Integrating Information Literacy Conference
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The Baruch College Faculty Handbook
Last updated on 1/29/2007
Baruch College Faculty Conference
Funding for this conference has been provided in part by the Joseph Drown Foundation.
Friday, March 11, 8:30am-2:30pm, VC 14-220
Continental Breakfast and Luncheon provided
Today an educated person must be able to function proficiently in a rapidly evolving information environment, think critically about the content and quality of information, and communicate findings and conclusions effectively. Such skills are necessary not only for academic success across all disciplines, but also for career success, responsible citizenship, and lifelong learning. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education
recently acknowledged the importance of these skills by requiring the integration of information literacy and communication across the curriculum as a criterion for accreditation. Learning opportunities that optimize the development of information literacy and communication skills and facilitate assessment of student learning will be the focus of a this conference.
Keynote Speaker
Oswald M. T. Ratteray, Associate Director,
Middle States Commission on Higher Education: Pedagogical
Foundations for Information Literacy
Panel of Faculty Respondents:
Moderator: Curtis Kendrick, CUNY University
Librarian
Panelists: Profs. Tim Stevens,
English Department, John Jay College; Sanders Korenman,
School of Public Affairs Baruch College; Hannah Rothstein,
Management Department, Baruch College.
Panel Discussion: Assessment of Student Learning
Moderator: David Potash, Associate Provost,
Baruch College
Panelists: Prof. Nancy Becker,
Library Science, St. John’s University; Joyce
Strawser, Associate Dean of Undergraduate and MBA
Curricula, Stillman Business School, Seton Hall University; Raymond Rodrigues, Vice President for Academic
Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Skidmore College; Prof. Seth
Lipner, Law Department and Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College.
Poster Sessions highlighting reflections,
experiences, insights, and practical suggestions that address:
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- The current status of information literacy and communication
in the curriculum on campus;
- The current status of information literacy and communication
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- Learning goals that facilitate development of information
literacy and communications;
- Learning goals that facilitate development of information
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- Creative and innovative assignments that integrate these
skills into the curriculum;
- Creative and innovative assignments that integrate these
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- Collaborative faculty efforts within and across disciplines
that maximize learning opportunities for information literacy
and communication;
- Collaborative faculty efforts within and across disciplines
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- Principles and strategies for meaningful assessment of
student learning.
- Principles and strategies for meaningful assessment of
Registration:
Send an e-mail indicating your name and department by March 4th to Infolit_Conference@baruch.cuny.edu. Please indicate if you require provision of kosher food.
Committee Members:
Nancy Aries, School of Public Affairs
Paula Berggren, English
Jerry Bornstein, Library
T. J. Desch-Obi, History
Arthur Downing, Asst. Vice President for Information Technology
and Chief Librarian
Lisa Ellis, Library
Andrea Gabor, English/Journalism program
Mikhail Gershovich, Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute
Alison Griffiths, Communications Department
Louise Klusek, Library
Lewis Liu, Library
Terrence Martell, Economics and Finance, Director of the Weissman
Center for International Business
Marilyn Neimark, Accountancy
Rita Ormsby, Library
Jay Weiser, Law
Funding for this conference is provided by the Provost’s Office.