May 20-23

Note: Readings may be selected from the Information Literacy Bibliography

Tuesday, May 20, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 pm

9:00 - Refreshments

9:15 - Introduction to program and forum goals
   Faculty participants tell about their tentative plans and what they hope to get out of the program

10:00 - Information Literacy and Writing - Chuck Lewis

12:00 - Lunch

1:00 - Discuss "what aren't you getting from your students that you want them to be able to do well?"
   How information literacy conceptual frameworks and assessment fit in - Chris Nelson

1:30 - Sample activity

2:45 - Wrap up

Wednesday, May 21, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon

9:00 - Digital resources and information literacy - Josh Hickman
Visual literacy
ARTstor
Beloit College Digital Collections

10:00 - Assignment ideas, look at past participants' projects, discuss assessment and successful approaches - Chris Nelson

10:45 - Break

11:00 - Using Technology and Moodle to advance information literacy - Sarah Dutcher

11:45   Give faculty assignment, due Friday:

    Prepare a tentative class component.

    Could be a semester-long plan or a one hour session.

    Explicitly address:

    How does this plan challenge students to see/hear/do?

    How will student learning be assessed?

Thursday, May 22

Faculty work on plans, have opportunities to collaborate with information literacy staff.

Friday, May 23, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Faculty present plans.

30 minute presentation, 10 minute discussion each.

Lunch included.