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1 the program @ Smith College

2  Program Overview  Program History  Successes and Challenges. 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

3 Caveat 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

4 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

5  Residential Liberal Arts College  2600 Students  2600 Women  Mission “Educate women of promise for lives of distinction” 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

6  285 Faculty  Open Curriculum  Exceptional Resources  Exceptional Library Resources 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

7 Smith’s Program  Tier 1 – Basic Skills 1 st and 2 nd Years  Tier 2 – Advanced Skills  Honors Projects 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

8 Tier 1 - BASIC SKILLS  Determine the nature and extent of the information needed  Access needed information effectively and efficiently  Critically evaluate the information  Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

9 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 Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

10 Tier 1 - BASIC SKILLS  Quizzes  In the Classroom Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

11 Tier 1 - Quizzes Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

12 Tier 1 Quizzes  Research Skills quiz  Plagiarism Challenge 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

13 Tier 1 - Classroom Work  Open Curriculum Challenge  First Year Seminars  English 118  Psychology 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

14 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

15 Tier 2 – Advanced Skills  Department defines Information Literacy for their way of knowing 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

16 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

17 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College Programs Established Talks in progress Afro-American Studies HistoryAmerican Studies(2006) ClassicsItalianAnthropology(2005) Comparative Lit.Jewish StudiesArt/Architecture(2004) Computer ScienceLandscape StudiesAstronomy(2008) East Asian / ChinesePhilosophyBiology(2006) East Asian / JapanesePhysicsChemistry (2008) Economics Portuguese Dance(2006) EducationPsychologyEast Asian Studies (2009) EngineeringReligionEnvironmental Sciences (2009) EnglishSociologyExercise & Sport Science (2008) FrenchSpanishFilm (2007) GeosciencesTheaterGovernment(2008) GermanLatin American Studies (2008) Mathematics(2008) Music (2007) Russian (2008) Study of Women/Gender (2008)

18 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

19 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

20 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

21 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

22 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

23 Latin Honors 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

24 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

25 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

26 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

27 2001 Context  Teaching --- yes 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

28 2001 Context  Teaching --- yes  Program --- no No Framework No Progression 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

29 2001 Context  Program --- no No Framework No Progression Yes - A clear need 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

30 Cast of Characters  Provost  Committee on the Library  Committee on Academic Priorities  Bruce Sajdak  Me 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

31 Getting to 2010 Design & Implement- ation Review and Assessment Sustaining the effort 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

32  2003/04 Start  2004/2005 Really Start  2007/2008 Internal review 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

33 Internal Review  Require First Year Quizzes  Provost as Champion  FYS vs WI  Faculty engagement 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

34 Assessment  Quizzes  Within the class  Within the Course  With Graduating Seniors 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

35 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

36 Successes  We have a program!  Quizzes are required  23 programs established  Assessment ongoing 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

37 Challenges  The Open Curriculum  Implementing the programs in the Majors  Sustaining the Effort  Scalability 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

38 Keys to Success  Leadership  Provost  Bruce Sajdak  Faculty Engagement  Flexibility 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

39 Keys to Success And most of all  Patience, Fortitude, Stubbornness 5/10/2010 Information Literacy @ Smith College

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