Information Literacy & Pedagogy Toolkit for Librarians

The Information Literacy focus for Core 101 & 301 is on information exploration & evaluation. 

Rooted in a spirit of critical inquiry, students will have the opportunity to explore information both in and out of the library, in print and online, with a focus on research as an iterative, exploratory process. Students will also be introduced to basic principles of information evaluation in relation to a specific purpose/audience.

Lesson plans, learning activities, and assignments centered on the Core IL focus can be found on the Core 101 & 301 Faculty Toolkit.

Fall 2015 Assessment

In Fall 2015 the librarians conducted student learning assessment of the revised Core 101 & 301 learning outcomes (revised Spring 2016). This included a behavioral survey at the start of the semester, a similar survey at the end of the semester, and a rubric-based evaluation of a sample of student essays.

Start of semester survey results

• Core 101
• Core 301 

End of semester survey results

• Core 101 
• Core 301

Fall 2013 Assessment

In 2013 the librarians, in collaboration with the Writing Center and Core Curriculum administrators conducted a information literacy student learning assessment as a part of the ACRL Assessment in Action Program. Methods, assessment tools and results are available online at the project website.