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Enhancing Information Literacy through Modular Tutorials at SUNY Potsdam

This project addresses the challenges of traditional one-shot library instruction by implementing a modular approach to information literacy at SUNY Potsdam. With a focus on flexibility, assessment, and reduced duplication, the initiative aims to equip students with essential skills for evaluating and utilizing information effectively. By leveraging Blackboard for interactive tutorials, the project aligns with general education requirements and employer expectations. Through this coordinated program, students will benefit from continuous development in information literacy competencies across their coursework.

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Enhancing Information Literacy through Modular Tutorials at SUNY Potsdam

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  1. Information Literacy Modular Tutorials through Blackboard Carol Franck SUNY Potsdam SUNYLA 2003

  2. Initial Project Motivation • Frustration with the one-shot • Not enough time to cover material • Variability in student’s backgrounds • Repetition for student (and instructor) in most sessions • Challenges for assessment

  3. Other Driving Forces • SUNY Potsdam General Education • SUNY Administration • GER (General Education Requirements) • GEAR (General Education Assessment Review) • Middle States • Employer Expectations of Graduates

  4. Information Literacy • ACRL (Association of College & Research Libraries) Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education • http://www.ala.org/acrl/ilcomstan.html

  5. Information Literacy • Formulating questions • Knowing what type of resources to look for • Knowing how to look for those resources • Evaluating search results • Interpreting the information found

  6. The Past: One-shot library “bibliographic instruction” sessions The Future: A coordinated, programmatic, and developmental approach to Information Literacy.

  7. The Project Goal: To provide instruction in basic Information Literacy skills/concepts that is flexible, assessable, and reduces duplication on the part of the student.

  8. The Project Objectives: • To determine what constitutes the core set of “basic” skills and concepts • To create an electronic tutorial for each item in the core set • To incorporate interactive assessment measures within each tutorial • To be able to track which students have successfully completed each tutorial

  9. The Project The Reality • Existing online tutorials • Significant body of literature on BI • Blackboard

  10. Blackboard 5 PROS • Familiar to students • Familiar to faculty • Assessment features built in • Grades/tracking recorded automatically

  11. Blackboard 5 CONS • Not designed for content, but for access • Limited flexibility in what you can do • Limited flexibility across courses

  12. What do the tutorials look like? Well…….

  13. Implementation • General Education – Revision of First Year Experience • Committee work completed Spring 2003 • Approval process Fall 2003 • Implementation planning Spring 2004 • Implement new program Fall 2004

  14. First Year General Education • Four required competencies: • Writing (FW) • Speaking (FS) • Mathematics (FM) • Critical Thinking (FC) • Information Literacy requirements explicitly required in FW, FS, and FC.

  15. Required Info Lit Components • For each of the three designators (FW, FS, FC), IL learning outcomes are detailed and specific tutorials are required • A required assignment coordinated with the tutorials reinforces skills and concepts • At least one class session must be devoted to IL material, so three sessions in the first year

  16. Beyond the Basics • Several departments on campus designing pilot approaches to developmental information literacy extending throughout a major. • Library director committed to supporting this across campus

  17. Contact Information This presentation, including screen shots of an actual tutorial, may be downloaded at: www2.potsdam.edu/franckcr/SUNYLA2003 e-mail: franckcr@potsdam.edu

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