Initial thoughts on embedded IL at other CC’s

This from Michelle Burke at Chemeketa CC:

The way Chemeketa is interpreting the revised AA/OT:

 

• it is up to each institution to determine how to embed the IL piece
  
• we can’t make a stand alone IL class that will reach enough students to qualify it as embedded
  
• we will offer in class instruction as we do now, by arrangement with various faculty. However, we aren’t big enough and don’t have enough librarians to teach each an embedded element in each class that will need one  
    
• We plan to work on teaching faculty how to successfully integrate IL components

• Our director also wants us to develop a set of online IL tutorials.

And this from Anna Johnson at Mt. Hood CC:

Here’s the scoop on embedded IL at MHCC:

 

• MHCC faculty librarians don’t teach for-credit library classes – all of our IL instruction is subject-specific within existing courses
  
• A faculty librarian (me, currently) serves on the Educational Assessment Oversight Committee
  
• Information Literacy has been one of MHCC’s General Education Outcomes since 2005: http://www.mhcc.edu/docs/GenEdOutcomesGeneralFinal06-07-05.pdf (page 4).
  
• This IL outcome has always been embedded in the sense that it’s not tied to a single course
  
• MHCC piloted the iSkills test this Spring to assess IL with a “statistically significant sample of exiting sophomores” – should have the results in Fall 2008
  
• JBAC visited MHCC in November, just before this year’s OSU summit, and MHCC faculty suggested that IL be a stand-alone – not embedded – JBAC outcome.

 

 

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