Type
Presentation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/644n-be46
Session Description
This session will focus on the collaborative efforts of the librarians at this Community College and their proposed course in information literacy designed to teach research methods within specific majors. The course was created to act as a sort of foundational course in the disciplines that will focus on research methods utilized in those academic areas. For example, the course could be paired with a foundational sociology course and would focus on the research methods in that field. Or, it could be paired with a history course, where students would learn research methods in that field. The course would include bringing in the college writing center in order to teach students to write within their chosen field, as well as feature guest lecturers who have conducted research and can ask questions about interviewing, data collection, and other facets of research.
The course is based on the High Impact Practice (HIP) of a learning community. The course will be offered as part of the required college first-year curriculum but will specifically be tailored to declared majors. The course, as a part of a learning community, would teach to the research assignments that are assigned in its partner course. In doing so, the students will be able to gain the research skills and support required to complete assigned research assignments.
Type of Library
Community College Library
Building Knowledge Across the Curriculum: Utilizing the Learning Community Model to Maximize Relevant Information Literacy Instruction
Hogan 406
This session will focus on the collaborative efforts of the librarians at this Community College and their proposed course in information literacy designed to teach research methods within specific majors. The course was created to act as a sort of “lab†for a foundational course in the disciplines that will focus on research methods utilized in those academic areas. For example, the course could be paired with a foundational sociology course and would focus on the research methods in that field. Or, it could be paired with a history course, where students would learn research methods in that field. The course would include bringing in the college writing center in order to teach students to write within their chosen field, as well as feature guest lecturers who have conducted research and can ask questions about interviewing, data collection, and other facets of research.
The course is based on the High Impact Practice (HIP) of a learning community. The course will be offered as part of the required college first-year curriculum but will specifically be tailored to declared majors. The course, as a part of a learning community, would teach to the research assignments that are assigned in its partner course. In doing so, the students will be able to gain the research skills and support required to complete assigned research assignments.
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