April
25, 2003
To:
Members of the Faculty
From:
Patricia Clark, Doris Kammradt and
Ann Marie Krupski
Re:
Course Development
Grants to Integrate Information Literacy Instruction
As part of the CTW
Mellon Grant for Information Literacy, up to twelve course-development
grants of $2000 each will be awarded to Trinity faculty for the
integration of information literacy instruction into teaching and
assignments. The grants will be available for courses offered in Spring
04, Fall 04 or Spring 05.
The purpose of the
grants is to support the collaboration of faculty with library and
academic computing liaisons in the development of syllabi, assignments
and teaching tools that address the established standards for
information literacy (for information on the standards see http://www.trincoll.edu/prog/infolit/add_resources.htm).
The focus for the
grants will be on courses that are required for all majors or constitute
core introductory courses for a discipline or program. Proposals by
groups of faculty involved in teaching these courses are encouraged.
Courses developed with grant support should become part of the
departmental grid for information literacy skills (see the model
developed for Chemistry at http://www.trincoll.edu/prog/infolit/Projects/Chemistry/default.htm).
The expectation is also that outcomes will be shared with other
colleagues, both locally and in the CTW consortium.
Applications for
course development grants should include:
- The title of the
course, course level, and the frequency it is taught
- The semester
when the new/revised course will be offered for the first time
- A brief
description of content and goals of the course
- A proposal for
the integration and assessment of information literacy skills
- A plan for
collaboration with library and academic computing liaisons
- A timeline for
the development of the course
- Resources to be
purchased or developed (software, tutorials, teaching tools)
- Other
anticipated expenses (student assistants, workshop or conference fees,
etc.)
Applications are
due on May 31, 2003 and should be addressed to Trinity’s Implementation
Team for the CTW Mellon Grant (Patricia Clark, Doris Kammradt, Ann Marie
Krupski). A faculty advisory committee consisting of at least one
faculty member from each discipline group will participate in the review
of the applications. Awards will be announced by June 30. Payment of
the grant money will depend on the semester the course is taught and the
resource needs/timeline for its development.
Questions about the
information literacy standards or the course development grants may be
directed to Patricia Clark (x5212), Doris Kammradt (5352) or Ann Marie
Krupski (x2181).
Thank you for
considering this opportunity to define and strengthen the information
literacy skills for students in your discipline.
