Developing Trans-regional information literacy for lifelong learning and the knowledge economy [DIREKT].
Al-Farabi KazNU has won an international project funded by Erasmus+ from 15.10.2016 till 14.10.2019 and performed in collaboration with 14 foreign universities and organizations. The project’s aim is to develop and improve educational programs in information literacy and academic writing of students, young scientists and teachers in English. Working closely with the Coordinating organisation KazNU will participate in working groups and form local committee structures, to ensure the dissemination of project results and the implementation of project initiatives in KazNU, in other Kazakhstan universities and in society at large.
Developing Trans-regional information literacy for lifelong learning and the knowledge economy (DIREKT)
Project aim:
Promotion of the Bologna Process by means of studying the inclusion of IL competencies into educational programmes. Creation of intagrated into the curriculum IL programmes (inserted into the system of three cycles (bachelor/master/PhD), provision of quality and acknowledgment of qualifications for development of lifelong learning in society in general.
Project objectives:
– Programme development. IL for lifelong learning and their use in educational programmes when needed:
– Development of innovative IL online modules;
– Harmonization of IL programmes with those that are active at the moment in EU;
– Capacity building in higher education institutions for strategic planning and realization of IL programmes;
– Development of IL policies, regulations, – aims, objectives;
– Spreading the information about approaches to development of IL and provision of sustainability.
Official Website of the project https://direkt-cbhe.com/
Administrative staff:
– Sultangaliyeva Gulmira Salimzhanovna -, project coordinator -, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Head of Department of World History, Historiography and Source Study sultangalievagulmira@gmail.com
– Karagoyshieva Danel Almasbekovna, Ph.D., professor, head of the department Foreign Philology and Translation Studies
– Kalima Tuenbaeva, Associate Professor, Director of the Al-Farabi Library kalima_t@mail.ru
Technical staff:
Askhat Beysenbekov – Head of Library and Information Processes Automation Department, Al-Farabi Library
email: askhat.beisenbekov@kaznu.kz
Yerkin Serikzhanovich Tastankulov – Head of the Center for Development and Communications of the Al-Farabi Library
email: Tastankulov.y@gmail.com
Zhakupov Abilkair – Database Administrator Al-Farabi Library
email: z.b.ntechnologies@gmail.com
Teacher/Trainer/ Researcher:
Suinova A.T. – Art. Lecturer of the Department World History, Historiography and Source Studies
Asanova B.S. – Ph.D., Art. prep. Chairs World History, Historiography and Source Study
Ongarbaeva M.S. – Teaching departments Foreign philology and translation
Aliakbarova A. – prep. Of the Department of General Linguistics and European Languages
Dayrabekova G.K. – prep. Department of Foreign Philology and Translation
Kaybuldayeva A. – Art. prep. Department of General Linguistics and European Languages
Module 1: English for Specific purposes (Libraries, library terminology and library access): this is targeted at all partners and will be integrated into official university structures and where feasible public and National libraries.
Time of event: 2016-2017, 2018-2019
Status: prolong
Module 5: Information Literacy 3 piloting: Innovative online library services for 21st Century Librarians: aimed at librarians to help them develop new innovative online library services for Information Literacy.
Information Literacy 3: Innovative online library services for 21st Century Librarians: aimed at librarians to help them develop new innovative online library services for Information Literacy:
Designing library web sites and online platforms and portals
Online Public Access Catalogues (OPAC)
Web 2.0 Technologies and Social Media for libraries
Library Mobile “Apps” (“M-libraries”)
Virtual Reference and Ask a Librarian Services
Electronic Documents Delivery and Inter Library Loans
Federated search: new options for libraries in the Digital Age
Using LibGuides for Library research and Information Literacy
Introduction to Open Access and Open Source for Information Literacy
Getting the most from Institutional Repositories
Time of event: 2017-2018
Status: fulfilled
Module 3: Information Literacy 1 – for Librarians to train them to help learners find and use information effectively and ethically
Information Literacy 1: for Librarians to train them to help learners find and use information effectively and ethically. This module will cover:
International Information Literacy Standards: SCONUL, ACRL, ALA, ANZIL
Focussing and Defining your Research Question
Using Online Information Literacy Modules for teaching Information Literacy
Mind the Information Gap! Knowing the critical information sources and resources
Critically analysing information resources
Referencing Citation and Avoiding Plagiarism
Introduction to the Literature Review
Time of event: 2018-2019
Status: be in progress
Module 7: Information Literacy and Academic Writing 2
Information Literacy and Academic Writing 2:
Information Literacy and Educational Technologies, Digital Publications Tools and other Technical Aids for Academic Writing
Information Literacy and Research data management
Academic Career Planning and Academic Writing: developing your career beyond Academia
Information Literacy & Getting Published
Dealing with your Research Supervisor
Information Literacy, Research Ethics and Academic Writing
Project management skills incorporating Information Literacy Academic Writing and Research projects
Conferencing, networking skills for Information Literacy.
Writing for funding: writing effective funding applications for your University
Time of event: 2018-2019
Status: be in progress
