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How can belonging survey data be leveraged to foster inclusion and belonging in the library classroom? Information literacy one-shots for first-year students are the perfect environment for foundational inclusion. First-year students, especially those from underrepresented communities, are just beginning their journey into identities as scholars and researchers. This is a critical time to invite, affirm, and reflect them by creating a classroom of inclusion and belonging.
Our library ran a survey of underrepresented students and their sense of belonging in the library. We wondered if this data could be leveraged to improve belonging and inclusion in our library instruction. We began by mapping open-ended responses to belonging measurement frameworks.
The iBelong Scale provided seven dimensions focused on the racial-ethnic-cultural groups (REC) of students and their sense of belonging on their college campuses. We selected three dimensions (authenticity, home, and REC thriving) that were most closely representative of the work of library instruction.
After mapping, we used the iBelong Scale to imagine new approaches, research exercises, examples, and activities in our classrooms which would foster the three iBelong dimensions.
This presentation will illustrate our mapping and application methods to help participants recreate this work in their own libraries and classrooms.
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Fostering Belonging: Translating data into inclusive teaching practices
How can belonging survey data be leveraged to foster inclusion and belonging in the library classroom? Information literacy one-shots for first-year students are the perfect environment for foundational inclusion. First-year students, especially those from underrepresented communities, are just beginning their journey into identities as scholars and researchers. This is a critical time to invite, affirm, and reflect them by creating a classroom of inclusion and belonging.
Our library ran a survey of underrepresented students and their sense of belonging in the library. We wondered if this data could be leveraged to improve belonging and inclusion in our library instruction. We began by mapping open-ended responses to belonging measurement frameworks.
The iBelong Scale provided seven dimensions focused on the racial-ethnic-cultural groups (REC) of students and their sense of belonging on their college campuses. We selected three dimensions (authenticity, home, and REC thriving) that were most closely representative of the work of library instruction.
After mapping, we used the iBelong Scale to imagine new approaches, research exercises, examples, and activities in our classrooms which would foster the three iBelong dimensions.
This presentation will illustrate our mapping and application methods to help participants recreate this work in their own libraries and classrooms.