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• Information Literacy (IL) at AUC • Collaboration, technology, and
experimentation within IL at AUC• The way forward: Integration of IL
across the curriculum
Information Literacy (IL)
“Information literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning. It is common to all disciplines, to all learning environments, and to all levels of education. It enables learners to master content and extend their investigations, become more self-directed, and assume greater control over their own learning.”[1]
fundamentals of Information Literacy: finding, locating, and evaluating information
Online Course
• LALT 101 offered online• Students participate in online
Discussions• Performance same as those in
face-to-face classroom
LALT 101: Flexibility, Technology and
Integration
• In line with Core Curriculum• Current success due to flexibility• Must move toward course
integrated instruction and collaboration
IL Integration: The Core Curriculum
• Spring 2006 Pilot Integrated Model of IL instruction– Human Quest Course– Other likely partners on campus
include: Rhetoric 103, Scientific Thinking and Critical Thinking
IL Integration: Beyond the Core
Curriculum
• A Collaborative Approach to Integrating Information Literacy: A Pilot Project for Law Graduate Students
• Course Guides within the Disciplines
IL Integration: Focusing on LL.M.
Egyptian legal education “continues to be based on memorization rather than critical thinking, research, and teamwork, and that the end result of the “education” provided in our schools and universities is the closing of students’ minds instead of opening them to new ideas.”
Collaboration Gives Results
LL.M. Program •Integrated IL into Law 500: Legal Practice Workshop–Graded, interactive exercises
•Guided Research Portfolio–Tool to guide students writing theses
IL Incorporated: In the Disciplines
• Integrated IL into courses such as:– ARBS 203, 335, 460/561– BIO 105– JRMC 401, 502– POL SCI 201, 308, 325, 472
• Library Course Guides– Online, Interactive, Available through
WEB CT
IL Collaboration Abroad
• ILN Network, Abu Dhabi (2005-present)• The Alexandria Proclamation on
Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning (2005)
• ACRL, online professional course (2000- present)
• Capacity Building for Information Technology Integration in Teaching and Learning, Hong Kong (2005)
• LOEX Conference, Information Literacy for a Lifetime, Hawaii (2006)
IL Contributes
• Disciplinary Level – Students become information literate – Foundation laid for advanced IL
• University Level– “Communication across the curriculum”– Supports mission of AUC
• National Level– Produce information literate
professionals
The Future
• Technology• Flexibility of delivery• Integrated approach to learning • A robust, sustainable, and