Creating an online information literacy course for concurrent enrollment students: A collaboration with a state-sponsored online school. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Davis, G. Megan; Watson, Elaine
• Is Part Of: College & undergraduate libraries. Volume 24:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 29
• Page End: 50
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Academic libraries -- collaboration -- concurrent enrollment -- curriculum development -- high school -- information literacy; Academic libraries -- United States -- Periodicals; Undergraduate libraries -- United States -- Periodicals; 027.7097305
• DOI: 10.1080/10691316.2016.1190676
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1069-1316

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article discusses a collaborative project to create an online one-credit library research course for high school students in a dual credit program. The project included a team of reference and instruction librarians at a midsize public university, the university's concurrent enrollment program, and an online state-sponsored school that provided courses to high school students. Current literature related to the information literacy knowledge gap, outreach to secondary schools, dual credit or concurrent enrollment programs, and for-credit online information literacy courses is reviewed. The process of creating the course will be discussed along with the benefits and challenges of the project.