Information Literacy Across the Curriculum GenEd Information Literacy in the Disciplines
IL Comprehensive Plan
Goal: Half of all majors will provide definition and catalogue material for IL for inclusion in 2007-08 catalogue: departments will specifiy where IL goals will be met and how these will be assessed.
IL in the disciplines: Why?
- Further students' learning by infusing IL into their major
- Provides depth & interdisciplinary specificity
- Library faculty and classroom faculty need common language: we all benefit, especially students, from deeper understanding of one another's area of expertise.
IL in the disciplines: How?
Don't reinvent the wheel!
Look what has been done already...Resources from ACRL:
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/is/projectsacrl/infolitdisciplines/index.htm
Follow this step-by-step process to insure IL is infused into your discipline:
(L=responsibility of Librarian F=responsibility of Faculty)
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Review goals of department, associations, and accrediting bodies (L)
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Compare with ACRL standards (L)
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Find common language (L/F)
- Include IL as written departmental goal (L/F)
- Identify course(s) in which to implement IL outcomes (F)
Is IL a written objective for the course?
- Review syllabi and existing assignments (L/F)
Do syllabi/assignments clearly articulate expected IL outcomes?
Could assignments be revised?
Could new assignments be added?
Information Competency Checklist.doc Use this checklist to review assignments
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