ridls criteria a collective approach to describing, reviewing and assessing il training...

RIDLs criteriaa collective approach to describing, reviewing and

assessing IL training interventions in higher education

Stéphane GoldsteinResearch Information Network

Moira BentNewcastle University

Geoff WaltonStaffordshire University / Northumbria University

i³ Conference – Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen26 June 2013

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What is RIDLs?

A coalition of partners working together to promote the value of information and research data literacy for academic researchers

A collectively-run programme to enable activities which help to advance LIS knowledge and skills

Grant-funded by HEFCE for one year initially (June 2012 – May 2013)

Important premise: Partners not limited to the academic library world: others players

have a stake! Important to build a network that provides that capitalises on

different outlooks Academic librarians, data management specialists, career &

professional development experts, information sciences researchers… 2

Who is involved in RIDLs?

Funded by: Managed by:3

RIDLs programme

Providing networking opportunities for partners

Criteria for describing, reviewing & assessing training interventions

Identifying & promoting cases of good practice in IL training interventions

Promoting RDF inasmuch as this applies to IL Thematic workshops

Research project on training & skills in open data

International engagement Contribution to FP7 bid on training in open access

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Describing, reviewing and assessing practice in IL training interventions (courses and other resources). Two broad aims:

Helping those who design and deliver training interventions to describe and review them in a structured and consistent manner, allowing for easy comparison between courses/resources

Providing a simple means of assessing training interventions, particularly with regards their suitability and usefulness as transferable resources

Criteria take the form of structured questions set out in logical sequence

How the criteria have been used in practice to date: RILADS

DaMSSI-ABC project (research data management)

Relationship with Jorum

Rationale for the criteria

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Part 1 of the criteria

Describing and reviewing training interventionsImportance of ensuring consistent approachThree sets of questions:

Who are the interventions designed for, and why? What knowledge, skills and competencies are they intended to

provide? How are the interventions delivered?

Are these the right sort of questions?

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Part 2 of the criteria

What are the benefits that the training interventions bring aboutQuantitative data stemming from interventionsFeedback from learnersOutputs, outcomes, impactProblems encounteredNot easy to derive such information – outcomes and impact require longer-term viewsAre these the right sort of questions?Assessment or evaluation?

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Questions to address

Two broad questions:How useful and applicable are the criteria?What is their value as a benchmark?

We wish to get a critical view from round table participants about:Whether the criteria represent a genuinely useful resource that can be disseminated and promoted as a recognised and trustworthy toolAny modifications required to reflect the needs and concerns of communities represented at i³

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How useful and applicable are the criteria?

Reflect on how criteria might relate to participants’ own experiences and institutional circumstances

How might criteria be used in practice? Do they have value beyond HE? Is anything missing? Is anything wrong?

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What is the value of the criteria as a benchmark?

Could their use be generalised across institutions as a consistent means of describing, reviewing and assessing training interventions?

How might they be disseminated and endorsed? Or is this just a waste of time?

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References

RIDLs criteria: http://www.researchinfonet.org/infolit/ridls/strand2/

RILADs project: http://rilads.wordpress.com/ DaMSSI-ABC project: http://damssiabc.jiscinvolve.org/wp/ Jorum: http://www.jorum.ac.uk/

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Thank you for taking part!

Stéphane Goldsteinstephane.goldstein@researchinfonet.org

Moira Bentmoira.bent@newcastle.ac.uk

Geoff Walton G.L.Walton@staffs.ac.uk

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