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Task Force on Technological and Information Literacy Presented by Julie Shen, Chair Christy Stevens, Information Literacy Coordinator

History � TLTC/IT Governance (June 2008) Technology and Information Literacy Report � Senate Technology Committee (September 2008) � Academic Senate (February 2009) First Reading and Second Reading � Academic Senate (April 2009) Call for Volunteers � Task Force formed (May 2009) � Final Report submitted (June 2010)

Task Force Charge Determine what students should know relating to TIL. 1. Identify the required literacies at the different stages of 2. their education. Explore potential avenues for students to gain or 3. demonstrate literacies. Encourage individual departments to participate and to 4. assess their own requirements. Research other CSU campuses to determine their literacy 5. requirements.

Determine what students should know relating to Technology & Information Literacy. � Association of College & Research Libraries http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/infor mationliteracycompetency.cfm � International Society for Technology in Education http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students/nets- student-standards-2007.aspx

Summary of other CSU campuses‘ requirements and integration � IL only � FYE courses at San Marcos, Chico, Fullerton, and Sonoma � Freshman Composition at Bakersfield and Sonoma � GE courses at San Marcos and Stanislaus � IL courses at East Bay, Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Maritime, Stanislaus (some depts only, not required of all students) � University or Department Learning Goals – Fullerton, Humboldt, Sonoma � TL and IL � Graduation requirement – Monterey Bay (under review), Bakersfield (not yet implemented) � GE courses Information Competency certified – Northridge

Explore potential avenues for students to gain or demonstrate literacies. � Develop a TIL competency test to assess required knowledge and skill levels outlined in California K- 12 Content Standards. � Make the TIL competency test available for students to take once they are admitted to the university. � Require students who fail to take a preparatory course. � Develop a set of online tutorials to help students to prepare for the test.

Encourage individual departments to participate and to assess their own requirements. � Encourage faculty to provide explicit TIL goals in course assignments (e.g. GE Assessment, GE Rubric Pilot FLC). � Encourage faculty to incorporate TIL goals into their program review (e.g. English and Chemical Engineering). � Encourage faculty to communicate TIL learning outcomes to one another (e.g. Provost Symposium). � Provide faculty development opportunities (e.g. Information Technology Literacy FLC). � Ensure that contributions to TIL outcomes are recognized and rewarded.