Critical Thinking
      Critical Thinking & Information Literacy
      Across the Curriculum


      About CTILAC

      CTILAC is an National Science Foundation funded project that infuses Critical Thinking and Information Literacy Across the Curriculum as a competency. It incorporates scientific concepts and science-related issues as a vehicle for developing skills that will assist students throughout their educational and professional careers.

      CTILAC is guided by this definition of critical thinking, these Information Literacy Objectives and the BC Library Media Center Core Curriculum.
      The pilot project, Information Literacy Across the Curriculum (ILAC) was first initiated on a test basis in 1996, with seed money from Bellevue College. Five faculty members and 227 students representing Accounting, English, Psychology, Biology and Nursing participated. Throughout the project, faculty and student input assisted in the on-going development and adaptation of instructional needs and applications. The outcomes of this pilot project included:
      • Improved faculty skills in locating information using electronic resources
      • Curriculum revisions with greater emphasis in critical thinking and information literacy skills
      • An Information Literacy Across the Curriculum web site
      • Five individual faculty web sites with discipline specific hot links
      • Assignments incorporating critical thinking applications to unique disciplines and information literacy skills and resources
      • Increased technology skills and applications
      • Follow up assessments and surveys that provide project coordinators with essential input that will be used to motivate institution-wide reforms.

      The current project expands, enhances and restructures the pilot for broader applications including emphasis on scientific concepts and themes. For more in-depth information about the current project, review the NSF grant proposal.

      CTILAC Faculty and Advisory Board Members posed for a group photo on a beautiful spring day in May, 2000.
      First Row from left to right: Sayumi Irey, Leslie Lum, Carol Burton, Beth Fraser
      Second Row from left to right: Berthe Habib, Joann Romascan, Stephen Duncan, Robin Jeffers, Melodye Gold, Jack Surendranath.

      1999-2000 Faculty Participants

      Jim Bergstrom, Mycology/International Programs
      Steven Duncan, Philosophy
      Chris Hall, International Programs
      Kristen Intemann Philosophy
      Susan Jamieson, International Programs
      Frank Lee, Engineering
      Leslie Lum, Business
      Judy Roberts, Adult Basic Education & ESL
      Donna Sharpe, Human Development
      James Torrence, English
      Sulvia Unwin, Information Technology

      CTILAC Advisory Committee (1999-2000)

      Michael Talbott, Associate Dean of Telecommunications
      Myra Van Vactor, Library Media Center Director
      Carol Burton      , CTILAC Coordinator; Faculty Member, Science Division
      Chan Beauvais, Faculty Member, Information Technology
      Suzy Lepeintre, Curriculum Design Specialist, Faculty Resource Center
      Caroline Maillard, Higher Education Liaison, Office of Educational Partnerships, University of Washington
      Joann Romascan, Faculty Member, Chemistry
      Jim Shuman, Director, Courseware and Online Technologies, NWCET
      Jack Surendranath, Chair, Science Division
      Beth Fraser, CTILAC Website Coordinator; Reference Librarian, LMC

      CTILAC Participating Faculty 1996-2000

      Arts and Humanities

      Rhonda Gilliam, English
      Robin Jeffers, English
      James Torrence, English
      Kristen Intemann, Philosophy
      Steven Duncan, Philosophy

      Business

      Anne Jackson, Information Technology
      Linda Jangaard, Accounting
      Leslie Lum , General Business and e-Business
      Sylvia Unwin, Information Technology

      Continuing Education

      Judy Roberts, Adult Basic Education/English as Second Language

      Counseling

      Donna Sharpe, Counseling

      International Programs

      Christine Hall, International Programs
      Susan Jamieson, International Programs

      Nursing

      Patricia Hoffer, Nursing
      Terri Perkins, Nursing

      Science

      Jim Bergstrom, Mycology/International Programs
      Carol Burton, Life Sciences
      Melodye Gold, Life Sciences
      Art Goss, Physics and Astronomy
      Berthe Habib, Mathematics
      Glena Kelso, Life Sciences
      Frank Lee, Engineering
      Cathy Lyle, Chemistry
      Sue Miller, Life Sciences
      Lynne Sage, Mathematics
      Kathy Steinert, Life Sciences
      Walt Volland, Chemistry

      Social Sciences

      Virginia Bridwell, Psychology

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