Developing a Topic-Centered First-Year Seminar with an Emphasis on Information Literacy at a Large Regional University

Authors

Wendy L. Chambers, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Lisa Smith, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Jessica N. Orvis, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Christopher Caplinger, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-8-2013

Publication Title

College and Undergraduate Libraries

DOI

10.1080/10691316.2013.761077

ISSN

1545-2530

Abstract

In this article, the authors describe the process through which faculty and staff members at Georgia Southern University (GSU) have collaborated to revamp our First-Year Seminar. In 2006, a university task force reviewed results of GSU self-study data as well as best practices at other institutions to make recommendations for improvements to the first-year experience for our students. The task force made several recommendations that included significantly modifying our First-Year Seminar to include a focus on information literacy and to set a more academic tone. A set of online tutorials was developed to support the learning outcomes related to information literacy within the new seminar. The benefits and challenges of implementing this new seminar are discussed.

Comments

Copyright and Open Access: https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/5060

Recommended Citation

Chambers, Wendy L., Lisa Smith, Jessica N. Orvis, Christopher Caplinger. 2013. "Developing a Topic-Centered First-Year Seminar with an Emphasis on Information Literacy at a Large Regional University." College and Undergraduate Libraries, 20 (1): 52-71: Taylor & Francis Online. doi: 10.1080/10691316.2013.761077 source: 10.1080/10691316.2013.761077
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/curriculum-facpubs/190