Librarians Attend Information Literacy Workshop

On Friday, February 24th, librarians Lee Semsen, Marji MacKenzie, Jennifer Dysart, and Brenda Philip attended an Information Literacy Workshop at Highline Community College. Our librarians had a chance to network with other Washington state community college librarians, discuss assessment of library instruction, and learn about exciting technology options for teaching information literacy or other subjects.

This workshop, along with several others, was funded by a four-year, $160,000 Library Services and Technology Grant. The grant aims to create interdisciplinary teams of librarians and faculty to collaborate in developing and implementing "programs that utilize Information Literacy as both a lifelong skill and an instructional strategy. Libraries will have an opportunity to showcase the direct impact they have on student success with assessments of information literacy within courses. Student information literacy will increase."

GRCC librarians will be looking for GRCC teaching faculty to partner with in developing assessments and otherwise increase student learning.