Information Literacy FPLC Wagoner 2007-8
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Reflections on my Experience in the Information Literacy Faculty and Professional Learning Community, Ora Wagoner, Library Department, Mesa Community College, Contact me (mailto:wagoner@mail.mc.maricopa.edu)
Sumary: My project summary.
Information Literacy FPLC Background
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My Initial Views on Information Literacy
I have always felt that Information Literacy is essential to all research and learning. In today's society of "instant information" and excessive amounts and sources of information Information Literacy it is even more important. The ability of users to satisfy their information needs while not becoming frustrated and discouraged often depends on their skills with finding and critically reviewing materials they retrieve. Everyone needs Information Literacy. The question with which we are faced is how best to assist them in achieving those skills. This has to be one of our major goals.
My Goals or Hopes for My Information Literacy FPLC Experience
My hope is that the activities of the Information Literacy FPLC will result in products (websites, tutorials, collaborative instruction or planning, for example) that faculty will use to help their students develop effective information literacy skills. I realize that this will take time because it involves changes in approaches to instruction and cooperation. My goal is to use my experiences and knowledge to assist in these processes as much as I can. I would really like to see more cooperation between subject faculty and librarians in developing ideas, exercises, courses, and programs that will benefit our students in their development of information literacy skills.
Information Literacy FPLC Activities Experienced
I have researched related topics, attended meetings and engaged in discussions on Information Literacy in general and on specifically assigned articles. I have learned many new aspects of the subject. It is helpful to hear of the experiences and the viewpoints of other members of the committee. They presented very good points that serve to help me further develop my understanding of the problems and needs. I missed the meeting at which they demonstrated tutorials that are useful in teaching information literacy, but look forward to receiving the links so I can review them.
Reflection on my Experience in Information Literacy FPLC
While reflecting on the assigned article we were asked to read for our meeting on 11/21/07 I decided to search the Internet for other information relating to the topic of the article. The assigned article presented information on assignments one might use to effectively teach critical thinking in library research. The group was interested in one of the sites I identified and requested that I post it. Below is the link to that site which comes from Pace University Library.
Creating Effective Research Assignments: Developing Student Information Literacy Skills
The members of our FPLC engaged in a number of different activities during this semester, Spring 2008. One of our members instructed her English 102 class in the use of one of the online Information Literacy tutorials we reviewed. She then quizzed them on their opinions about the success and effectiveness of the tutorial. A review of those results will assist us as we look forward to developing more tools for instructing students in this area. We were also involved in the planning and development of a basic library tutorial and in working with another classroom faculty member in instruction sessions with her RDG 081 and 091. Each of these activities was very rewarding.
During one of our meeting sessions at the beginning of the semester, we brainstormed about projects for the semester. One of our conclusions was that we should to focus on the lower level students since we hear so much about retention. As a result of this discussion we decided to approach members of the Retention FPLC to determine if there was something we do with them and we would develop a basic tutorial to introduce students to the library and assist them with becoming familiar with its available resources. From this session came our semester projects.
Members of our FPLC worked with Amelia Wilson and made presentations to her RDG 081 and 091 classes. There were a total of 10 sessions involved in the project. It involved two separate sessions for 5 classes. The librarians worked closely with the students to help them understand difficult topics. The instructor and the students were very pleased with the help and demonstrated clear understanding of the topics.
The tutorial is "under construction". It is a project that will take longer to complete, however, a very good beginning was made this semester. A general script was completed and some of the needed pictures were taken. Software that will be needed for accomplishing the program was purchased. Plans have been made for completing the tutorial.
I learned a great deal from each of these projects and from the other members of our FPLC. I was not a part of the presentation to the Reading classes, but we all participated in the discussion of the project before it was done. Those were very rewarding sessions. In addition, I helped in the development of the script for the tutorial. The involvement of each of the members of our FPLC, the exchange of ideas and cooperation and the results of the activities all contributed to causing me to feel very pleased with the results of the work of the Information Literacy FPLC for this semester.
Final Reflection on Information Literacy in Teaching and Learning
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Annotated Resources and References on Information Literacy
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