September -
March 2000
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Created and delivered course-integrated
class sessions and assignments in
conjunction with First Year courses and a
few advanced level courses
March
2000

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Program plan was developed
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Academic Senate reviewed and strongly endorsed
program
April - September 2000
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First Year courses were identified for
information fluency integration
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Course instructors reviewed and finalized class
sessions and assignments
September - April 2001
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Course integrated class sessions and assignments
were implemented
¯ Library planed and
provided a series of faculty workshops
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Program was awarded a grant from The California
State University Office of the Chancellor
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Held a two-day faculty development program
focused on course integrated Information Fluency
January - April 2003
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Received a funding and authority to hire an
"Information Fluency Librarian" to further
develop the program
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Information Fluency Librarian hired
April 2004
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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
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A comprehensive curriculum map was created
for the Global Studies and Maritime Affairs
Program (GSMA).
April, 2006
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A draft curriculum map is created for
Mechanical Engineering Program.
June, 2006
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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
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LIB: 100, Information
Fluency in the Digital World is approved by
the campus Curriculum Committee and becomes a required course for all GSMA students
in the fall of 2007.
April, 2009
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Information Fluency is formally identified by
the faculty as a set of skills which students
are expected to develop through curricular and
co-curricular learning opportunities provided by
the Academy, and is included in Cal
Maritime Academy's Student Learning Outcomes,
authored by the Academic Senate.