Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
| Published: |
2024
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED662182 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Navigating Higher Education: Insights from the College Fluency Initiatives at Sinclair Community College Elmira Jangjou Deirdre Harkins Melissa Blankstein jean amaral Community Colleges Knowledge Level Social Capital Libraries Academic Libraries Student Needs Partnerships in Education Librarians Library Services Navigating the landscape of higher education takes more than just attending classes, passing courses, and graduating. It requires a set of skills known as "college fluency," or the knowledge and a corresponding set of abilities that enable students and staff to effectively locate and use relevant college services, programs, and resources. College fluency, in short, can help students successfully engage with and self-advocate within the culture and bureaucracy of higher education institutions to achieve their goals. Libraries can play a pivotal role in helping fluency flourish by training their employees, as well as faculty and staff members across their institution, to adapt to the needs of students in an ever-changing world. As students and staff grapple with challenges beyond the syllabus, such as staff turnover to the complications of hybrid schedules, the need for college fluency becomes even more evident. To further examine and develop effective strategies to foster college fluency, the Borough of Manhattan Community College Library (BMCC) and Ithaka S+R have partnered on the College Fluency Capacity Building initiative with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Looking specifically at the development of college fluency services in community colleges across the US, this initiative takes a deep dive into the nuances of programming aimed at increasing librarians' own college fluency and that of their students. As part of this project, a series of case studies are being conducted to investigate how institutions are currently addressing college fluency and to identify strategies to better enable academic librarians and library workers to equip their students with skills to successfully navigate institutional resources and services. The first case study in this series examines Sinclair Community College in Ohio, a pioneer in developing college fluency with faculty and staff. At Sinclair, librarians and library staff collaborate with academic and student affairs departments on campus to provide students with access to the full suite of resources available throughout the institution.