Sarah Ralston, Associate Professor/Instruction Librarian, Eastern Oregon University
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Information literacy instruction produces better learning outcomes
when it is intentional, targeted, and relevant. It is not unusual for
instruction librarians to be limited to one-shots in first year
composition courses. Short-staffed libraries may find it challenging to
offer timely, relevant instruction at the point of highest need.
How do we address these challenges? Curriculum analysis can help!
Curriculum mapping and syllabus analysis may be used for strategic
planning, scaffolding, and to identify gaps and redundancies in
programming and instructional services. Most importantly, it can
illuminate pathways to meeting students with relevant instruction at
their point of need.
In this session I’ll share a framework for curriculum analysis and
describe how this work can be used to open conversations with teaching
faculty. Participants will take away ideas for implementing this
practice at their own institutions and evaluate the benefits and
challenges of this type of work.