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services: services for faculty: information literacy
Information Literacy Workshops for Faculty
In January 2006, the Duggan Library kicked off a year-long program
intended to introduce the Hanover College faculty to the ACRL
Information Literacy Standards, with the goal in mind of incorporating
Information Literacy concepts into the general college curriculum.
Workshop materials and presentation notes are available at this
site as workshops are completed.
All workshops are planned for fifty minutes and to facilitate
group interaction and individual participation, each workshop will
be limited to eight attendees.
I. January 2006 workshops:
Research Skills and Academic Honesty: Information Literacy as
a Means to Combat Plagiarism. (led by Heather Loehr) We will
discuss how a course or assignment based on and incorporating information
literacy principles reduces student opportunity and motivation for
cheating. Learn the "techniques" students use for cheating,
and how to combat them. [Workshop Notes,
Adobe PDF]
Creating Effective Research Assignments. (led by Kelly Joyce)
Learn how to structure your research assignments to avoid some of
the common frustrations your students experience in the library.
Bring along copies of your current assignments and collaborate with
a librarian in this hands-on session. [Workshop
Notes, Adobe PDF]
Alternatives to the Traditional Research Paper. (Led by
Ken Gibson) Library research, information literacy, and critical
thinking skills can be taught outside of the confines of the traditional
research paper in a variety of ways. This session will offer a multitude
of alternative assignment ideas and how they can be incorporated
into your courses. Feel free to bring along your favorite alternative
assignment ideas to share! [Workshop Notes,
Adobe PDF]
II. February/March Individual Consultations: Participants
who attended any of the January workshops will have the opportunity
to follow-up with a librarian. During the consultation you can share
ideas or ask questions pertaining to incorporating workshop material
into upcoming courses, receive instructional support relevant to
specific resources, or discuss any other issues regarding information
literacy and assignments.
III. April Workshop: New and returning workshop participants
are welcome to attend this workshop based on the use of "technology
tools" to aid in implementing information literacy. As we get
closer to this workshop, a new email will be sent calling for participants.
The date/time will be determined on the responses we receive.
Turning Techno-Savvy into Info-Savvy: Integrating Information
Literacy into the College Curriculum. (led by Jaleh Fazelian)
How do students use technology? What are their learning expectations?
How can faculty use technology to help students develop good information
gathering and critical thinking skills, and further engage them
in course content? Topics to be covered include blogs, RSS, course
web pages, Powerpoint, MyCampus, Metalib, and SFX.
IV. August Workshop: Designed for faculty who have
attended any of the previous workshops, this offering takes a look
at evaluating and assessing assignments. The date/time for this
workshop will be determined later.
Evaluating Information Literacy. (led by Heather Loehr)
Faculty and librarians will evaluate the work done since the January/April
workshops. Learn how other faculty are incorporating the workshop
material into classes and assignments. Discuss methods for assessing
whether the new assignments are effective, and how to evaluate students'
information literacy and research skills. Assessment of incorporating
information literacy into the curriculum will be done by faculty
and librarians at the end of fall term for presentation at a January
open forum.
V. January 2007 Faculty Forum: All interested faculty
will be invited to a faculty forum devoted to the Information Literacy
pilot program. Librarians and participating faculty will present
updates as we discuss what we have done, what we have learned, and
where we go from here.
updated 17 July 2006
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