CulturalCompetencyInquiryProject

237
Buchanan
Spring2016

CoreCompetencies
Recognizethediversity(suchasculturalandeconomic)intheclienteleandemployees
ofaninformationorganizationandbefamiliarwithactionstheorganizationshouldtake
toaddressthisdiversity(C)
Usethebasicconceptsandprinciplesrelatedtotheselection,evaluation,organization,
andpreservationofphysicalanddigitalinformationitems(F)

Demonstrateproficiencyinidentifying,using,andevaluatingcurrentandemerging
informationandcommunicationtechnologies(H)

(CLOs)
Criticallyexaminerepresentativematerialsdesignedforyouth,andapplycriteriato
evaluatetheminrelationtostateandnationalstandards,communityanddiversity
needs,andmeetinginformationalandrecreationalneeds.

Description:
Forthisproject,youwillchooseoneofthefollowingareasofcultural
competenciesinwhichtoimmerseyourself:
ethnicity,religion,gender,sexualityorclass
.In
ateamof
34members,
learnasmuchaspossibleaboutthecurrentissuesrelatedtoyour
topicasrelatedtoworkingintheK12environmentandtheschoollibraryinparticular.
Dependingupontheschooloflevelyouaremostinterestedin,yourfinalmainproductbeoneof
thefollowing:2030mininteractiveconferencepresentation(whenusedinreallife,includingall
interactiveexperiencesmightbeanywherefrom45minutestoacoupleofhours,ifdesignedas
aworkshop)websiteofresources/recommendations(includingTEDlikeTalks,podcasts,
voicethreadsetc.createdbygroupmembersthatdelivercontent)unitplanofprofessional
developmentactivities/approachesforteachersothersubstantiveproducttobeimplemented
withteachers,TLs,and/orstudents.

Youcanandshouldbecreativeinconsideringwhatisbest.Ensurethatyourproductclearly
definesthecomplexityoftheculturalcompetency,itshistoryandcurrentchallenges.Your
productshouldincludedemonstrationsandarticulationsofspecificswaysforteachersand/or
TLstoeffectivelybuildawarenessintheirschoolcommunityandmustincludediscrete
interactiveelementsforaudienceengagement(thesecanbebothdigitalandrealtime
opportunities,suchasembeddedvideos,polling,thinkpairshare,surveys,groupdiscussion,
givingyouraudiencetimetowrestlewithandsharecomplexissuesandideas).Besureto
leaveyouraudiencewithplentyofmaterial,includingactionorientedchallengesorqueststo
continuethisimportantlearningandcommunitybuildingwork.

Includeprintanddigitalmaterialsforyouththatarerelatedtotheareayouareexploring,aswell
asresearcharticles,andcurrentculturalcriticismpiecesforadults.Forinstance,ifyouare
focusingonraceandareinterestedinissuesrelatedtocriminaljusticecurrentpieces
regardingrelationshipbetweenpolicingandAfricanAmericans,schooltoprisonpipeline
shouldbeincludedalongwithrecommendedtitlesthatmightaddresstheseissues,suchas
HowItWentDown
byKeklaMagoon,oranoldertitle,
Monster
,byWalterDeanMeyers.Orif
youarepursuinggenderyoushouldincludeatitlesuchas
Luna
byJulieAnnPeters.

BEFOREYOUBEGINYOURWORK

INTHEGROUP....Itiscriticalthatyouengageinsome
selfreflectiononyourownsocioculturalbackgroundandbiases.Weallhavethem!We
allcomefromsomewhereandpeoplewhoespousespecificvaluesandperspectives.
Chancesaregreatthattherewillbepeopleinyourgroupwhoholddifferentviewsthan
yourown.Gointothisworkknowingthat.Howwillyoulisten?Howwillyourespond?
Howwillyoubestnavigatethisimportantworkforouryouthandtheschoolandlarger
community?

Somequestionstoconsiderasyouworkondevelopingyourproject:

Whatarethemostimportantelements,characteristic,issueswithinyourtopicthatyour
audienceneedstounderstand?

Howmightyouraudiencemembersbestdeveloptheirunderstandingsandsensitivitiestothe
culturesofothers?

Howwillyoumotivateyourviewerstoactionandcontinuedlearning?

Whyisthisworkimportant?

HowcanTLsdevelopandimplementculturalcompetencies,forthemselvesandforothers?

YourfinalproductwillbesharedwiththewholeclassonadesignatedGoogledocorDIscussion
Board.

Followingarestepstogetstartedanddevelopyourwork.

1.

Readthefollowingpapers:

CULTURALCOMPETENCE:ACONCEPTUALFRAMEWORKFORLIBRARYANDINFORMATION
SCIENCEPROFESSIONALSbyPatriciaMontielOverall

ExaminingtheHiddenIdeologieswithinCulturalCompetenceDiscoursesamongLibraryandInformation
Science(LIS)Students:ImplicationsforSchoolLibraryPedagogybyKumasi&Hill

2.

Beginbychoosingoneofthetwofollowingmovesfirst:1)Identifyyourculturalcompetency
areaofinterestOR2)Findtwoorthreeotherclassmatestoworkwithonthisproject.Youmay
advertiseforpartnersontheappointed
GoogleDoc
.


3.

Beforebeginninganysubstantiveworkonthisproject:
1)readthefollowingarticle
fromLondonboroughUniversityonworkingingroupseffectively:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/ltd/campus/grpwork.pdf
and2)creategroupnormsasoutlined
hereandinthePlanofAction(POA):

EstablishGroupNorms
Whatnormswillyourgroupmembersagreeupontoensurethateveryonesideasare
heardandrespectfullyconsidered?:

Herearestepstofollow:
1. Chooseafacilitatorfortheprocessofestablishingnorms
2. InalivesessionoronasharedGoogleDocfacilitatorencouragesgroup
memberstobrainstormallpossiblenorms,addingtheirownaswell,forexample,
WeneedtoensurethateveryonehasachancetospeakandAllquestions
aboutourworktogetherwillberespectfullyconsideredbyall.
3. Facilitatorreadsaloudornotesalltheideasandasksforanyadditionalitems.
4. Facilitatorsynthesizestheideassharedandrephrasessuggestednormsfor
clarityandconciseness.Forexample,someonementionedthatemail
communicationshouldbestreamlinedandrespondedtowithin48hoursandall
membersmustbeincludedforeachone.Thefacilitatormightrephrasethisto
read,Allemailispromptlyrespondedtowithin48hours,usingreplyall.
5. Facilitatorinvitesdiscussion.
6. Facilitatormovesforagreementamonggroupmembers.

Normsshouldberevisitedregularlythroughouttheproject.Feelfreetoamendthemas
awholegroupasneeded.Asnotedin
ThePowerofProtocols:AnEducatorsGuideto
BetterPractice
byMcDonald,Mohr,DichterandMcDonaldtwowellregardedfacilitators,
...DanielBaronandGeneThompsonGrove,sometimesay:Thereisonlyonenorm:If
youthinkit,sayit.Ifyouwonderit,askit.

4.

Buildbackgroundknowledgeonyourselectedculturalcompetency.Takeseveraldaysora
weekwhereeveryonereadswidely.Youmightdecidethateachmemberofthegroupreports
backonsuchandsuchadaywith3readings,3videos,and3additionaltexts,allannotatedfor
easyidentification.
5.

Chooseasynchronousorasynchronoustoolforcommunication(e.g.email,Googlechat,
Collaborate,etc.)anddiscussyourinitiallearning.Makeconnectionstothecoursereadings.
Homeinonlearningoutcomesforyouraudience.Sketchoutideasforteaching/sharing.
Determinenextstepsforyourlearning.
6.

Meetupanddiscuss/revisepresentationgoalsandframework,includinglearningoutcomes.
Discussbestpresentationtoolsandinstructionalmovestomeetthelearningoutcomes.
Determinegroupmemberresponsibilities/tasks.Onememberorthegrouptogether
willsubmit

aPOA(PlanofAction),includingabibliographyorresources
,tothedesignatedCanvas
Dropbox,by
March23
.
7.

Returntoindividualresearch,gatheringmaterialsandreading/viewing/listening.
8.

Buildyourproject.Reviewandrevise.Reviewandreviseagain.
9.

OnegroupmemberwillsubmittheprojectandthefinalPOA(whichmayhavebeenrevised
toreflectactualactivityduringthecourseofstudy).Thisgroupmembershouldemailallgroup
members,ccingtheinstructor,whentheysubmitthefinalwork.

DeliverablesRedux

PlanofAction(POA)submittedby
ONE
appointedgroupmembermidwaythrough
project
(March23)
tothedesignatedcanvasdropbox.

Groupprojectsubmittedby
ONE
appointedgroupmember,includingfinalupdatedPOA
tothedesignatedcanvasdropbox
(April6)
.

CollaborativegroupReflectiondetailingyourlearningandexperienceinthiswork.You
canwritethistogether.Oryoucaneachwriteacoupleofparagraphs.ThisReflection
shouldringhonestandtrue,includingspecificdetails.

Project&PresentationTools

Itsrecommendedthatyoudetermineyourtoolsinearlyontoensurethatyourtoolswilldowhat
youwantthemtodo.Forinstance,thereisnorecordingoptioninGoogleslides,soifyou
choosetocreateapresentationwithGoogleslides,youwillneedtorecordthepresentation
usinganothertoolthatplayswellwithGoogleproducts.

Collaborate
Youtube
Prezi
Powerpoint
Googleslides
GoogleSites
Weebly
Emaze
Voicethread
Podcastingtool
Wordpress

Otherattractiveoptions???