How to integrate Literacy Skills on courses' Syllabi

In order to strengthen our student's digital fluency, Dr. Snejanka Penkova, Director of the Library System of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus points out that a distinction between computer literacy and information literacy must be made first.

Using the Association of College and Research Libraries'(ACRL) Standards, Dr. Penkova stresses the importance of integrating literacy skills in our courses' syllabi by first stating student learning objectives, then developing activities with their corresponding instructions and bibliography support, and finally by assessing student learning and proposing transforming actions. She believes each course should promote literacy skills in our students with the purpose of effectively managing what the 21st century is all about- information.



To access, Dr. Snejanka Penkova's presentation click here.

Additional notes:

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association, is a professional association of academic librarians and other interested individuals. It is dedicated to enhancing the ability of academic library and information professionals to serve the information needs of the higher education community and to improve learning, teaching, and research.

ACRL is the largest division of the American Library Association (ALA). ACRL currently has a membership of more than 12,000 members, accounting for nearly 20% of the total ALA membership.

For further information, please visit ACRL's website

Free Webinar - Linda Suskie Presents: Understanding Assessment Results

Your assessments have been conducted. Your students have finished tests, assignments, and surveys. Faculty have evaluated student work. The results are piled up on your desk. Now what? In this fast-paced webinar, Ms. Suskie will talk about some of the ways to set standards or benchmarks for interpreting assessment results. Ms. Suskie will then share tips about how to share assessment results in clear and useful ways with assessment audiences.

Presented by:
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Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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Assessment Related Activities of the Second Semester 2009-2010

1. Electronic Portfolio as a Useful and Comprehensive Assessment Tool



Date: February 12th, 2010
Meeting place: College of Education's Library
Speaker: Dr. Cynthia Lucena, College of Education

Click here to access Dr. Cynthia Lucena's presentation.




2. Assessment Coordinators Meeting & How to Develop a Curriculum Assessment Matrix

Date: February 17th, 2010
Speakers:
Prof. Julio Rodríguez(OEAE)
Prof. Nadia Cordero(OEAE)

Click here to access Prof. Julio Rodríguez and Prof. Nadia Cordero's presentation.

Click here to access an example of a Curriculum Assessment Matrix.

Click here to access the document that each Academic Program needs to complete in order for the OEAE to submit the corresponding information for the Periodic Review Report.

Click here to access the format of a Five Year Assessment Plan.




3. Using Excel as a Tool Analyze and Inform Assessment Data

Date: March 3rd, 2010
Meeting Place: College of Natural Science’s Library

Speaker:
Sr. William Estépar (OEAE)

Click here to access Sr. William Estépar's presentation.




4, Promoting Learning through Technology



Date: March 12th, 2010
Meeting Place: Classroom C 236, College of Natural Sciences (Phase II)
Speakers:
Dr. Juan Peña, College of Business Administration
Dr. Juan Meléndez, College of Education
Prof. Carmen Pacheco, College of Education




5. The Brain and the Learning Process



Date: March 19th, 2010
Meeting Place: Amphitheater 108 - College of Social Sciences
Speaker: Dr. Héctor Joel Alvarez, College of Education

Click here to access Dr. Héctor Joel Alvarez's presentation.




6. Strategies for the Development of a Culture of Active Learning and its Assessment



Date: April 16th, 2010
Meeting Place: Classroom CRA 217 - College of Social Sciences
Speaker:
Dr. Juanita Rodríguez, College of Business Administration

Workshop: How to evaluate learning on an educational virtual environment

Speaker: Prof. Julio Rodríguez
Date: November 6th, 2009
Place: Classroom 217, CRA, College of Social Sciences
Hour: From 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 m.

Click here to access the presentation.

Thanks once again for being part of our workshops this year.

Cordially,

-OEAE

Assessment of Student Learning on the General Education Component

When: Wednesday November 4th, 2009

Where: Classroom A-229, College of Natural Sciences (Phase II)

At what time: From 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

Click here to access Dr. Evelyn Rodríguez Plaza's presentation

Click here to access Dr. Nadjah Ríos Villarini's presentation

We hope to greet you personally on this occasion.

-OEAE

Assessment Workshops - College of Business Administration

As requested by the College of Business Administration (CBA), the Office of Evaluation Student Learning will offer a series of workshops intended to provide CBA's faculty with the necessary knowledge and tools to assess student learning in their concentrations.

The schedule of the workshops is the following:

1) How to write instructional objectives centered on student learning
Monday, October 5th 2009
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Classroom 6037, Graduate School of Business Administration
North Tower, University Square

Click here to access the presentation.

2) Rubric design to assess student learning: An emphasis on Case Studies
Monday, October 19th 2009
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Classroom 110 (Multipurpose classroom)
Business Administration's Library

Click here to access the presentation.

3) Assessment of Student Learning Cycle
Monday, October 26th 2009
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Classroom 110 (Multipurpose classroom)
Business Administration's Library

Click here to access the presentation.

The presentations of each workshop will be available on our blog the Friday prior of the date on which they will be offered.

Cordially,

-OEAE

Workshop - How to assess Information Literacy

As part of the efforts to assess student learning, the OEAE requested the Library System to develop a workshop for assessment coordinators and professors in order to provide evidence of information literacy of our students.

The workshop, offered in collaboration with the Center for Academic Excellence (CEA), will be held at Meeting Room on the Second Floor of the Library José M. Lázaro on Wednesday October 7, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

The speakers of the workshop will be:
1) Dr. Snejanka Penkova, Director of the Library System

• Click here to access her presentation.
  

2) Prof. Marisol Gutiérrez, College of Education

• Click here to access her presentation.
  

3) Dr. Ketty Rodríguez, College of Business Administration

• Click here to access her presentation.
  

Interested persons have until Monday, October 5th 2009 to enroll. To confirm your participation, provide your contact information to the CEA personal via email (centexa@gmail.com; centexa@uprrp.edu) or by phone {(787)764-0000, ext. 2963, 2964}.

We hope to greet you personally on this occasion.

-OEAE

Important links

Proyecto de Integración de Destrezas de Información al Currículo Graduado de la Facultad de Educación del Recinto de Río Piedras

PICIC- Educación Subgraduado

PICIC - Estudios Generales

Comunidad de Práctica de Competencias de Información - UPRRP

Association of College and Research Libraries