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Academic Senate for California
Community Colleges
Resolutions Concerning Information Competency
| No. |
Topic |
Session |
Resolution |
| 9.03 |
Curriculum |
2001 Fall |
Information Competency Requirement in Certificates || Barbara
Sawyer, DiabloValley College Resolved, That the Academic
Senate for California Community Colleges reaffirm its support
for Resolution 9.01 S 01 in its entirety, ensuring that both
students who receive associate degrees and students who earn
Chancellor’s Office approved certificates of 18 or more units
will possess necessary information competency skills.
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| 9.01 |
Curriculum |
2001 Spring |
Information Competency Graduation
Requirement || Barbara Sawyer, Diablo Valley College, Curriculum
Committee Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California
Community Colleges recommend to the Board of Governors that information
competency be a locally designed graduation requirement for degree
and Chancellor's Office approved certificate programs; Resolved,
That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges urge
the Board of Governors to provide resources for implementation
and appropriate faculty development activities; Resolved, That
the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support
the concept that each college be empowered to use its local curriculum
processes to determine how to implement the information competency
requirement, including the possibilities of developing stand-alone
courses, co-requisites, infusion in selected courses with or without
additional units, and/or infusion in all general education courses
with or without additional units; and Resolved, That the Academic
Senate for California Community Colleges develop a best-practices
paper to be presented at the Spring 2002 Plenary Session that
includes suggested competencies, recommended models, and colleges
that are implementing each of the models. |
| 16.01 |
Library & Learning Resources |
2000 Spring |
Information Competency || Kathy O'Connor, Santa
Barbara City College Therefore be it resolved that the Academic
Senate for California Community Colleges table the paper on "Information
Competency" until the Spring 2001 Plenary Session to allow further
discussion and input from local senates about the paper and its
far-reaching recommendations, particularly those on page 11, and
Be it further resolved that the Academic Senate for California
Community Colleges direct the Executive Committee to hold regional
meetings to discuss the impacts of the proposal and to share good
practices, particularly inviting curriculum chairs, and Be it
further resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community
Colleges request that a grant from the Fund for Student Success
be directed to support these regional meetings, and Be it finally
resolved that the Academic Senate for CaliforniaCommunity Colleges
send the "Information Competency" paper to curriculum chairs and
other interested parties so that it can be a major topic of discussion
at the July 2000 Curriculum Institute. |
| 16.02 |
Library & Learning Resources |
1998 Spring |
Definition of Information Competency || Richard
Rose, Santa Rosa Junior College, Executive Committee Whereas
resolution 16.2.0 F96 directed the Academic Senate to urge the
Chancellor's Office and the Board of Governors to acknowledge
that any development of information competency components and/or
programs be the primary responsibility of theAcademic Senate,
and Whereas library faculty see information competency as an important
component of learning, and Whereas there is no clear and concise
definition of information competency that is currently used in
the California Community Colleges, especially as it pertains to
curricular development, Therefore be it resolved that the Academic
Senate for California Community Colleges adopt the following definition
of information competency for California Community Colleges: "Information
competency is the ability to find, evaluate, use, and communicate
information in all its various formats. It combines aspects of
library literacy, research methods, and technological literacy.
Information competency includes consideration of the ethical and
legal implications of information and requires the application
of both critical thinking and communication skills." MSU Disposition:
CA Library Association, Local Senates, Executive Committee |
| 16.01 |
Library & Learning Resources |
1998 Spring |
Information Competency Paper || Richard Rose,
Santa Rosa Junior College, Executive Committee Whereas Resolution
16.2.0 F96 directed the Academic Senate to urge the Chancellor's
Office and the Board of Governors to acknowledge that any development
of information competency components and/or programs be the primary
responsibility of the Academic Senate, and Whereas library faculty
see information competency as an important component of learning,
and Whereas the development of information competency components
and/or programs is a curricular responsibility for faculty, especially
library faculty, Therefore be it resolved that the Academic Senate
for California Community Colleges adopt "Information Competency
in theCalifornia Community Colleges," an issues paper authored
by the Counseling and Library Faculty Issues Committee of the
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. MSU Disposition:
CA Library Association, CIOs, Local Senates, Curriculum Committee
Chairs, Executive Committee |
| 16.02 |
Library & Learning Resources |
1996 Fall |
Information Competency || Dan Crump, American
River College Whereas information competency is the ability
to: a) recognize the need for information, b)acquire and evaluate
information, c) organize and maintain information, and d) interpret
and communicate information, and Whereas information literacy
is a curricular development responsibility of library faculty,
and Whereas library faculty see information competency as an important
component of learning, and Whereas a Board of Governor's member
plans to propose at the November 1996 Board of Governors meeting
that the 10% Fund For Instructional Improvement set aside be used
for the development of information competency component, Therefore
be it resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community
Colleges urge the Chancellor's Office and the Board ofGovernors
to acknowledge that any development of information competency
components and/or programs be the primary responsibility of the
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. M/S/U Disposition:
Board of Governors, Chancellor's Office |
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