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. October 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.
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