Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation
Conference Strand
Outreach and Partnership
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Session 6 Papers
Relevance
Our library partnership with a leading campus student support unit has driven our strategic planning and goal setting to establish a successful first-year initiative program that incorporates information literacy stills to our diverse population at various points in their time with the university.
Proposal
The Research and Instruction Department of UM Libraries has worked closely with campus units to create a longstanding partnership of library skills embedded into first year classes called the First Year Instruction Initiative (FYII). Incorporating information literacy and critical thinking skills into these curriculums has allowed us to expand our reach to teaching students, both synchronously and asynchronously. In particular, the Center for Student Success and First Year Experience and the campus Qualitative Enhancement Plan became library partners for inclusion in the classroom. Through academic advising, academic support services, first-year initiatives, military and veteran support and all things student success the CSSFYE is a part of the university’s “high-impact practice categories” that helps the library ensure that our diverse student population receives meaningful information literacy instruction to expand their critical thinking skills at various levels in their time at the university. This case study in first-year instruction at an R1 university will examine the activities, assessments, and university strategic alignment that has led to our success continuation of a program for nearly 20 years.
Presentation Description
Learn how one small library team at a large research university has collaborated for almost 20 years with campus partners for student success. This presentation examines our teaching activities and assessments used along with university strategic initiatives to drive our impact and success in improving our students’ information literacy and critical thinking skills at various levels during their time at the university.
Keywords
First year instruction, academic support, library one shot sessions, information literacy, critical thinking, strategic initiatives
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Dennis, Melissa, "#GOALS: Library Partnerships for Instruction Strategic Planning Success" (2023). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 25.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2023/2023/25
#GOALS: Library Partnerships for Instruction Strategic Planning Success
Session 6 Papers
The Research and Instruction Department of UM Libraries has worked closely with campus units to create a longstanding partnership of library skills embedded into first year classes called the First Year Instruction Initiative (FYII). Incorporating information literacy and critical thinking skills into these curriculums has allowed us to expand our reach to teaching students, both synchronously and asynchronously. In particular, the Center for Student Success and First Year Experience and the campus Qualitative Enhancement Plan became library partners for inclusion in the classroom. Through academic advising, academic support services, first-year initiatives, military and veteran support and all things student success the CSSFYE is a part of the university’s “high-impact practice categories” that helps the library ensure that our diverse student population receives meaningful information literacy instruction to expand their critical thinking skills at various levels in their time at the university. This case study in first-year instruction at an R1 university will examine the activities, assessments, and university strategic alignment that has led to our success continuation of a program for nearly 20 years.
