Owning Personal Authority: (Re)-Envisioning How First Year Students Negotiate Information Literacy

Type of Presentation

Panel (1 hour and 15 minutes presentation total for two or more presenters)

Target Audience

Higher Education

Location

Room 212

Proposal

See presentation description.

Short Description

First year students are often confused about why research is a necessary means to an end. Teaching basic research through innovative methods helps students learn ways of analyzing, synthesizing, and integrating creditable research with their opinions. This presentation, Owning Personal Authority: (Re)-envisioning How First Year Students Negotiate Information Literacy, details three instructors’ approaches to teaching information literacy in first year writing.

Keywords

First year students, Basic research instruction, Writing and composition, Information literacy

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

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Sep 21st, 10:00 AM Sep 21st, 11:30 AM

Owning Personal Authority: (Re)-Envisioning How First Year Students Negotiate Information Literacy

Room 212

See presentation description.