LR10: an Information Competency Augment for English 1

English 1/LR 10: Introduction to Library Research and Information Competency

This class is about knowing where to find information (Google is a start but there is more...), how to access information (it isn't all for free), and how to tell if the information you are using is good, bad, or ugly (now where does Wikipedia fall?).

Writing a research paper is a required assignment in English 1. As our access to information grows, strong information competency skills become more critical. At one time, information competency skills were about knowing how get information out of a few sources physically at hand. Today, these skills are about finding valid and relevant information sources in the flood of electronic information available. It is our belief (the librarians and English faculty) that the pairing of these two courses will improve your rates of success, help you to complete your courses, and teach you skills that will apply to your college career and your life.

LR10 Information Page

Spring 2009 Handouts

Spring 2009 Workshop Schedule

Here are notes and a powerpoint presentation given by Ruth Fuller, the Coordinator of Information Competency, at the Second Annual California Learning Communities Consortium Conference and Retreat on April 2nd, 2009.

Data:
2008
Fall 2008 Survey #1 (given at beginning of the semester)
Fall 2008 Survey #2 (given at half-way point)
Fall 2008 Survey #3 (given at the final)

2009
Spring 2009 Survey #1 (given at beginning of the semester)