Scaffolding Information Literacy Learning Outcomes for the GA Core Curriculum

Type of Presentation

Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)

Target Audience

Higher Education

Presenter Information

Randall McClure, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Kathy Albertson, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Lisa Smith, Georgia Southern University

Location

Room 1002

Proposal

See presentation description.

Presentation Description

The presentation is designed for conference attendees interested in the assessment of information literacy in both the general education curriculum and the undergraduate experience on their campuses on across their systems of higher education. First, the speakers offer a set of information literacy learning outcomes scaffolded and arranged for undergraduate students on their campus. Second, the speakers ask for feedback on the outcomes from session participants. Third, the presenters discuss their plans for a pilot assessment using the outcomes to assess the incoming information literacy skills of first-year students.

Keywords

Information literacy, General education curriculum, Undergraduate experience, First-year students

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

Recommended Citation

McClure, Randall; Albertson, Kathy; and Smith, Lisa, "Scaffolding Information Literacy Learning Outcomes for the GA Core Curriculum" (2010). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 32.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2010/2010/32