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The Perfect Storm: The Library’s Journey Into a First-Year Experience Project Olga Conneen Northampton Community College oconneen@northampton.edu ALA annual conference – CJCLS FYE: Connecting First Year College Students to the Library July 11, 2009
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1. Middle States 2. Achieving the Dream 3. Assessment
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Getting there General Education core outcomes Faculty Innovation Grant Achieving the Dream
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College Seminar: Applied Skills for Academic Success Academic success strategies: note taking, active reading, time management, etc. Information literacy Critical thinking
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Assessment Strategies Student Learning Outcomes Rubrics Closing the loop
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Information Literacy Student Learning Outcome: 1.Student will be able to access needed information effectively and efficiently. 2.Student will be able to evaluate information and information sources critically, and incorporate selected information into his/her knowledge base. Assignment: –Conduct a search on a specific research topic, and describe the process used to identify and select two resources (books, periodicals or other sources) relevant to that research topic.
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Question #4: Explain how you applied the following criteria to the sources you selected: relevance, timeliness, reliability. Measure - Question #4 Very Good 4 pts. Good 3 pts Needs Improvement 2 pts Deficient 1 pt Student applies relevance, timeliness and reliability in the selection of sources. Student applies all three criteria: relevance, timeliness and reliability in the selection of sources. Student applies two of the following: relevance, timeliness and reliability in the selection of sources. Student applies one of the following: relevance, timeliness and reliability in the selection of sources. Student does not select a relevant, timely or reliable source.
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Be involved - look for opportunities on your campus! Use the terminology and tools of the faculty. Get two or three faculty to market your product.
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