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12-2013 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services
12-2013 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services
Library Services Newsletters
Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for December 2013.
10-2013 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services
10-2013 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services
Library Services Newsletters
Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for October 2013.
05-2013 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services
05-2013 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services
Library Services Newsletters
Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for May 2013.
Brawling In The Library: Gaming Programs For Impactful Outreach And Instruction At An Academic Library, Angela M. Vanden Elzen, Jacob Roush
Brawling In The Library: Gaming Programs For Impactful Outreach And Instruction At An Academic Library, Angela M. Vanden Elzen, Jacob Roush
Library Publications and Presentations
Academic libraries not only need to focus on instructing students about library resources but also need to actively reach out to them. One way to accomplish this is to integrate gaming into library programming and instruction. The staff of the Lawrence University Seeley G. Mudd Library has been successfully incorporating games into library outreach programming. This article explores the various ways academic libraries have been integrating games into instruction and programming and provides advice and anecdotal evidence from programming experiences at the Seeley G. Mudd Library.
Library Selection: The Role Of Newbery Winning Titles In Today's Libraries, Erin J. Kennell
Library Selection: The Role Of Newbery Winning Titles In Today's Libraries, Erin J. Kennell
Honors Program Projects
The goal of this research project was to determine if the role of Newbery winning titles in today’s libraries is changing, or if those titles are still held above other titles because they won the prestigious Newbery Award. To answer this question, preliminary research was compiled and a survey was sent to librarians in the state of Illinois. The finding of the research showed that, while many librarians still considered Newbery award winning titles to be a worthwhile contribution to their libraries, there were some who were beginning to question the award and the titles that were chosen. One of …
03-2013 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services
03-2013 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services
Library Services Newsletters
Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for March 2013.
Connectivism And Information Literacy: Moving From Learning Theory To Pedagogical Practice, Beth M. Transue
Connectivism And Information Literacy: Moving From Learning Theory To Pedagogical Practice, Beth M. Transue
Library Staff Presentations & Publications
Connectivism is an emerging learning theory positing that knowledge comprises networked relationships and that learning comprises the ability to successfully navigate through these networks. Successful pedagogical strategies involve the instructor helping students to identify, navigate, and evaluate information from their learning networks. Many principles of connectivism align with the information literacy standards of the Association for College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Librarian educators should consider connectivism learning theory when implementing pedagogical strategies in the network domains of students.
A Library Approach To Establish An Educational Data Curation Framework (Edcf) That Supports K-12 Data Science Sustainability, Benjamin D. Branch, Kristin Wegner, Steven Smith, Darrell G. Schulze, Venkatesh Merwade, Jinha Jung
A Library Approach To Establish An Educational Data Curation Framework (Edcf) That Supports K-12 Data Science Sustainability, Benjamin D. Branch, Kristin Wegner, Steven Smith, Darrell G. Schulze, Venkatesh Merwade, Jinha Jung
Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations
It has been the tradition of the libraries to support literacy. Executive Order, Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information, May 9, 2013, implies new roles for libraries. The library has the responsibility to support geospatial data, big data, earth science data or cyber infrastructure data that may support STEM for educational pipeline stimulation. (More information can be found at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/05/09/executive-order-making-open-and-machine-readable-new-default-government-.)
Provided is an Educational Data Curation Framework (EDCF) that has been initiated in Purdue research. The EDCF may be applied to geospatial data service, engagement and outreach endeavors to augment the data science and climate …