Date of Completion
4-2024
Document Type
Open Access Capstone
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
First Advisor
Dr. Carol Ann Sharicz
Abstract
Information literacy is a set of skills that encompass conducting research, evaluating sources and authority, and ethically using information. While information literacy as a concept has existed for 50 years, higher education has struggled to meaningfully incorporate it into college curricula. The concept of “across the curriculum” instruction, most notably Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC), empowers faculty to incorporate skills outside of their discipline to increase learning. This information literacy program uses the concept of “across the curriculum” instruction, an American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) High Impact Practice, to incorporate and contextualize these skills in a variety of disciplines. Using an existing WAC professional development program as a model, this program seeks to both facilitate faculty learning regarding best practices for integrating information literacy into their courses, and to increase the number of instances students can practice information literacy skills throughout their degree programs.
Recommended Citation
Hammond, Jaime Corris, "Information Literacy Across The Curriculum: A Faculty Professional Development Program" (2024). Instructional Design Capstones Collection. 88.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/instruction_capstone/88