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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Curriculum & Global Citizenship: Pedagogical Approaches To Civic & Information Literacy, Molly Kerby, Gayle Mallinger
Curriculum & Global Citizenship: Pedagogical Approaches To Civic & Information Literacy, Molly Kerby, Gayle Mallinger
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Overview of Presentation:
- Overview of Information & Civic Literacy
- Strategies for Increasing Student Competence in Information & Civic Literacy
- Efficacy of Various Strategies
Complicated Catalog - Teaching Students To Use One Search, Jennifer A. W. Joe
Complicated Catalog - Teaching Students To Use One Search, Jennifer A. W. Joe
Ex Libris Bluegrass Users Group Newsletter
A frequently heard complaint about One Search from the user experience end is that it is "complicated" or "over-whelming," but it has its positive points, too. The key is in teaching patrons who may have never had any experience outside of Google and traditional OPACs how to use it. This presentation covers best practices on how to teach One Search to new users in a thoughtful, less stressful manner using the very tools inherent in the discovery system - and how the thought and practice of teaching searches in One Search differs from the traditional OPAC.
The Folklore Of Flowers, Lisa Karen Miller
The Folklore Of Flowers, Lisa Karen Miller
DLPS Faculty Publications
This presentation was prepared for WKU's Society for Lifelong Learning. It relates history and folklore of a variety of flowers, including their use in folk medicine, as food, and other stories and beliefs.
Ensuring Ada Compliance For Library Databases, Shaden Melky, Laura Delancey
Ensuring Ada Compliance For Library Databases, Shaden Melky, Laura Delancey
Kentucky Convergence Conference
Electronic library content must be accessible to students with disabilities, however many institutions have focused on accessibility of physical facilities without considering the requirements for online information. Western Kentucky University (WKU) developed a required, automated program to audit WKU Libraries’ electronic content including, the website and library database vendors. Additionally, WKU began requesting documentation of accessibility features in the form of a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT). This presentation will focus on both our internal auditing efforts and the challenges of obtaining accurate vendor documentation.
Makerspaces And The Steam Initiative, Anthony Paganelli, Andrea Paganelli
Makerspaces And The Steam Initiative, Anthony Paganelli, Andrea Paganelli
Kentucky Convergence Conference
Due to Core Curriculum Standards and the STEM and STEAM Initiative, educators are searching for innovative tools to meet the educational needs. Makerspaces offer an outstanding perspective in teaching interdisciplinary studies. A wonderful example is the Future of Music Makerspace, which introduces participants to basic musicianship. By studying music, students will learn various other disciplines while collaborating and accomplishing a common goal.
Teaching Multimedia With Free Tools, Jim Lindsey
Teaching Multimedia With Free Tools, Jim Lindsey
Kentucky Convergence Conference
Students love doing hands-on work with multimedia – images, audio, video and Web sites. Unfortunately, software to do such work so can be costly and difficult to install. This hands-on presentation will show participants free tools for editing images, audio, video and Web site creation as well as how to incorporate them into their computer literacy courses. Most of the tools that will be shown are Web-based; students only need an Internet connection to use them. Since the session is short, hyperlinks to tutorial videos, sample assignments and grading rubrics will be made available to participants.
Universal Design: Collaborating With Campus Partners For Accessibility, Beth Case, Deb Castiglione
Universal Design: Collaborating With Campus Partners For Accessibility, Beth Case, Deb Castiglione
Kentucky Convergence Conference
Recent lawsuits have focused attention on the importance of accessible online courses. Although often perceived as the role of the disability office, the responsibility for accessible online courses also falls on the shoulders of faculty and instructional designers. In this presentation, you will learn about Universal Design, how to be proactive, and how to collaborate with others on campus to provide the best experience possible for online students with disabilities.
Knowledge-Centered Support: Why Bother?, Kaliegh Belda
Knowledge-Centered Support: Why Bother?, Kaliegh Belda
Kentucky Convergence Conference
This presentation’s goal is to provide an understanding of Knowledge-Centered Support, provide initial steps for starting a Knowledge Base, and provide resources for help with starting a Knowledge Base. This presentation is derived from the WKU IT Helpdesk’s experiences and challenges that we overcame when implementing our own Knowledge Base.
Combining Faculty, Instructional Design, And Library Services To Provide Students A Framework For Information Evaluation, Linda Leake, Samantha Mcclellan
Combining Faculty, Instructional Design, And Library Services To Provide Students A Framework For Information Evaluation, Linda Leake, Samantha Mcclellan
Kentucky Convergence Conference
The creation of the course-embedded Critical Thinking & information Evaluation Module series resulted from the need for undergraduate students to start their academic careers with a framework for evaluating information. Pulling from the Paul-Elder Critical Thinking Framework and focusing abstract information literacy concepts on the commonly-used resources of Wikipedia, Google, and scholarly journal articles, the presenters will delve into module creation to implementation of these modules and discuss the logistics of this process to guide other faculty-librarian-instruction designer collaborations.
Quick And Easy Tips For Improving The Accessibility Of Online Materials, Beth Case
Quick And Easy Tips For Improving The Accessibility Of Online Materials, Beth Case
Kentucky Convergence Conference
Most faculty and instructional designers know they need to make their online materials accessible to students with disabilities. But do you know how? This presentation will walk you through some very simple and quick techniques you can use to improve the accessibility of your documents. This workshop will focus on Microsoft Word documents, while touching on PDFs, PowerPoint, audio, and video files
Natural Gardening, Lisa Karen Miller
Natural Gardening, Lisa Karen Miller
DLPS Faculty Publications
This presentation features methods of natural and organic gardening that preclude the use of harmful pesticides and herbicides.
The Folklore Of Herbs, Lisa Karen Miller
The Folklore Of Herbs, Lisa Karen Miller
DLPS Faculty Publications
Take a walk through the herb gardens of history and find out what our ancestors knew (and thought they knew) about herbs and their uses for medicine, beauty, and even love. The presentation compares ancient beliefs to current scientific evidence and reveals the places where they intersect.
Sharing Insight And Experience From An Alma Implementation, Mike Rogers
Sharing Insight And Experience From An Alma Implementation, Mike Rogers
Ex Libris Bluegrass Users Group Newsletter
Keynote presentation given by Mike Rogers, University of Tennessee, Knoxville at eBUG 2015
Remembering Evelyn, Lisa K. Miller
Remembering Evelyn, Lisa K. Miller
DLPS Faculty Publications
This is a Powerpoint presentation shown at the November 21, 2014 Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award Luncheon held in the Kentucky Building at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The travel slides were loaned to WKU Libraries by Miss Thurman's nephews, Jeff Newton and Steve Newton.
A Literary Tour Of Ireland, Lisa K. Miller
A Literary Tour Of Ireland, Lisa K. Miller
DLPS Faculty Publications
This Powerpoint presentation offers an overview of some of Ireland's greatest writers, from Dublin, Limerick and the West, and Belfast and the North. Includes an audio file of W.B. Yeats reading "The Lake Isle of Innisfree." The Powerpoint is available below under "Additional Files."
Talk To Me: Using Ohms To Index An Oral History Project, Lisa Karen Miller
Talk To Me: Using Ohms To Index An Oral History Project, Lisa Karen Miller
DLPS Faculty Publications
The presentation discusses using the University of Kentucky's Oral History Metadata Synchronizer to index the interviews comprising the Western Kentucky University Libraries Oral History Project, conducted by Lisa Karen Miller in 2013.
From Student Assistant To Advocate And Donor, Connie Foster
From Student Assistant To Advocate And Donor, Connie Foster
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Cultivating library student assistants after graduation as potential donors and advocates for the library can be valuable and rewarding. Recognition of students while they are employed is one way to express appreciation for their service. Ideas for collaborating with other departments is equally successful.
User Expectations Of Library Genealogy Databases V. What They Actually Get, Rosemary L. Meszaros, Katherine Pennavaria
User Expectations Of Library Genealogy Databases V. What They Actually Get, Rosemary L. Meszaros, Katherine Pennavaria
DLPS Faculty Publications
An analysis and comparison of two genealogical databases: Ancestry.com and Heritagequest.com.
User Expectations About Library Genealogy Databases V. What They Actually Get, Katherine A. Pennavaria, Rosemary L. Meszaros
User Expectations About Library Genealogy Databases V. What They Actually Get, Katherine A. Pennavaria, Rosemary L. Meszaros
Rosemary L. Meszaros
An analysis and comparison of two genealogical databases: Ancestry.com and Heritagequest.com .
Creating A Repository Keyhole: Implementation, Connie Foster
Creating A Repository Keyhole: Implementation, Connie Foster
Connie Foster
The presenter will suggest essential elements to consider as an institutional repository system is selected and implemented and offer practical guidelines and strategies for success. Naming a repository, consistency in metadata, types of committees needed, policies and much more will be covered. An exchange of ideas and questions are encouraged.
Creating A Repository Keyhole: Implementation, Connie Foster
Creating A Repository Keyhole: Implementation, Connie Foster
TopSCHOLAR® Presentations and Reports
The presenter will suggest essential elements to consider as an institutional repository system is selected and implemented and offer practical guidelines and strategies for success. Naming a repository, consistency in metadata, types of committees needed, policies and much more will be covered. An exchange of ideas and questions are encouraged.
The Power Of Information Literacy: Building Student Success And Critical Thinking Skills, Rosemary L. Meszaros
The Power Of Information Literacy: Building Student Success And Critical Thinking Skills, Rosemary L. Meszaros
DLPS Faculty Publications
What is information literacy? What skills do students need to learn to become successful in life? How can I incorporate these skills into the courses I teach? Take a fresh look at the concept of information literacy and how we can teach our students competencies in research, computer, media, and critical thinking skills. Part of the WKU Priorities Series.
The Power Of Information Literacy: Building Student Success & Critical Thinking Skills, Rosemary L. Meszaros
The Power Of Information Literacy: Building Student Success & Critical Thinking Skills, Rosemary L. Meszaros
DLPS Faculty Publications
What is information literacy? What skills do students need to learn to become successful in life? How can I incorporate these skills into the courses I teach? Take a fresh look at the concept of information literacy and how we can teach our students competencies in research, computer, media, and critical thinking skills. Part of the WKU Priorities Series.
The Power Of Information Literacy: Building Student Success And Critical Thinking Skills, Rosemary L. Meszaros
The Power Of Information Literacy: Building Student Success And Critical Thinking Skills, Rosemary L. Meszaros
Rosemary L. Meszaros
What is information literacy? What skills do students need to learn to become successful in life? How can I incorporate these skills into the courses I teach? Take a fresh look at the concept of information literacy and how we can teach our students competencies in research, computer, media, and critical thinking skills. Part of the WKU Priorities Series.
Creating A Selectedworks Site, Connie Foster
Creating A Selectedworks Site, Connie Foster
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Training presentation regarding the creation of SelectedWorks sites to promote faculty scholarly publications.
Topscholar™ And Selectedworks™: Forging New Paths Of Information Access And Research, Connie Foster
Topscholar™ And Selectedworks™: Forging New Paths Of Information Access And Research, Connie Foster
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Presentation made before the WKU Academic Deans regarding the use of TopSCHOLAR and SelectedWorks in promoting scholarly publication among faculty.