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Kathleen Langan

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Information literacy

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A Tableau Vivant Of Il Classrooms: The Multimodal/Multisensory Experience For The Teaching And Learning Of Threshold Concept.”, Kathleen Langan May 2014

A Tableau Vivant Of Il Classrooms: The Multimodal/Multisensory Experience For The Teaching And Learning Of Threshold Concept.”, Kathleen Langan

Kathleen Langan

The Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) release of the Draft Framework for Information Literacy (IL) for Higher Education well positions those who teach IL to reflect on identifying and defining learning. What is learning? Is it a stagnant, finite event or is it a process? Are there always artifacts that are tangible testaments to the act of learning? If not, then how do we measure it? Does teacher bias hinder learning and our understanding of students and what they know? I present my journey and how I found answers to these questions in the philosophy of rhetoric espoused …


Building Bridges: Restructuring Online Library Tutorials To Span The Generation Gap And Meet The Needs Of Millennial Students, Dianna E. Sachs, Carrie C. Leatherman, Kathleen A. Langan Jan 2012

Building Bridges: Restructuring Online Library Tutorials To Span The Generation Gap And Meet The Needs Of Millennial Students, Dianna E. Sachs, Carrie C. Leatherman, Kathleen A. Langan

Kathleen Langan

This session will discuss the learning characteristics of Millennial students, and how online library tutorials can produce successful information literacy learning outcomes for this unique generation. In 2009, we transformed "Searchpath", the 2003 PRIMO award-winning online library tutorial, into "ResearchPath," a dynamic audio, visual and kinesthetic experience with the Millennial user in mind. We will share the results of the research we conducted at Western Michigan University Libraries to measure the success of our intended learning outcomes, as well as the qualitative user feedback which we gathered. We will recommend strategies for others interested in developing online tutorials geared towards …


Opening Pandora's Stream: Piping Musi Into The Information Literacy Classroom, Kathleen Langan Jan 2010

Opening Pandora's Stream: Piping Musi Into The Information Literacy Classroom, Kathleen Langan

Kathleen Langan

No abstract provided.


Building Bridges: Restructuring Online Library Tutorials To Span The Generation Gap And Meet The Needs Of Millennial Students.”, Kathleen Langan, Dianna Sachs, Carrie Leatherman Jan 2010

Building Bridges: Restructuring Online Library Tutorials To Span The Generation Gap And Meet The Needs Of Millennial Students.”, Kathleen Langan, Dianna Sachs, Carrie Leatherman

Kathleen Langan

No abstract provided.


Implementing Social Networking Sites As Reference And Bibliographic Instruction Tools In Academic Libraries, Kathleen Langan, Dianna Sachs, Ed Eckel Jan 2009

Implementing Social Networking Sites As Reference And Bibliographic Instruction Tools In Academic Libraries, Kathleen Langan, Dianna Sachs, Ed Eckel

Kathleen Langan

No abstract provided.