Collaborating with Composition folks

Michelle Burke, Info Lit librarian at Chemeketa CC, attended the May OWEAC meeting and had this to say about the simultaneous opportunities presented by the JBAC AAOT “embedded information literacy” requirement and the 3 to 4 credit writing course migration mandated by the state:

Many (most?) Oregon colleges and universities are making the conversion from 3 to 4-credit writing classes. English and writing instructors are sending outcomes to Eva Payne who is compiling a side-by-side list of existing 3 and 4-credit outcomes. Now is the time for librarians to chime in and work with Writing and English folks on incorporating IL outcomes into the 4-credit writing courses…ideally coming up with language the suits both purposes, rather than trying to squeeze in an IL outcome after the fact. This is also a good time to think about how we will designate foundational requirement classes that have incorporated IL.   (Michelle Burke OWEAC 5/16/08 Meeting) 

I agree completely.   Just had another e-mail from Rise saying that Marj and Cora will be working on COCC’s transition from 3 to 4 credit writing sequence this summer.  I’d love to spend some time talking with them…may see if I can sit in on a meeting.    Remember, initial feedback from our Composition colleagues was that the transfer from 3 (that is, 3 three credit classes) to 4 credits (two four credit classes) wouldn’t allow any room for IL content.  When I talked with Rise earlier this week (discussing one possible model in concrete terms–a week of IL in WR 122) she felt a lot more positive and could imagine how it might work–sounds like there might be room for further discussion!