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Information Literacy and the First-Year Student Experience –
Campus Collaborations
Kate RattenborgInstructional Services Librarian
Luther College April 21, 2006
Search generation……"My guess is about 300 years until computers are as good as, say, your local reference library in doing search," says Craig Silverstein. "But we can make slow and steady progress, and maybe one day we'll get there."
Recent Chronicle Articles
Bearfoot, Betsy. “Bridging the Chasm: First-Year Students and the Library”. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Jan. 20, 2006 vol. 52 issue 20, p.B16-B16 Special issue on School and College. Section B, March 10, 2006
http://schoolandcollege.com/contents/
“Bridging the Chasm”: First-Year Students and the Library
‘Nuts & Bolts’ recommendations for library involvement
Include library as stop on campus tour
Involve librarians in campus discussions of FY programs
Involve librarians in delivery of FY programs
SHARE article
The Chronicle: Survey “What Professors and Teachers Think”
Students’ preparation for college-level demands:
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http://schoolandcollege.com/
The Chronicle: Survey “What Professors and Teachers Think”
Students’ preparation for college-level demands:
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http://schoolandcollege.com/
"Knowing in part may make a fine tale, but wisdom comes from seeing the
whole."
Do we have a FYE Program?
Common 1st Year Experiences
Advising – June registration
Summer reading
August orientation
First-year halls
Common course (2 semester)
J-term First-year seminars (2007/2008)
Wellness course
FYE @ Luther ….what it could be
Intentional coordination Seamless focus on learning … increased student understanding of the curriculum … enable students to ‘map out’ to achieve their goalsSustained relationship with advisor/mentorPrograms that meet special needs of first generation and other categories of higher-risk students<Information Literacy>
a person must be able to recognize
when information is needed and to have
the ability to locate, evaluate, and
use effectively the needed information.
— American Library Association Presidential
Committee on Information Literacy. 1989.
To be information literate …
Commitment to Research
Good writing, speaking, and research are the currency of academic life, and so instruction and practice in them ought to be the work of every instructor at Luther, in both general and major requirements.
Paideia I
Common course for all first-year studentsFocused on one or more questions that confront us as learners and as citizens. Committed to developing students’ abilities as critical readers, writers, informed speakers, and researchers.
Librarian Involvement in Paideia
Faculty – teaching Paideia discussion section
Planning – member of Writing Committee
Liaison – librarian liaison with discussion sections
Instruction – spring research unit
Instructional Strategies
Overview/orientation to library resources
and services
Teaching at point-of-need Fall ‘mini-research’
unit
Integrating information literacy throughout Paideia
Spring research unit
‘Worksheets’ embedded into Writing Guide
Worksheet #1
Getting started
Background reading on preliminary topic
The information literate student ……defines and articulates
the need for information
Grandmother’s Trunk –
Historical Research
Social history
Legal history
Military history
Intellectual historye.g. history of ideas
Cultural historye.g. history of arts and letters
Environmental history
Political history
Worksheet #2
Developing search strategies
Keeping a research log
The information literate student… …constructs and implements
effectively-designed search strategies
Search strategies/Sources
Primary vs secondary sources
Scholarly articles
EBSCOhostat least 85% have available through statewide access
Full-text vs print
Worksheet #3 & 4
Using online resources with intelligence
Evaluating sources
The information literate student ……identifies a variety of types and formats
of potential sources for information …evaluates information and its sources
critically
Worksheet #5
Responsible researchAvoiding plagiarism by taking accurate notes
The information literate student ……demonstrates an understanding
of what constitutes plagiarism and does not represent work
attributable to others as his/her own
Worksheet #8
Progress report on research
The information literate student… …revises the development process
for the product or performance
Effectiveness of Model
Are the worksheets effective?Alternatives
Supplements
Are the instructional sessions effective?
First-year J-term seminars
Intentional seminar size
Focus on independent learning and research
Opportunities for librarians
First-Year Student Advising
Three-year pilot program
Advising workshops
“Connecting points” with advisees throughout year
Student peer mentors
Assessment and evaluation
Transitions beyond 1st Year
Ability to transfer what is learned to discipline-based courses
Definition of research changes
Focused effort on building on learning
Additional Collaborative Opportunities
General studies coursesWriting
Study skills
Writing center => writing tutors
Student support servicesTutoring
Technology help desk