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Program Overview Program History Successes and Challenges. Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Caveat Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Residential Liberal Arts College 2600 Students 2600 Women Mission “Educate women of promise for lives of distinction” Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

285 Faculty Open Curriculum Exceptional Resources Exceptional Library Resources Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Smith’s Program Tier 1 – Basic Skills 1 st and 2 nd Years Tier 2 – Advanced Skills Honors Projects Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Tier 1 - BASIC SKILLS Determine the nature and extent of the information needed Access needed information effectively and efficiently Critically evaluate the information Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

BASIC SKILLS evaluate information and its sources critically and incorporate selected information into her knowledge base and value system use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose individually or as a member of a group by understand many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and access and use information ethically and legally Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Tier 1 - BASIC SKILLS Quizzes In the Classroom Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Tier 1 - Quizzes Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Tier 1 Quizzes Research Skills quiz Plagiarism Challenge Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Tier 1 - Classroom Work Open Curriculum Challenge First Year Seminars English 118 Psychology Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

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Tier 2 – Advanced Skills Department defines Information Literacy for their way of knowing Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Programs Established Afro-American Studies Classics Comparative Lit. Computer Science East Asian / Chinese East Asian / Japanese Economics Education Engineering English French Geosciences German Talks in progress History American Studies (2006) Italian Jewish Studies Landscape Studies Philosophy Physics Portuguese Psychology Religion Sociology Spanish Theater Anthropology (2005) Art/Architecture (2004) Astronomy (2008) Biology (2006) Chemistry (2008) Dance (2006) East Asian Studies (2009) Environmental Sciences Exercise & Sport Science Film Government Latin American Studies Mathematics Music Russian Study of Women/Gender Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010 (2009) (2008) (2007) (2008)

Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Latin Honors Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

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Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

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2001 Context Teaching --- yes Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

2001 Context Teaching --- yes Program --- no No Framework No Progression Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

2001 Context Program --- no No Framework No Progression Yes - A clear need Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Cast of Characters Provost Committee on the Library Committee on Academic Priorities Bruce Sajdak Me Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Getting to 2010 Design & Implementation Review and Assessment Information Literacy @ Smith College Sustaining the effort 5/10/2010

2003/04 Start 2004/2005 Really Start 2007/2008 Internal review Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Internal Review Require First Year Quizzes Provost as Champion FYS vs WI Faculty engagement Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Assessment Quizzes Within the class Within the Course With Graduating Seniors Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

After the class in the library, do you perceive any difference in your learning skills in Japanese? Yes 8% No 15% Yes Probably 23% Probably Not 15% Probably Maybe Probably Not No Maybe 38% Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Successes We have a program! Quizzes are required 23 programs established Assessment ongoing Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Challenges The Open Curriculum Implementing the programs in the Majors Sustaining the Effort Scalability Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Keys to Success Leadership Provost Bruce Sajdak Faculty Engagement Flexibility Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010

Keys to Success And most of all Patience, Fortitude, Stubbornness Information Literacy @ Smith College 5/10/2010