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Teaching Information Literacy And Writing Studies: Volume 1, First Year Composition Courses, Grace Veach Sep 2018

Teaching Information Literacy And Writing Studies: Volume 1, First Year Composition Courses, Grace Veach

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This volume, edited by Grace Veach, explores leading approaches to foregrounding information literacy in first-year college writing courses. Chapters describe cross-disciplinary efforts underway across higher education, as well as innovative approaches of both writing professors and librarians in the classroom. This seminal work unpacks the disciplinary implications for information literacy and writing studies as they encounter one another in theory and practice, in the post-information age. Topics include: reading and writing through the lens of information literacy, curriculum design, specific writing tasks, transfer, and assessment.


Your Journey To First-Year Success: A K-State First Companion Textbook, Brent Weaver, Mandi Mckinley, Reagan Swank, Cydney Alexis, Tara Coleman, Jaime Detour, Jessica Preston Kerr, Cheryl Rauh, R J. Youngblood, Mariya Vaughan Jan 2018

Your Journey To First-Year Success: A K-State First Companion Textbook, Brent Weaver, Mandi Mckinley, Reagan Swank, Cydney Alexis, Tara Coleman, Jaime Detour, Jessica Preston Kerr, Cheryl Rauh, R J. Youngblood, Mariya Vaughan

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This textbook companion is a resource to help students successfully navigate through their first year at Kansas State University. It serves as part of the K-State First mission to create an outstanding university experience for every first-year student by helping with the transition to college-level learning and college life. The textbook helps improve chances for student success by focusing on fostering campus community, offering resources for diverse activities, highlighting academic expectations, and empowering students with personal responsibility and social agency. Instructors are encouraged to use the textbook in their K-State First classes, and it is also offered as a direct …