The New Literacies Alliance is a consortial curricular project led by librarians from K-State and KUMC. Its purpose is to address the new literacies required for academic success and lifelong learning in a cutting edge online learning platform that allows students to master skills at their own pace. Contains ACRL Framework-based lessons. The lessons are developed in an online learning platform that allows students to master skills at their own pace. The platform (SoftChalk) records students’ scores, which can be shared with course instructors, lab instructors, and other faculty or instructors mentoring students' research and creative activities.