INFORMATION LITERACYPRE-WORKSHOP PROGRAM

Welcome

This program is supported by theTitle III grant “Information Literacy” (#1201-09)

Participants Librarians Teaching Faculty

We ask ourselves, “Why aren’t my students able to…?”

Find academically appropriate information

Recognize not all answers can be found in Google

Produce high quality research papers

Understand what constitutes Plagiarism

Teaching and Reinforcing Information Literacy Skills

One way to address this…

What is Information Literacy?

Information Literacy is the ability to know when information is needed, and to find, evaluate, and use the appropriate information ethically.

Are you thinking…?

“Gee, I’d like my students to be able to do that”

What can we do? Collaborate to develop assignments

which support and reinforce information literacy

Provide librarian taught instruction classes in information literacy skills

Help students integrate information literacy skills into their present coursework 

Encourage students to apply these skills into the rest of their college experience

What are the results?Students armed with information literacy skills have the tools needed to succeed while they are here and in life after college.

Expectations of Faculty

Attend Facilitated Workshop

Collaborate with liaison librarian

Return to participate in follow-up workshop

Expectations of Faculty

Modify proposed course to include: An assignment that requires students to find, evaluate, and effectively use information

Information literacy objectives Student learning outcomes Assessment of student performance

Expectations of Faculty

Teach the modified course.Submit a copy of the final, updated syllabus and accompanying assignment(s) for archiving on IL webpage.

Report on results. Write an evaluation of student outcomes following implementation.

Have students participate in SAILS testing

Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills

Project SAILS

About the SAILS Test Available on the Web Students answer 45 multiple

choice questions Most students finish in 35

minutes Tests cohorts of students, not

individuals

Liaison Librarians will: Help to identify appropriate information literacy objectives

Recommend sources that fit the course goals

Provide instruction targeted to the specific assignment

Work individually to assist students with their research

Timeline Overview For Spring Classes

August 8th 2009 Information Literacy for Teaching and Learning

workshop Fall 2009

Faculty/librarian pairs meet to discuss Information literacy objectives and library assignment/research component.

Edit, Modify and Update proposed syllabus, in concert with workshop partner.

Submit modified syllabus. 1st Stipend payment Submit final syllabus, assignment, and schedule library

instruction 2nd Stipend payment

Timeline Overview For Spring Classes

Spring Semester 2010 Implement curricular changes Teach updated course Library support of research activity Assess student work Students take SAILS test

Summer 2010 Submit assessment Meet for wrap up workshop

Compressed Timeline For Fall 2009 Classes

Fall 2009 (August 8th -13th)

August 8th Information Literacy for Teaching and Learning workshop

Faculty/librarian pairs work on Information literacy objectives and library research.

Edit, Modify and Update proposed syllabus, in concert with workshop partner.

Submit syllabus for use in Fall ClassSchedule library instructionStipend payments Aug. and Sept.

Compressed Timeline For Fall 2009 Classes

Fall Semester Implement curricular changes to Teach course Library instruction and support of research

activity Submit final syllabus for course Assess student work Students take SAILS test

Winter 2010 Submit assessment Meet for wrap up workshop

Asa H. Gordon LibraryLibrary will maintain an archive of syllabi and assignments on the Information Literacy link on the library web page.

http://library.savannahstate.edu/

What’s next? Workshop August 8th

Information Literacy for Teaching and Learning

Facilitated by Rosalind Lett Workshop Registration , Breakfast

and introductions beginning at 9 am Lunch will be served

Faculty/Librarian Teams

Davida Harris

Lauren Kirkland

Questions or Concerns?Contact Your Liaison Librarian Lauren Kirkland (691-5596) CLASS (Social Sciences, Social Work) James Stephens (356-2695) COST Barbara tenBroek (356-2692) COBA Louise Wyche (303-4375) CLASS (Liberal Arts, Mass Comm., Political

Science)Information Literacy Coordinator Caren Agata (356-2015)

Information Literacy Pre-workshop