Workshops Coming Your Way

Library Open House - October 9 2-3:30
We'll pack this hour with an overview of the exciting information tools at your fingertips, answers to your questions about the library, and of course, delicious treats. New faculty are especially encouraged to attend and all are welcome.

What to Do About Wikipedia - November 6 2-3:30
Wikipedia: Google searches and students' bibliographies are peppered with it. Some of it is authoritative, some of it not so much. Is there a place for it in academic work? Come learn what researchers are saying about the quality of Wikipedia and explore how to help students learn to make responsible use of information, whatever the source. Bring your ideas, concerns, questions and anecdotes.

Retreat Follow Up = IL Action Plans

For some participants, the retreat led directly to IL action plans. For others, the event led to new partnerships and new thinking about teaching and learning.

• Carin & Cynthia have recommended that the Distance Learning committee adopt IL as an additional requirement for distance learning course grants. The DL committee as well as proposing faculty will need support for understanding and evaluating information literacy outcomes.
• Michael plans revisions to Humanities 105 (Intercultural Communication) - he is making structural changes to the course to improve student involvement in presentations.
• Denise reported that ESL 096, 097, and 098 - a group is planning to get together to work on curriculum plans to coordinate the content of these three courses.
• Nursing faculty are collaborating on an incultural communication/awareness assignment
• Karen reported that through interaction at the retreat, nursing and ESL faculty discovered they have much to collaborate on -- and they've made plans to do so.
• Yun suggested creating a "learning respository" -- including information literacy content -- for a given course (for example, MIC 101) to share course information among the several faculty who teach it. Angel was suggested as a useful platform for sharing information.
• Liz reported that Science & Math faculty are planning to present on IL to their colleagues at their fall retreat. They'll brainstorm IL connections in science and math courses.
• Nada and Karen will offer a plagiarism workshop in fall 2007.
• Jim is revisiting his music research assignments to improve the IL component.

Database Workshop

SCCC Library Research Databases take up theChallenge!

Where is the most appropriate, reliable, authoritative information?

Come find out on Tuesday April 24 from 2 - 4 p.m.

Please join us for a relaxing, fun-filled, workshop in which we will take up the Google challenge to see just how well the library databases compare.

RSVP: kmchenry@sccd.ctc.edu or jshoop@sccd.ctc.edu

Participants will:

• Learn about library databases and what they can do for them and their students
• Get caught up on some new and exciting tools
• Be served yummy refreshments
• Be awarded professional development credits

In each research database workshop we choose a different database to examine in depth so even if you have attended past sessions, there will be something new. Everyone is welcome!