs Computer literacy
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I can access it on my
tablet but I don’t know
how to on the PC?
I can access it on my
tablet but I don’t know
how to on the PC?
I saved it on my
cellphone, how do I
print it?
I saved it on my
cellphone, how do I
print it?
Is there an app I can use
for that?
Is there an app I can use
for that?
Can you send that article
to my cellphone
Can you send that article
to my cellphone

13. Mobile device penetration
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16. Survey
Purpose : To determine how 1st
year
Health Sciences students at the
University of Pretoria access library
resources

17. Objective : Determine how the University of
Pretoria Health Sciences Library can enable
their first year students to use their mobile
devices to access library resources
Survey

18. Survey Results
http://fcpaprofessor.com/fcpa-survey-results-from-the-classroom/

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22. What's Next????

23. Mobile Information Literacy Training
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/woman-touching-cell-phone-and-lying-on-meadow-stock-footage/490695195

24. Typical Health Sciences 1st
year training
• Health Sciences Libraries
• Health Database
• Assignment Writing Skills
• Printing
• e-Journals
• e-Books
• Copyright & Plagiarism
• Referencing & Citing
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25. Health Databases for 1st
medical year students
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• Access Medicine
• Clinical Key
• PubMed
• Scopus
• Google Scholar

26. Mobile sites
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28. Applications
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29. Applications
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31. Email to Printer
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32. Challenges
• Cell phones with no internet access
• All play no work
• Mobile Applications
• Database Licenses
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33. Conclusion
Students already use their mobile devices for
most parts of their lives, lets provide them with
necessary skills on how to access library sources
on their devices by giving them effective and
appropriate mobile device literacy training.
“If I have one prediction about the future of mobile
computing, it’s this: The future of mobile is the
future of computing is mobile.”- (Hanson, 2011)
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34. Bibliograpy
1. Hanson, C. W. (2011). Issues for information
access on the mobile web. Library Technology
Reports, 47(2), 32-34.
2. Lau, J., 2006. Guidelines on information literacy
for lifelong learning. IFLA, Veracruz.
3. Wagner, E. D. 2005. Enabling Mobile Learning.
EDUCAUSE review, 40, 40-53.
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