“StatLit: tactical interventions for strategic transformation”

Abstract

Purpose

This paper was inspired by an Association of College and Research Libraries Biennial Conference 2017 roundtable that aimed to transform existing notions about statistical literacy in information literacy instruction.

Design/methodology/approach

In Baltimore, the authors facilitated an in-person discussion and synchronous virtual dialogue via Twitter and Periscope about teaching basic statistical concepts (such as mean vs median) and the real implications of “statistical significance”.

Findings

A recording of the roundtable is available here: http://bit.ly/StatLit.

Originality/value

The goal of the StatLit roundtable was to inspire transformational thinking for teaching basic statistical reasoning to students within a library context.

Citation

Porter, S. and Doshi, A. (2017), "“StatLit: tactical interventions for strategic transformation”", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 34 No. 9, pp. 10-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHTN-06-2017-0045