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.; Information literacy.; Education, Higher -- Effect of technological innovations on.; Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives.; Communication -- Methodology.
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:; title: PHASE 1:  Preparing students for an information literacy experience; title: PHASE 2:  Teaching students to find and evaluate sources; title: PHASE 3:  Teaching students to evaluate and understand content; title: PHASE 4:  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; title: Appendices:; title: 1.  Criteria for information literacy competency (New Jersey City University: Master's I); title: 2.  Entry-level course on the research aspects of information literacy (Marist College: Master's I); title: 3.  Distributed approach to information literacy at a two-year Institution (Nassau Community College: Associate's); title: 4.  Distributed approach to information literacy in a lower-level economics course (Mercy College: Baccalaureate-Liberal Arts); title: 5.  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); title: 6.  Distributed approach to information literacy in upper-level biology course (University of the Sciences in Philadelphia: Specialized).