FYE Instruction

We believe that all students should begin their college career with a basic foundation of information in the academic environment, regardless of their experiences prior to entering college. As FYE is the only course that all first-year students must take, it is the ideal space to lay the foundation of skills and knowledge that students will continue to build on throughout their time at Wheaton. To do this, we have developed a two-pronged approach to information literacy. Prong One is an in-person session in the FYE lab that will introduce students to foundational concepts in information use. Prong Two is an in-person session in the faculty-lead FYE courses in which students will build on what they learned through active and collaborative learning designed the research assignment(s) of each FYE.

Your FYE research assignment may be the first opportunity your students have to apply what they learn in the Lab. We can work with you to tailor an in-class instruction session to your assignment and help bridge the gap between concept and application. Possible session topics include:

• Working with primary sources
• Finding and using news sources
• Developing a research topic
• Searching in library databases
• Reading a scholarly article
• Creating an annotated bibliography
• Open search time with librarian support
• AI and the research process

To schedule sessions for your FYE, please email research_instruction@wheatoncollege.edu.