Institutional Approaches to Supporting Academic Skills Development at York University and Ithaca College
The Role of Institutional Support Centres and Discipline-based Courses in the Development of Academic Skills
Facilitated by Ron Sheese, Professor of Psychology and Writing, York University, Toronto, and Sophie Bury, Head, Peter F. Bronfman Business Library, York University, Toronto with Lis Chabot, College Librarian, Ithaca College
Institutional Approaches to Supporting Academic Skills Development at York University and Ithaca College
At York University the Libraries have long prided themselves on their active information literacy (IL) program. Recently a Learning Commons has been established fostering the adoption of an integrated and collaborative approach to supporting student learning and extending the former narrower traditional focus on information literacy. The Libraries, the Writing Department and the Learning Skills Counsellors at York collaborate to offer programming and services with academic literacy as a central focus. In this session we will provide an overview of the philosophy, infrastructure and evolving services and programming at York University where the Learning Commons concept strives to be more than simply a space for students. We will discuss lessons learned along the way based on research and first-hand experience. A particular focus will be partnerships that have fostered programming to enhance students' academic literacy skills in the form of consultations, workshops, e-learning (SPARK) and faculty development opportunities.
Librarians at Ithaca College have actively supported faculty members’ efforts to develop academic literacy in their students. Liaison librarians work with each of the major areas of instruction at IC to ensure that appropriate disciplinary materials are available. In addition, librarians work with individual faculty members and their classes to facilitate the development of discipline-specific skills. The library has also begun to collaborate with academic departments in the identification of content and related progressive development of research skills necessary for the successful completion of degree programs.
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Monday, April 7, 2014 at 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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