(via John Oliver, The College of New Jersey)
Are you using the Framework to assess, structure, or advocate for first-year information literacy learning? Care to be an ACRL co-panelist?
Student transitions to college are challenging and ever-evolving. From their very first days in our classrooms, we want students to learn what they need to know in order to be successful. We’re looking for others who have been using the Framework to inform first-year information literacy teaching and learning to join us on a panel at ACRL 2019 in Cleveland. Let’s explore how we are using the Framework to support student learning, including, but not limited to, instructional design and assessment, collaboration with high school and college educators, and information literacy content.
Our own project assesses the information-literacy-related expectations of faculty teaching a mandatory, writing-intensive, first-year seminar course, through analysis of syllabi and writing prompts using a rubric grounded in the Framework. To our ears, this sounds like approximately one-third of a well-rounded panel presentation and discussion. We invite the participation of others who are assessing, providing, and changing information literacy instruction in ways that are informed by the Framework.
If you’re interested, please contact me off-list, at oliverj@tcnj.edu. Tell us about your project, the context of your institution, and what you might like to discuss as part of this panel.
Please respond as soon as possible, since the due date for ACRL panel proposals is rapidly approaching (Friday, May 4th). The sooner we hear back, the sooner we can turn this into a full-fledged proposal.