Presented at the 2014 Library Assessment Conference in Seattle, WA, on Aug. 4th.

1. Charting Your Course:
Using Curriculum Mapping to
Enhance Information Literacy
Susan [Gardner] Archambault
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY

2. DEVELOP procedure for reviewing &
deconstructing curriculum
IDENTIFY “high impact” courses within
each Dept. for embedding info lit
1.
2.
LMU Curriculum
Mapping Project

3. Why Curriculum Mapping?
Get to know curriculum
for each major or
program of study
What’s the place of
information literacy in the
curriculum as a whole?
Where is it most strategic
to embed info literacy so
more students benefit?
Work with faculty to avoid
duplication and gaps in
information literacy
instruction

4. • Fill out a map for each Major/program of study
• List required “core” courses as well as
“electives”
• Obtain copies of course syllabi for content
analysis
• Identify learning outcomes and assignments
related to LMU core info lit dimensions and map
to course
• Meet with Chair/Department to discuss findings
Methodology

5. COURSE LEVEL (first year seminar, rhetorical arts, & info lit flag)
Identify info need and
conceptualize research
strategy
Critically evaluate
sources
Locate & access info:
including discipline-
specific professional
info
Interpret and evaluate
evidence
Use information
ethically
PROGRAM LEVEL (core curriculum)
Collect, interpret, evaluate and use evidence to make
arguments and produce knowledge
Identify info needs, locate & access info.
And critically evaluate sources
UNIVERSITY LEVEL (undergraduate learning outcome)
Information Literacy: Students will be able to identify info needs, locate and access relevant info,
and critically evaluate a diverse array of sources
LMU’s Information Literacy
“Big Picture”

6. In Search Of… Content Analysis
LMU CORE INFO LIT
DIMENSIONS
Identify info need via
research/hypothesis
Find info beyond
assigned readings
Evaluate sources
Use evidence by
integrating outside
sources
Info ethics via proper
citations

7. Excerpt from
Mapping
Instructions

8. Sample Curriculum Map

9. Dissection of CMST 204

10. Let’s Discuss:
Where does your department build on foundational
information literacy skills?

11. Find, evaluate, & use
scholarly and discipline-
specific professional
information
Evaluate different types
of info resources using
RADAR framework
Differentiate between
scholarly and popular
sources
Select information
that provides
evidence for a topic
Investigate the scope
of a research
database
FIRST YEAR SEMINAR
RHETORICAL ARTS
CMST 204
Example: Reinforcing & Building On

12. • 46 upper-level
courses embedded
info lit into learning
outcomes
• New opportunities for
faculty-librarian
collaboration
• More sequential info
lit across the
curriculum
Outcomes (So Far…)

13. • ACRL-IS Management and Leadership Committee. (2010). Analyzing your
instructional environment: A workbook. Retrieved
from http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/aboutacrl/
directoryofleadership/sections/is/iswebsite/projpubs/aie/aie.pdf
• Boss, K. & Drabinski, E. (2013). Looking for infoLit: Using syllabi to map
strategic information literacy instruction. 7th International Evidence Based
Library and Information Practice Conference, July 15-18, 2013, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, Canada. Retrieved from
http://eblip7.library.usask.ca/docs/Boss_Drabinski_EBLIP7_presentat
ion
• Maki, P. (2010). Assessing for learning: Building a sustainable commitment
across the institution. 2nd edition. Sterling, VA : Stylus Publishing.
• LMU Library. (2014). Curriculum mapping at LMU. Retrieved from
http://libguides.lmu.edu/mapping2
Reader’s Advisory

14. • Moser, M., Heisel, A., Jacob, N., & McNeill, K. (2011). A more perfect
union: Campus collaborations for curriculum mapping information literacy
outcomes. ACRL 2011: A Declaration of Interdependence, March 30 – April
2, 2011, Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved from
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/national/2011/papers/m
ore_perfect_union.pdf
• National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment. (2012). Curriculum
mapping tool kit. Retrieved from
http://www.learningoutcomeassessment.org/Mapping.htm
• UNLV Libraries. (2011). UNLV Libraries instructional framework working
group report. Retrieved
from http://www.library.unlv.edu/about/instruction_framework
Reader’s Advisory

15. Thank You:
William H. Hannon Library
Research Incentive Travel Grant
Susan Gardner Archambault
susan.gardner@lmu.edu
@susanarcham