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Hello again - I know this target probably looks familiar. I'm resubmitting because I haven't gotten any suggestions, but I have gotten a number of requests to share my HIT, preferably sooner than later. If it were just me I'd shrug and start writing my own survey, but if this is going to get a more widespread application I'd like to be sure it's as thorough as it can be. So in the interest of helping the other librarians who emailed me, I'm asking again if anyone can help. Please don't feel like you have to send me carefully crafted questions - I'll be grateful just for suggestions! :-) Here's the original TARGET: I teach in a PreK-3 through 12 school, and we are in the process of introducing a new Information Literacy curriculum. In the interest of both showing teachers that much of this material *is* already part of what they do, and to try and ensure a consistent approach across grade levels, I'd like to give the teachers a survey that will provide a picture of current IL practices. I'm trying to develop a set of open but short answer questions, like: "Do you require a bibliography for assignments that require students to use resources other than textbooks? If so, how much of a citation do you require (ranging from only title and author to a full MLA format Works cited list)?" "What kind of online searching skills do you expect students to master before your grade level? while in your grade level? Examples might include using Google or another basic search engine, avoiding Google and using the school's subscription databases, using specialized or meta-search engines, using Boolean search phrases..." "Do you require students to cite the sources for images they use? How much of a citation?" "On average, how many sources do you require students to consult for inquiry assignments? Are they permitted to cite the encyclopedia as one of those assignments?" "How much do you evaluate the quality of the student's presentation (grammar, design, clarity, as opposed to correctness of "answer")?" I am quite certain that the Great LM_NET Brain can come up with something ever so much more elegant and comprehensive that I could alone, so I'd deeply appreciate hearing any ideas for other questions you would ask on such a survey. I'll compile a HIT and post it on the wiki for future use, and post a notice here that it's done. Thanks very much! Laura C. MacArthur, Ed.S. Media Specialist American Heritage Academy 2126 Sixes Rd. Canton, GA 30114 lmacarthur@ahacademy.com <mailto:lmacarthur@ahacademy.com> 770-926-7779 x114 "The greatest challenge facing us today is how to organize information into structured knowledge. We must rise above the obsession with quantity of information and the speed of transmission. We must focus on the fact that the key issue for us is our ability to organize the information once it has been amassed, to assimilate it, to find meaning in it and to assure its survival. And that cannot be done without librarians and libraries." ~ Vartan Gregorian "I really didn't realize the librarians were, you know, such a dangerous group. They are subversive. You think they're just sitting there at the desk, all quiet and everything. They're like plotting the revolution, man. I wouldn't mess with them." ~ Michael Moore This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ --------------------------------------------------------------------