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

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. Research Design > standards.

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).