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Incorporating Information Competency into the Curriculum Carol Womack Santa Monica College Library http://homepage.smc.edu/womack_carol/Library15/default.htm
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The Project Present the project as you would give it to your students Goals: identify (or quantify) what you are trying to accomplish and what students will learn Topic or range of topics Present the project as you would give it to your students Goals: identify (or quantify) what you are trying to accomplish and what students will learn Topic or range of topics limit as much as possible limit as much as possible set parameters set parameters identify timelines, if necessary identify timelines, if necessary
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History Academic Senate resolutions for IC graduation requirement Academic Senate resolutions for IC graduation requirement 2002 Board of governors 2002 Board of governors Present: on hold Present: on hold
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The Grant Santa Monica College Santa Monica College Fund for Instructional Improvement Fund for Instructional Improvement $97,048 $97,048 Fall 2001 – Summer 2002+ Fall 2001 – Summer 2002+
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Background Initiated by faculty Initiated by faculty Info comp need Info comp need Info Comp Task Force Info Comp Task Force SMC SMC 30,000+ students 90+ academic programs 20+ vocational programs
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The Goal Promote innovation via faculty/staff development Promote innovation via faculty/staff development Develop lifelong learners Develop lifelong learners
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The Objectives: To establish a common core of understanding: To establish a common core of understanding: what information competency is (and isn’t) its importance in instruction faculty required to incorporate information competency assignments in their classes.
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The Objectives: To create information competency assignments To create information competency assignments To increase students’ level of competency To increase students’ level of competency To create an information competency course To create an information competency course To present the course online To present the course online
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The FII Grant Team Director of Academic Computing Director of Academic Computing Assistant Dean, Library Assistant Dean, Library Dean, English Dept. Dean, English Dept. President, Academic Senate President, Academic Senate Chair, Professional Development Committee Chair, Professional Development Committee Chair, Curriculum Committee Chair, Curriculum Committee BI Librarian BI Librarian
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The Procedures: Create a series of modules covering info comp issues Create a series of modules covering info comp issues Technology changes Pedagogical impact Best practices Faculty practicum (summer session) Pilot Test (History 10) Distance ed class for students
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Benefits: For Faculty: For Faculty: Understanding concepts of info comp For Students: For Students: Development of info comp skills For the California Community College System: Presentation and dissemination of info comp professional development curriculum
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The Process: Info Comp task force recommendations Info Comp task force recommendations Content Audience Creation of 2-unit class Pedagogy Assignments Organization Presentation
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The Info Comp Team Project Director - Jennifer Merlic, Director of Academic Computing Project Director - Jennifer Merlic, Director of Academic Computing Faculty Faculty Carol Womack (Library)—Team Leader Lawrence Driscoll (English) Nancy Grass-Hemmert (Speech) Richard Bailey (Business) Information Competency Task Force Information Competency Task Force
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The Product Library 15/Education 15—2 unit class Library 15/Education 15—2 unit class Debut: summer 2002 Debut: summer 2002 Faculty: English, History, Business, Nursing, Library Faculty: English, History, Business, Nursing, Library http://homepage.smc.edu/womack_carol/ Library15/
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Research planning and design Planning define the writing assignment/assessing the situation specify general purpose (inform, persuade, entertain) specify audience (teacher, classmates, professional organization specify audience (teacher, classmates, professional organization specify recency required (10 yrs. vs. 6 months--is old info still relevant?) specify recency required (10 yrs. vs. 6 months--is old info still relevant?) specify the scope of the topic to be covered
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Research planning and design exploring the topic exploring the topic generating ideas generating ideas quantity not quality quantity not quality
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Research planning and design Creating a working thesis Creating a working thesis
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Research planning and design Creating a research plan Creating a research plan
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Process: Current or historical information needed Current or historical information needed Select books: Library online catalog Select books: Library online catalog Select periodical articles: Library databases-- indicate which ones Select periodical articles: Library databases-- indicate which ones Select websites: search engines Select websites: search engines Evaluate sources Evaluate sources Cite sources(?) Cite sources(?) Annotate bibliography or rank sources and explain ranking Annotate bibliography or rank sources and explain ranking
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Class Plan: students will present a class assignment they have designed, incorporating information competency elements. students will present a class assignment they have designed, incorporating information competency elements. Presentations may utilize PowerPoint, eCompanion, web page or other presentation software. Presentations may utilize PowerPoint, eCompanion, web page or other presentation software. Information exchange: students will compare/contrast assignments, recognizing differences required by discipline, offer advice and suggestions. Information exchange: students will compare/contrast assignments, recognizing differences required by discipline, offer advice and suggestions. Class evaluation. Class evaluation.
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The Nature of Research, by Discipline Arts & Humanities: current and historical research primary and secondary research criticism of the work itself
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The Nature of Research, by Discipline Social Sciences current and historical research statistics behavior studies
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The Nature of Research, by Discipline Business current research for competitive intelligence historical performance data
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The Nature of Research, by Discipline Law: historical precedent case law current competitive intelligence
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The Nature of Research, by Discipline Science current info needed most; historical info important clinical trials, experiments search for proof blends logic and imagination
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evaluating websites Go to this website: website: http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~abutz/di/dc/camps.html Go to this website: website: http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~abutz/di/dc/camps.html http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~abutz/di/dc/camps.html Is this a valid site? Why? or Why not? Use the FIVE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING WEB PAGES in your response. Is this a valid site? Why? or Why not? Use the FIVE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING WEB PAGES in your response.
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Searching a library database Find the 10 colleges in California which offer a master's degree in sports medicine. Find the 10 colleges in California which offer a master's degree in sports medicine. Name the schools. (5 points) Name the schools. (5 points) Describe how you found them. (5 points) Describe how you found them. (5 points)(CollegeSource)
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Searching a library database Find the most current home prices for your neighborhood. Where did you look first? why? Find the most current home prices for your neighborhood. Where did you look first? why? Where did you find the answer? Where did you find the answer? (RAND California)
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Searching a library database Find a copy of Martin Luther King Jr's I Have a Dream speech. Where did you look first? Find a copy of Martin Luther King Jr's I Have a Dream speech. Where did you look first? Where did you find it? Where did you find it? (Landmark Documents in American History)
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Researching a Country Look up a country in CountryWatch. Look up the same country in the CIA World Factbook Look up a country in CountryWatch. Look up the same country in the CIA World Factbook http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbo ok/index.html http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbo ok/index.html http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbo ok/index.html http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbo ok/index.html Do both sites say the same things about the country? Where are there differences? Do both sites say the same things about the country? Where are there differences?
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Searching a library database Ford recently announced that it would market its Jaguars, Aston Martins, Land Rovers, and Volvos to a particular population group in the U.S. Find an article that identifies that group. Ford recently announced that it would market its Jaguars, Aston Martins, Land Rovers, and Volvos to a particular population group in the U.S. Find an article that identifies that group. Where did you look first? Where did you look first? Where did you FIND the article? Where did you FIND the article? What is the population group? (ABI/Inform) What is the population group? (ABI/Inform)
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Creating Assignments http://library.smc.edu/webresearch.html#Teaching http://www.sacollege.org/students/library/nealley/pathfinders/effective_a ssignments.htm http://www.lib.umich/edu/instruct/assignments.tips.html http://www.sacollege.org/students/library/nealley/pathfinders/effective_a ssignments.htm http://www.lib.umich/edu/instruct/assignments.tips.html http://servercc.oakton.edu/~wittman/find/assign.htm http://www.sacollege.org/students/library/nealley/pathfinders/effective_assignments.htm http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/assignments/promoting_infolit.html http://www.library.fullerton.edu/information_comp/Assignments.htm http://www.library.csuhayward.edu/library_assignments.htm http://library.csun.edu/assign.html http://dometest.sdsu.edu/about/depts/instruction/pitfalls.shtml http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Tips.html http://library.tamu.edu/reference/instruction/successassign.htm http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/assignment.html#PIT http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Steenbock/bipage/assignqu.htm http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/infosrv/lue/effectiveassignments.html http://www2.canisius.edu/canhp/canpub/ciq/CIQ_May96/library.html
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Term Paper Alternatives: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/PaperAlternatives.html Writing Learning Outcomes: http://www.aallnet.org/prodev/outcomes.asp Improving Assignments: http://www.csulb.edu/~ttravis/GESI/revised.htm
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Future: Expand scope—lifelong learning Expand scope—lifelong learning Work with other faculty and librarians Work with other faculty and librarians K-12 4-year higher ed institutions
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