Metaliteracy Student Learning Outcomes

The CSB and SJU Libraries and Instructional Technology have adopted the following metaliteracy goals and student learning outcomes (SLOs) for their instructional programs.

What is metaliteracy? Metaliteracy, which includes information literacy and other complementary literacies, is “a pedagogical framework for empowering learners to be reflective, informed, and collaborative.” Learn more at https://metaliteracy.org/.

Goal 1: Actively evaluate content while also evaluating one’s own biases

• Learning Outcome 1.1: Consciously seek information from a spectrum of viewpoints and sources.
• Learning Outcome 1.2: Critically assess information from all sources.
• Learning Outcome 1.3: Recognize that content is not always produced for legitimate reasons (e.g., disinformation), and that individual and group beliefs can be shaped by subtle and overt biases, assumptions, and fallacies.

Goal 2: Engage with all intellectual property ethically and responsibly

• Learning Outcome 2.1: Identify and follow the specific intellectual property attribution expectations in the setting in which you are working.
• Learning Outcome 2.2: Reflect on how to effectively and ethically integrate openly licensed content and/or someone else’s intellectual property into your own work (including original and remixed productions).

Goal 3: Produce and share information in collaborative and participatory environments

• Learning Outcome 3.1: Participate conscientiously and ethically in collaborative environments.
• Learning Outcome 3.2: Share knowledge accurately and effectively through content production using appropriate and evolving formats and platforms.
• Learning Outcome 3.3: Translate information presented in one manner to another to best meet a particular audience’s needs.

Goal 4: Develop learning strategies to meet lifelong personal and professional goals

• Learning Outcome 4.1: Recognize that critical thinking depends upon knowledge of a subject and actively pursue deeper understanding through inquiry and research.

• Learning Outcome 4.2: Assess learning to determine both the knowledge gained and the gaps in understanding (i.e., metacognition).