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Full-Text Articles in Information Literacy
Info Lit 2.0 Or Deja Vu?, Patricia A. Iannuzzi
Info Lit 2.0 Or Deja Vu?, Patricia A. Iannuzzi
Library Faculty Publications
In 1999, ACRL convened a national task force to draft Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. ACRL has recently launched a revision to those standards. The original standards were influential because they helped advance a national need in higher education at the time: a shift to outcomes based learning. Thirteen years later, information literacy stands alongside oral and written communication, critical thinking and ethical reasoning as learning outcomes broadly acknowledged as needing to be integrated, with disciplinary content, into the curriculum. This author believes that, in contrast to the first process, the current recommendations for revision are focused on …
Addressing Academic Integrity: Perspectives From Virginia Commonwealth University In Qatar, Nancy E. Fawley
Addressing Academic Integrity: Perspectives From Virginia Commonwealth University In Qatar, Nancy E. Fawley
Library Faculty Publications
Understanding the cultural aspects that affect a student’s ability to appropriately use resources is important in developing outreach and instruction in multicultural settings. Differences in educational philosophies, students’ previous scholastic training and cultural differences in individual motivation are all factors that may affect a freshman’s ability to understand an American university’s idea of academic integrity and can inadvertently cause problems where independent work and critical thinking are required. At Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCU Qatar), a branch campus of the American university in the Middle East, a special class on academic integrity and ethical behavior was integrated into the …
Plagiarism Pitfalls: Addressing Cultural Differences In The Misuse Of Sources, Nancy E. Fawley
Plagiarism Pitfalls: Addressing Cultural Differences In The Misuse Of Sources, Nancy E. Fawley
Library Faculty Publications
As a branch campus of an American university operating in the Middle East, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar must take into account the cultural differences that pertain to plagiarism and the misuse of sources before the school can begin to develop methods to address and prevent the problem. Differences in educational philosophies, students’ previous scholastic training and cultural differences in individual motivation are all factors that must be considered
21st Century Literacies: Transforming Education For Next Generation Learners, Patricia A. Iannuzzi
21st Century Literacies: Transforming Education For Next Generation Learners, Patricia A. Iannuzzi
Library Faculty Presentations
- 21st Century Literacies
- Millennials as Learners
- Engaging the Digital Native
- A Vegas Perspective
The Libraries Role In The Reinvention Of Undergraduate Education, Patricia A. Iannuzzi
The Libraries Role In The Reinvention Of Undergraduate Education, Patricia A. Iannuzzi
Library Faculty Presentations
Shifting Library Culture:
- Traditional Model
- New Model
Some In-house Strategies:
- focus on instruction as related to collections
- redefine role of liaison
- clarify expectations — link to performance review
- provide professional development
- build prestige (rewards) around instruction
- emphasize faculty voices
The Library As Laboratory, Patricia A. Iannuzzi, Diane Harvey
The Library As Laboratory, Patricia A. Iannuzzi, Diane Harvey
Library Faculty Presentations
Overview of Issues:
— Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Research
- Working with students and faculty
- Curricular and Extracurricular models
— Advancing the Undergraduate Research Agenda on Campus
- strategies
- partners
- projects
From Information Overload To Information Savvy, Patricia A. Iannuzzi
From Information Overload To Information Savvy, Patricia A. Iannuzzi
Library Faculty Presentations
Overview:
- Higher Education and the State of Undergraduate Education
- Outcomes Assessment
- Defining Info Lit —Info Technology Competencies
- Assessment of Student Learning
- Campus Collaboration for Faculty Support