Missing Information Has Value: Climate Change The And The Epa Website, Elisa Slater Acosta
Jul 2018
Missing Information Has Value: Climate Change The And The Epa Website, Elisa Slater Acosta
Elisa Slater Acosta
What happens when government web pages are hidden, moved, or deleted? In the age of “alternative facts” and the “politicization of science” one librarian was inspired by real world events to create an opportunity to dialogue about power dynamics and bias in a traditional one-shot instruction session. Environmental Science students critically analyzed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) website and its treatment of climate change during the Trump, Obama, and Bush presidencies. The library “warm-up” activity was designed to raise awareness of data fragility and the long-term accessibility of government websites. As future science professionals, it’s important to think about how …
When Active Learning Goes Flat: Using Gamification To Motivate Student Learners, Lindsey Mclean, Elisa Slater Acosta
Mar 2015
When Active Learning Goes Flat: Using Gamification To Motivate Student Learners, Lindsey Mclean, Elisa Slater Acosta
Elisa Slater Acosta
What happens when an active learning activity goes flat? You rapidly transform your lackluster exercise into an engaging activity midway through the semester! In this presentation we will discuss our instructional design efforts for a required in-person library instruction session for 73 Rhetorical Arts classes (1,273 freshmen). We used elements from both the hybrid approach and gamification techniques. Hybrid, or blended learning is a method of instruction in which students learn through a combination of face-to-face instruction and computer-mediated activities. The paper-based, active learning exercise the students completed in class was “gamified” and transformed into a digital learning object to …
(Form)Ative Assessment: Using Google Forms To Evaluate Active Learning., Katherine S. Donaldson, Elisa Slater Acosta
Feb 2015
(Form)Ative Assessment: Using Google Forms To Evaluate Active Learning., Katherine S. Donaldson, Elisa Slater Acosta
Elisa Slater Acosta
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Taking Active Learning To The Next Level: Increasing Student Engagement By Blending Face-To-Face Instruction And Digital Learning Objects, Lindsey Mclean, Elisa Slater Acosta
Oct 2014
Taking Active Learning To The Next Level: Increasing Student Engagement By Blending Face-To-Face Instruction And Digital Learning Objects, Lindsey Mclean, Elisa Slater Acosta
Elisa Slater Acosta
The instruction librarians at a four-year, private university developed a multi-year information literacy instruction program to meet recently implemented information literacy learning outcomes in the university’s new core curriculum. The sequential information literacy instruction program includes two required library interventions in the first year - a tutorial to introduce students to basic information literacy concepts and a face-to-face library instruction session to build on the concepts learned in the tutorial. This structured program has presented many opportunities for the librarians to experiment with and assess creative and innovative approaches to instruction. In this presentation we will discuss one such approach …
