The Future of Information Competency: Facilitating student analysis, research

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The Future of Information Competency
Facilitating student analysis, research
evaluation

• Counseling Library Faculty Issues Committee
• Kevin Bontenbal , Cuesta College
• Cathy Cox, Mission College
• Educational Policies Committee
• Marilyn Eng, Citrus College
• Karolyn Hanna, Santa Barbara

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Introduction

• Whats happening with Info Competency?
• A Quick Poll
• Goals for this session
• Encourage use of existing documents
• Provide new ideas/resources
• Share approaches used by four campuses
• Help you to frame the discussions on your campus
• Solicit your input

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Historical Perspective

• A Quick Definition
• Title 5 Requirement
• Update on current status
• Previous Senate Papers
• Spring 2008 Resolution

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Common Obstacles and Objections

• Dont want to burden students with more units
• Discipline Faculty already overloaded
• Discipline Faculty not qualified to teach content
• Students familiar with computers already able
  to find information
• Others???

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Effective Practices a few alternatives

• Self-paced tutorials
• Workbook
• On-line modules
• Embedded or infused content
• Stand alone courses
• Face to Face
• On-line
• Workshops or Free-Standing Sessions
• Others???

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Examples from Our Campuses

• Mission College Graduation requirement(http//ww
  w.missioncollege.org/lib/librarycourses.html) Mul
  ti-media and interactive
• Cuesta College 1 unit of English Composition
  Course
• Citrus College Uses Core Competencies, SLOs and
  Curriculum
• Santa Barbara 1 unit Graduation requirement
• LIBR 101 Info Literacy or ENG 120 - College
  Research Skills
• Other Ideas from the Audience?

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Whats the evidence show? Is it worth the
effort?

• Longitudinal study _at_ Glendale CC (2000-2007)
• ? GPA, Persistence Cumulative units completed
• Educational Testing Services Study (2006)
• 6300 students took ICT Literacy Exam
• 52 correctly judged objectivity of website
• 65 correctly judged sites authoritativeness
• 40 entered multiple search terms to narrow
  results
• Study _at_ University of IL (1995)
• Reported reduced attrition
• Kuh Shouping (2003) study reported
• ? studious work ethic, engagement in academically
  challenging tasks that require higher order
  thinking skills

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Open Discussion

• How can ASCC help you the faculty on your
  campus???
• Deal with the challenges
• Overcome Obstacles
• Implement Information Competency
• Support /or strengthen what you are already doing

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Where do we go from here?

• Revise the paper?
• Prepare a Rostrum article/
• Additional information to be included?
• Other points ??
• Provide additional resources?
• Note Watch for and complete the
• ASCCC Survey on Information Competency

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Summary Conclusions

• Have we met our Goals for this session?
• They were to
• Encourage use of existing documents
• Provide new ideas/resources
• Share approaches used by our campuses
• Help you to frame the discussions on your campus
• Solicit your input
• Please complete the evaluation form
• Thanks for being here!!!

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Resources
http// www.topsy.org/Infocomp.html
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Resources

• Information Literacy Research and Student
  SuccessLibrary Use, Information Literacy and
  Student Success Research Review July 2008
  http//wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/CCSSE_Informa
  tion_Literacy_Items
• Longitudinal Studies in School Librarieshttp//ww
  w.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslproftools/resour
  ceguides/studentachievement.cfm
• Pasadena City College, Mary Ann LuanLibrary
  Users and Retention Rateshttp//shatfordlibrary.p
  bwiki.com/BasicSkills
• Glendale Community CollegeOngoing
  researchhttp//www.glendale.edu/library/instructi
  on/IC-research.html