Developing research & communication skills
Subtitle: guidelines for information literacy in the curriculum
By: Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Publisher: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Universities and colleges -- Communication systems -- Methodology.; Universities and colleges -- Research -- Methodology.; Universities and colleges -- Curricula.; Functional literacy.; Education, Higher -- Effect of technological innovations on.; Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives.; Communication -- Methodology.; Research Design -- standards.
Other titles: Developing research and communication skills.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and appendices.
Table of contents: title: Why focus on information literacy? --; title: Planning for information literacy: institutional goals, curricular design, and the campus context --; title: Learning goals and teaching strategies for information literacy: -- -- PHASE 1:; title: Preparing students for an information literacy experience -- -- PHASE 2:; title: Teaching students to find and evaluate sources -- -- PHASE 3:; title: Teaching students to evaluate and understand content -- -- PHASE 4:; title: Producing new information --; title: Information literacy assessment: A Reflective, Integrative, and Iterative process, Why assess information literacy?, Taking inventory; Institutional constraints; Developing or refining a plan for information literacy assessment; and measuring effectiveness --; title: Improving teaching and learning: Analyzing the information, Improving the curriculum, and Communicating assessment information --; title: Sustaining the momentum of information literacy: an overview --; title: References -- -- Appendices: -- 1.; title: Criteria for information literacy competency (New Jersey City University: Master's I) -- -- 2.; title: Entry-level course on the research aspects of information literacy (Marist College: Master's I) -- -- 3.; title: Distributed approach to information literacy at a two-year Institution (Nassau Community College: Associate's) -- -- 4.; title: Distributed approach to information literacy in a lower-level economics course (Mercy College: Baccalaureate-Liberal Arts) -- -- 5.; title: Distributed approach to information literacy in an upper-level course on information science and policy (University at Albany, State University of New York: Doctoral/Research-Extensive) -- -- 6.; title: Distributed approach to information literacy in upper-level biology course (University of the Sciences in Philadelphia: Specialized)