Developing research & communication skills : guidelines for information literacy in the curriculum /

Developing research & communication skills : guidelines for information literacy in the curriculum / Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Commission on Higher Education.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : Middle States Commission on Higher Education, [2003]
Subjects:
Universities and colleges > Communication systems > Methodology.
Universities and colleges > Research > Methodology.
Universities and colleges > Curricula.
Functional literacy.
Education, Higher > Effect of technological innovations on.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives.
Communication > Methodology.
Table of Contents:
  • Why focus on information literacy?
  • Planning for information literacy: institutional goals, curricular design, and the campus context
  • Learning goals and teaching strategies for information literacy:
  • PHASE 1: Preparing students for an information literacy experience
  • PHASE 2: Teaching students to find and evaluate sources
  • PHASE 3: Teaching students to evaluate and understand content
  • PHASE 4: Producing new information
  • Information literacy assessment: A Reflective, Integrative, and Iterative process, Why assess information literacy?, Taking inventory; Institutional constraints; Developing or refining a plan for information literacy assessment; and measuring effectiveness
  • Improving teaching and learning: Analyzing the information, Improving the curriculum, and Communicating assessment information
  • Sustaining the momentum of information literacy: an overview
  • References
  • Appendices:
  • 1. Criteria for information literacy competency (New Jersey City University: Master's I)
  • 2. Entry-level course on the research aspects of information literacy (Marist College: Master's I)
  • 3. Distributed approach to information literacy at a two-year Institution (Nassau Community College: Associate's)
  • 4. Distributed approach to information literacy in a lower-level economics course (Mercy College: Baccalaureate-Liberal Arts)
  • 5. Distributed approach to information literacy in an upper-level course on information science and policy (University at Albany, State University of New York: Doctoral/Research-Extensive)
  • 6. Distributed approach to information literacy in upper-level biology course (University of the Sciences in Philadelphia: Specialized).

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