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Designing Academic Libraries In The Digital Age, Clarence Maybee, Nanette Andersson, Karen Hum
Designing Academic Libraries In The Digital Age, Clarence Maybee, Nanette Andersson, Karen Hum
Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations
Today’s academic libraries must accentuate the interdependent relationship of the libraries and academic units, creating innovations that advance teaching and learning on their campuses. In August 2017, the Libraries at Purdue University opened the Thomas S. and Harvey D. Wilmeth Active Learning Center (WALC), a 164,000-square-foot facility that houses the Library of Engineering and Science (LOES) and 27 classrooms designed for active learning. The WALC represents a new approach the design of academic libraries, allowing new opportunities to extend informal learning in library spaces placed next to innovative active learning classrooms. During the envisioning stage, Purdue Libraries worked with an …
Information Literacy In The Disciplinary Classroom: Three Views, Clarence Maybee, Michael Flierl
Information Literacy In The Disciplinary Classroom: Three Views, Clarence Maybee, Michael Flierl
Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations
Purdue University Libraries partner with other units on campus to provide Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation (IMPACT), an initiative to redesign undergraduate courses to enhance student learning. Librarians involved with IMPACT collaborate with instructors to redesign courses while also seeking opportunities to integrate information literacy (IL) into course curricula in ways that support disciplinary learning. The Libraries conducted three research studies exploring aspects related to teacher, student and librarian stakeholders of the IMPACT program. The research uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to examine: 1) teachers’ views of IL in active learning environments, 2) students’ motivation and performance related …