measure by measure: composing and rehearsing a campus-wide il rubric
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Measure by Measure: Composing and Rehearsing a Campus-wide IL Rubric. Jim Kinnie , Mary C. MacDonald and Elaine Finan. Project funded by: Davis Educational Foundation, 2010 Wabash 2.0 Study. Introduction. Scope of IL on URI Campus Library IL Programs; scaffolded & incremental - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Measure by Measure:Composing and Rehearsing a
Campus-wide IL Rubric
Jim Kinnie, Mary C. MacDonald and Elaine Finan
Project funded by: Davis Educational Foundation, 2010 Wabash 2.0 Study
Introduction
Scope of IL on URI Campus Library IL Programs; scaffolded & incremental Academic Majors w/SLOs of Information Literacy focus
Curricular Framework: URI outcomes: Think critically, independently, take initiative
based on informed choices. Gen Ed Information Literacy student learning outcome
“Are URI students achieving information literacycompetency over the span of an
undergraduate program?”
URI’s project
Share the process
What ways can you duplicate
this process on
your campus?
Introduction
Take-Aways
At the end of this session, you will learn how to:Adopt a model for building faculty collaboration
around assessment
Adapt a process that is transferable and expandable
Identify opportunities for applying an information literacy (IL) rubric and engage multiple disciplines
Overview
ComposingRehearsingMeasuring
“Are URI students achieving information literacy
competency over the span of their undergraduate program?”
Composing
Create a shared understanding before measuring for student learning ACRL Five IL Standards:
• Determine information needs • Access needed information• Evaluate information sources• Use information to accomplish a specific purpose• Use information legally
American Association of Colleges & Universities IL VALUE rubric framework
Composing
Rubric composition 2008-2012Preparation:
Campus wide rubric workshop – 3 librariansLibrary faculty, subject faculty, national expert, SLOAALibrarians, SLOAA, IDP
Developmental scale for IL Competency Beginning, Approaching, Competent
Composing
ResearchAnalyze/Evaluate
Synthesize/Integrate
Plagiarism Information Literacy
Let’s Collaborate!
URI Information Literacy (IL) Rubric*
IL Outcomes IL Competent Approaches IL Competency
Beginning IL Competency
(5A) Uses Information Ethically and Legally - Knows when to cite
(5B) Uses Information Ethically and Legally - Knows when and how to paraphrase
(5C) Uses Information Ethically and Legally- Mechanics of citations are correct
*Adapted from the AAC&U VALUE rubric
Report out – what did you find?
Easy/Challenging?
Barriers?
Surprises?
Rehearsing
Created a URI-Librarian approved IL rubricPilot – 2 phases “Library-Friendly” Faculty from 4 of 7 colleges
History, Sociology, Public Relation, Writing & Rhetoric, Business, Pharmacy, Library (undergraduate), and Natural Resources Science
442 students evaluated – at least one elementInstructors mapped rubric elements to assignmentsApplied rubric to student work
http://www.uri.edu/assessment/uri/guidance/documents/URI_IL_Rubric.pdf
Measuring
Combined Results F2011, S2012
Measuring
Combined Results F2011, S2012No IL courses
Challenges
Multiple disciplines & programs to consider in
consensus-building
Busy faculty Language used in the assignments is key
Rewards
Student-centric
Student/Instructor Comparison
Student/Instructor Comparison
Student/Instructor Comparison
Rewards
Student-centric
Experience in building
consensus to define key
skills
Discipline-neutral
discussions about learning and teaching
Used results to refine rubric
Develop faculty resources and
workshops
Expand online student
resources
Next Steps
Expand project into assessment of IL as a general education learning outcome.
Replicate assessment process to evaluate other student learning outcomes.
Continue collaboration and assessment across disciplines
Questions/Comments?
American Association of Colleges and Universities. (2013). VALUE: Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education. Retrieved from www.aacu.org/value/rubrics/ April 22, 2013.
American Library Association. (2006). Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency April 22, 2013.
University of Rhode Island. (2012). University Catalog 2012. Retrieved from http://web.uri.edu/catalog/student-learning-outcomes/ April 18, 2013.
University of Rhode Island. (2013). General Education Application - Integrated Skills.
Retrieved from http://www.uri.edu/facsen/gen_app/skills.html April 18, 2013. University of Rhode Island Libraries. (2006). Mission Statement. Retrieved from
http://www.uri.edu/library/univlibs/mission.html April 21, 2013.
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