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Building a Comprehensive IT Fluency Program at CSU: Enhancing Information Literacy and Critical Thinking

This initiative aims to establish an IT Fluency Program at Colorado State University (CSU), integrating frameworks from information literacy, critical thinking, and technology literacy. Recognizing the vital role of information fluency in today's technology-intensive environments, the program will focus on developing students’ abilities to critically evaluate and effectively utilize information. With a collaborative effort involving libraries, TILT, and ISTeC, the program seeks to create resources such as online tutorials and workshops, ensuring a holistic approach to developing information-fluent graduates.

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Building a Comprehensive IT Fluency Program at CSU: Enhancing Information Literacy and Critical Thinking

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  1. Item 4A: Create an IT FluencyProgram with TILT Amy Hoseth, Jeff Bullington, Sally Hibbitt, Janet Bishop

  2. A working definition ofinformation fluency (IF) “Information fluency is the ability to think critically in an information-rich and technology-intensive environment. Information fluent individuals know how information is organized, know how to find information, evaluate information, and use information in a way that is useful to others’ learning. Ultimately, the information fluent individual has learned how to learn.” (The University of Central Florida, 2009)

  3. Analysis Background: • Long-standing goal • TILT task force on information literacy (2007-8) • Vision 2020 task force report (2007) • Strategic Plan (2007) • Library’s information literacy efforts • Face-to-face instruction: 500+ classes per academic year • Archives , CAT training • Online tools: LibGuides, web pages, tutorials • Other reference and outreach: e-mail, reference consults, Help Desk

  4. Information Fluency @ CSU

  5. Analysis • 5-10 years from now… • Three-pronged information fluency program • CSU Libraries: information literacy • TILT: critical thinking • ISTeC: technology literacy • “IF-infused curriculum” • Online resources (tutorials, etc.) for faculty/students • Campus collaboration to promote the program • Libraries to focus on IL piece, and collaborate on other pieces

  6. Prioritization • Internal: • High priority • External • Medium to high priority

  7. Operationalization Action items: • Develop Libraries’ information literacy program • Outline future plans for CO150 instruction • Need for new instructional supports for all classes (tutorials, other virtual resources) • Establish collaborative structure with TILT & ISTeC • Create working group/task force to move the effort forward • Develop overall strategy • Partner with other units to acquire needed resources (time, skills, technical support)

  8. Discussion

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