This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2E745.07356176 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Well, after the last meeting we did not really have an idea for the next meeting and we were going to wait and see what came to us. And although I have not had a big flash of insight, I do have an idea that has been in my mind for a little while and is growing with some discussions that are occuring on our campus. At USF there is starting to be some talk and committees formed about revising the general education requirements and some discussion about a quality education program geared towards upper level students. Several of the librarians here in Tampa went to some of the brainstorming sessions and we talked up info lit getting that idea into the mix. These ideas and other I have been having have started me to do something about when do we need to teach students about the various concepts of info lit. Do we need to throw all the concpets at them when we see them as freshman? Or is it better to wait and spread the concepts out, i.e evaluation should wait until they have spent sometime becoming comfortable with searching. At what stage does a student/person need to be skilled with one of the info lit standards. My other thought is that this might be a perfect place for our various institutions to work together as we usher students through life-long learning. Maybe we can coordinate a study to see how students do research at various levels and how the libraries can insert info lit concepts at the right time to aid their research development or some such thing. I am not sure where any of these thoughts are leading, but I did think that they might be a good jumping off place to start a discussion as well as a place that maybe we can all work towards some of the same goals. What does everyone think? Do we want to schedule a time again soon when we can meet as a group? (I for one have not been out to lunch for awhile). Mark Dibble USF-Tampa ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2E745.07356176 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">Idea for next meeting discussion
Well, after the last meeting we did not really have = an idea for the next meeting and we were going to wait and see what = came to us. And although I have not had a big flash of insight, I = do have an idea that has been in my mind for a little while and is = growing with some discussions that are occuring on our = campus.
At USF there is starting to be some talk and = committees formed about revising the general education requirements and = some discussion about a quality education program geared towards upper = level students. Several of the librarians here in Tampa went to = some of the brainstorming sessions and we talked up info lit getting = that idea into the mix.
These ideas and other I have been having have started = me to do something about when do we need to teach students about the = various concepts of info lit. Do we need to throw all the = concpets at them when we see them as freshman? Or is it better to = wait and spread the concepts out, i.e evaluation should wait until they = have spent sometime becoming comfortable with searching. At what = stage does a student/person need to be skilled with one of the info lit = standards.
My other thought is that this might be a perfect = place for our various institutions to work together as we usher = students through life-long learning. Maybe we can coordinate a = study to see how students do research at various levels and how the = libraries can insert info lit concepts at the right time to aid their = research development or some such thing.
I am not sure where any of these thoughts are = leading, but I did think that they might be a good jumping off place to = start a discussion as well as a place that maybe we can all work = towards some of the same goals.
What does everyone think? Do we want to = schedule a time again soon when we can meet as a group? (I for one have = not been out to lunch for awhile).
Mark Dibble
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