Canvas Network MOOC : Information Literacy for Art and Design Students

[McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]]

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Colleagues/

Starts TODAY

/Gerry

Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design

October 21, 2013 to November 25, 2013

Cost per enrollment: Free

Full Course Description

The beginning of the 21st century has been called the Information Age because of rapid increases in information and information resources. Information literacy is now a core competency mandated by higher education accreditation associations for almost all U.S. colleges and universities. It goes far beyond simple web searches and equips students with the research skills necessary to find, evaluate, and appropriately use the types of information required for college level research. This course is geared toward college students, especially those majoring in art and design, but will be useful to anyone who wants to become a more effective searcher. Students will explore the “deep web” (information not found through search engines) and experiment with various search strategies and filtering techniques. Students will also be encouraged to explore resources found in local libraries.

Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design

The Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design is a non-profit consortium of 43 leading art schools in the US and Canada. AICAD colleges educate more than 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students each year, plus many thousands more in summer and continuing education programs. This collaborative course is an unprecedented collaboration among many librarians from AICAD colleges. Each module is signed by the specific librarians who worked on it. Students in this course are encouraged to become acquainted with a librarian at their college or a nearby public library.

Source and Enrollment Link Available At:

http://moocsandlibraries.blogspot.com/2013/10/canvas-network-information-literacy-for.html

Enjoy !

Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
and
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University
152 Parks Library
Ames IA 50011

"It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours."

http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html


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