INFORMATION LITERACY
the program @ Smith College
Information Literacy @ Smith College
Program Overview
Program History
Successes and Challenges.
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Caveat
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Information Literacy @ Smith College
Residential Liberal Arts College
2600 Students
2600 Women
Mission
“Educate women of promise for lives of distinction”
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Information Literacy @ Smith College
285 Faculty
Open Curriculum
Exceptional Resources
Exceptional Library Resources
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Information Literacy @ Smith College
Smith’s Program
Tier 1 – Basic Skills 1st and 2nd Years
Tier 2 – Advanced Skills
Honors Projects
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Tier 1 - BASIC SKILLS
Determine the nature and extent of the information needed
Access needed information effectively and efficiently
Critically evaluate the information
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Information Literacy @ Smith College
BASIC SKILLS evaluate information and its sources
critically and incorporate selected information into her knowledge base and value system
use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose individually or as a member of a group by
understand many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and access and use information ethically and legally
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Tier 1 - BASIC SKILLS
Quizzes
In the Classroom
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Tier 1 - Quizzes
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Tier 1 Quizzes
Research Skills quiz
Plagiarism Challenge
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Tier 1 - Classroom Work
Open Curriculum Challenge
First Year Seminars
English 118
Psychology
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Tier 2 – Advanced Skills
Department defines Information Literacy for their way of knowing
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Programs Established Talks in progress
Afro-American Studies History American Studies(2006)Classics Italian Anthropology (2005)Comparative Lit. Jewish Studies Art/Architecture (2004)Computer Science Landscape Studies Astronomy (2008)East Asian / Chinese Philosophy Biology (2006)East Asian / Japanese Physics Chemistry (2008)Economics Portuguese Dance (2006)Education Psychology East Asian Studies (2009)Engineering Religion Environmental Sciences (2009)English Sociology Exercise & Sport Science (2008)French Spanish Film (2007)Geosciences Theater Government (2008)German Latin American Studies (2008)
Mathematics (2008)Music (2007)Russian (2008)Study of Women/Gender (2008)
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Latin Honors
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Information Literacy @ Smith College
2001 Context
Teaching --- yes
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Information Literacy @ Smith College
2001 Context
Teaching --- yes
Program --- no
No FrameworkNo Progression
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Information Literacy @ Smith College
2001 Context
Program --- no
No FrameworkNo Progression
Yes - A clear need
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Information Literacy @ Smith College
Cast of Characters
Provost Committee on the Library Committee on Academic Priorities Bruce Sajdak Me
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Getting to 2010
Design & Implement-ation
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Information Literacy @ Smith College
2003/04 Start
2004/2005Really Start
2007/2008Internal review
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Internal Review
Require First Year Quizzes Provost as Champion FYS vs WI Faculty engagement
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Assessment
Quizzes
Within the class
Within the Course
With Graduating Seniors
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Yes8%
Probably23%
Maybe38%
Probably Not15%
No15%
After the class in the library, do you perceive any dif -ference in your learning skills in Japanese?
YesProbablyMaybeProbably NotNo
Information Literacy @ Smith College
Successes
We have a program!
Quizzes are required
23 programs established
Assessment ongoing
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Information Literacy @ Smith College
Challenges
The Open Curriculum
Implementing the programs in the Majors
Sustaining the Effort
Scalability
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Keys to Success
Leadership Provost Bruce Sajdak
Faculty Engagement
Flexibility
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Keys to Success
And most of all
Patience, Fortitude, Stubbornness
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