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"I not only learned how to research for English, but also humanities courses, engineering, etc."

 

-Freshman Student

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The W.A.C. paper was deceiving because the topic was so simple that   to find seven sources and write seven pages on it would be as difficult as defeating Troy. Yet, with the help of [the librarian], our Trojan horse, I was able to penetrate the information barrier and acquire ten resources!"

 

-Freshman Student

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"[In class]...I realized I needed to use different databases. These were things I never would have figured out on my own, so  I think that our class time was spent very well!"

-Freshmen Student

 

Program Milestones

September - March 2000

¯    Created and delivered course-integrated class sessions and assignments in conjunction with First Year courses and a few advanced level courses

March 2000

¯    Program plan was developed

¯    Academic Senate reviewed and strongly endorsed program

April - September 2000

¯ First Year courses were identified for information fluency integration

¯   Course instructors reviewed and finalized class sessions and assignments

September - April 2001

¯   Course integrated class sessions and assignments were implemented

¯   Library planed and provided a series of faculty workshops

¯ Program was awarded a grant from The California State University Office of the Chancellor

¯ Held a two-day faculty development program focused on course integrated Information Fluency

January - April 2003

¯    Received a funding and authority to hire an "Information Fluency Librarian" to further develop the program

¯    Information Fluency Librarian hired

April 2004

¯ Program was awarded its second grant from The California State University Office of the Chancellor; this grant was for the development of assessment strategies

September, 2005

¯    A comprehensive curriculum map was created for the Global Studies and Maritime Affairs Program (GSMA).

April, 2006

¯    A draft curriculum map is created for Mechanical Engineering Program.

June, 2006

¯ Program was awarded its third grant from the California State University Office of the Chancellor; to use of the iSkills Assessment tool as a means of evaluating and enhancing campus information and communication technology initiatives

March, 2007

¯    LIB: 100, Information Fluency in the Digital World is approved by the campus Curriculum Committee and will be a required course for all GSMA students in the fall of 2007.

 

  
     
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