Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path

Harrison College, an Indiana-based for-profit college, began requiring a two-credit, 12-week course in information literacy in the fall of 2010. The course is taken early in a student’s college career, as it sets a foundation for research skills essential for success in upper level courses. The class exposes Harrison College students to library resources and databases, evaluation techniques, and citing sources.2 While a curriculum team prescribes much of the coursework, instructors add supplementary materials and chose how the information is presented to students.