books.jpg (2862 bytes)  Information Literacy Team Meeting

Minutes

Thursday October 23, 2003 at 1:30 in room 138 

Attendees:Carol, Shaun, Kathy, Wade, Eva, Art, JaNae, Brianna, Fran, Joan, Lonna

Announcements

  1. Student end of course evaluations - we will continue to use SNAP this semester as Web CT won't be ready to use until Spring.

  2. English 2010 and FYE SNAP data - Supposedly john will get that to us very soon

  3. Laptops at classroom teaching stations - Chris has enabled the teaching station to be used with laptops so we can actually make changes in Contribute in a group setting.  Fran is working with Chris to get up to date instructions for use in the notebooks. She will let us know when this is done and we will schedule an info session for anyone interested.

Discussion

  1. Partnering with Student Services -  Carol met with WSU VP for Student Affairs Dr. Nandi Dyal-Chand and he is very interested in working with us, and having his team work with us to improve the information literacy competency of our students. His area is heavily involved with the "College Tier" students. These are the 60% of our student body that need English and math remediation. Carol asked for a volunteer. Shaun has volunteered and she and Carol will meet with the student affairs management team  in early November to explain our program and to begin to plan how we can best work together.
  2. English 2010 exercise review/revise - Lonna and Fran have agreed to be subcommittee volunteers to work with Carol on this. Reducing printing costs is a goal.
  3. 2004-2005 Teaching Schedule and staffing plans for next year - Everyone was given an copy of the schedule to review. No additions or changes were suggested to the schedule. Carol has encouraged faculty to consider teaching a 1 credit hour version of the LS2201 course. It can be called the Internet Navigator , so a new course will not have to be approved by C&GE, but could meet face to face, or partly face to face and partly online. As the course description, goals,  and learning outcomes have already been established faculty may develop their own syllabus. Carol will be happy to work with anyone interested. Evan, JaNae and Kathy expressed interest. The 2003/2004, and the summer 2004 schedule is already set.Faculty are to let Carol know asap if they would like to make changes in the Fall/Spring 2004/2005 schedule. 
  4. SAILS - Everyone  is interested in participating in the  SAILS survey. Kathy is unable to figure out a way to give her navigator students 3 extra credit points, but will involve her history students.
  5. 2003/2004 draft goals  and action items - these were approved by team earlier for completion this fall...
    1. Assist in planning for new classroom(s?) (team Fall 2003) - Joan is hoping she can find funding for a new classroom where the lab is now by next fall, but funding has not yet been secured. Planning has not yet been done for the area to be vacated by CATS. She will keep us up to date as planning continues and as funding develops.
    2. Each member of the information literacy team will develop a plan for their professional development as part of their annual goal setting and/or will describe their professional development activities in their Faculty Activity Records or Staff PREP form. (Faculty/Staff, Summer/Fall 2003) - Carol is interested hearing about and helping to plan any professional development needs of Ifaculty and staff for the library and for UALC. Please let her know if you hear of worthwhile opportunities or have any ideas/needs.
    3. Faculty will learn more about WebCT and what is offered, when that is made available (faculty Fall 2003?) - Carol, Shaun, Wade and Kathy have attended training. Shaun reported that the online updates to training are not yet available .
      • An online gradebook WILL be part of Web CT this spring!
    4. One of the IL Team/program goals is : Pedagogy: The Information Literacy Program will adopt appropriate pedagogy in order to most effectively engage student learning
      1. Pedagogy is active, diverse, multidisciplinary
      2. Pedagogy encompasses critical thinking and reflection
      3. Pedagogy supports student centered learning
      4. Pedagogy includes active and collaborative learning activities
      5. Pedagogy builds on existing knowledge that student’s bring into the classroom
      6. Pedagogy incorporates variations in learning and teaching styles
      7. Pedagogy includes collaboration with classroom faculty
      8. Pedagogy relates information to ongoing coursework
      9. Pedagogy experiments with a wide variety of methods
       - We discussed how we would like to begin to assess/address this goal. One way to start would be to have team members to provide examples of their pedagogy, in writing or as demonstrations to the team. Kathy would like to see others demonstrate lesson plans/activities. Carol invites the team to let us know whenever they would like to do so. Carol will set up a draft page in Contribute that everyone may participate at http://library.weber.edu/il/pedagogy.cfm. Please send any additional suggestions on this to Carol. 
  6. TLF/ UR /IL workshop idea - Carol has begun to brainstorm about an information literacy workshop for faculty with TLF and UR, she will continue to pursue. Art reported that the TLF committee would like to cosponser. If anyone has any ideas or wants to be involved, let Carol know.
  7. Student end of course evaluations data in IL policy - IL policy may change, and may not, stay tuned. Joan has changed her mind on it this week. We will review the policy at the next team meeting as scheduled.
  8. Web page - this will be discussed when we can use the laptop in the classroom to display.

 

10/30/2003