Open AccessComics, questions, action!
Author(s) -
Stephanie Margolin,
Mason Brown,
Sarah Ward
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of information literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 1750-5968
DOI - 10.11645/12.2.2467
Subject(s) - comics , session (web analytics) , scope (computer science) , curriculum , bridge (graph theory) , action (physics) , pedagogy , work (physics) , sociology , focus (optics) , psychology , mathematics education , political science , computer science , engineering , world wide web , medicine , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , law , programming language , optics
In a four-session Summer Bridge programme, we experimented with new curricular and pedagogical ideas with a group of incoming freshmen. We developed the Comics-Questions Curriculum (CQC), which melds students’ question asking with a focus on comics. The purpose of this paper is to describe the rationale for and ongoing development of the CQC as well as the ways the CQC fosters engagement of students and librarians, builds upon students’ existing skills but propels them forward toward college-level work, and positions librarians as partners in students’ college work. Although it was designed for a specific purpose initially, the CQC in its current state is widely adaptable to other contexts beyond the original scope.