Information Literacy Workshops
Join an Exploration of Information Literacy*
Nationally recognized expert Megan Oakleaf is the head of the RAILS (Rubric Assessment of Information Literacy Skills) project. An associate professor at Syracuse University, her research areas include outcomes-based assessment, evidence-based decision-making, and information literacy instruction.
Attend One or Both Workshop Sessions on Thursday,1/19/17
Workshop 1: Teaching and Learning Information Literacy
(9:00 am to 12 noon) Advanced Technology Lab (ATL, Building 7)
- How is it defined nationally? How should we define it for Cal Poly?
- How do we recognize it in the disciplines and at different levels in a student’s development?
- What kind of experiences best support the development of information literacy as a core competency?
Workshop 2: Rubric Design to Support Information Literacy
(1:00 pm to 4:00 pm) Advanced Technology Lab (ATL, Building 7)
- What is the difference between a developmental and an analytic rubric?
- What are the best practices in designing rubrics?
- How can an effective rubric inform curriculum and pedagogy?
- The focus of the workshop will be to design a developmental rubric that can be tailored for the different disciplines.
*The AAC&U defines information literacy as"the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively and responsibly use and share that information for the problem at hand."