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Building A Peer-Learning Service For Students In An Academic Library, Mary O'Kelly, Julie Garrison, Brian Merry, Jennifer Torreano Jan 2015

Building A Peer-Learning Service For Students In An Academic Library, Mary O'Kelly, Julie Garrison, Brian Merry, Jennifer Torreano

Scholarly Papers and Articles

Academic libraries are well lauded for offering supportive spaces for students’ self-directed study, and significant resources are dedicated to librarian instruction in the classroom. What many academic libraries lack, however, is a middle ground, a routine way for students to help one another using best practices in peer-to-peer learning theory. A new, nonauthoritative, supplemental service by students and for students began at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI, in fall 2012 with a cohort of “peer research consultants.” Students learn information literacy skills with a well-trained peer, untethered from the hierarchy inherent in formal instruction environments. This paper describes …


Assessment In Action: A Journey Through Campus Collaboration, A Learning Community, And Research Design, Amy Stewart-Mailhiot, Mary O'Kelly, Danielle Theiss Jan 2015

Assessment In Action: A Journey Through Campus Collaboration, A Learning Community, And Research Design, Amy Stewart-Mailhiot, Mary O'Kelly, Danielle Theiss

Conference Proceedings

Members of the first cohort (2014) of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Assessment in Action (AiA) learning community share the impact of the AiA program on library and university assessment initiatives. This article shares brief examples of effective and challenging cross-campus collaborative assessment projects and the five best practices the authors developed through the year-long experience of examining student success in three different academic library environments.


2015 Author Recognition Bibliography, Grand Valley State University Jan 2015

2015 Author Recognition Bibliography, Grand Valley State University

Author Recognition

No abstract provided.


Gvsu Press Releases, 2015, Grand Valley State University Jan 2015

Gvsu Press Releases, 2015, Grand Valley State University

University Press Releases, 1961-Present

A compilation of press releases for the year 2015 submitted by University Communications (formerly News & Information Services) to news agencies concerning the people, places, and events related to Grand Valley State University.


Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 14, No. 3 Winter 2015, Grand Valley State University Jan 2015

Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 14, No. 3 Winter 2015, Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Magazine

Grand Valley Magazine is a quarterly publication about Grand Valley State University produced by University Communications since 2001.


Excuse Me. Is That A Video Studio In Your Library?, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt Jan 2015

Excuse Me. Is That A Video Studio In Your Library?, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt

Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age - Conference Proceedings

Although many faculty now require student projects to be presented in a multimodal format, it is rarely feasible for each department or school to acquire all of the technology needed to support those efforts or to require that each student purchase the equipment. This article provides details of the Video Production Studio in the Media Commons at the Undergraduate Library, which serves as a centralized service space that houses a robust loanable technology program and collaborative studios that facilitates the creation of video and audio projects. It is an environment that helps to foster discussion and collaboration from students and …


Gvsu Undergraduate And Graduate Catalog, 2015-2016, Grand Valley State University Jan 2015

Gvsu Undergraduate And Graduate Catalog, 2015-2016, Grand Valley State University

Course Catalogs, 1963-2024

Grand Valley State University 2015-2016 undergraduate and/or graduate course catalog published annually to provide students with information and guidance for enrollment.