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From Climate Change To Vaccination Safety: Teaching Information Literacy In An Undergraduate Epidemiology Course, Amy Dailey, Meggan D. Smith
From Climate Change To Vaccination Safety: Teaching Information Literacy In An Undergraduate Epidemiology Course, Amy Dailey, Meggan D. Smith
All Musselman Library Staff Works
“Fake news” and “alternative facts” are now ubiquitous terms. Teaching information and scientific literacy is essential if we expect students to become well-informed citizens prepared to navigate today’s digital landscape, political climate, and 24-hour cable news cycle. A professor and a research librarian designed assignments over the course of the semester to address the following information literacy outcomes in an undergraduate epidemiology class. Students should be able to: 1) Examine and compare information from various sources in order to evaluate accuracy, authority, currency, and point of view; 2) Recognize the cultural, physical, or other context within which information is created …
Teaching With The Louisiana Digital Library, Elizabeth J. Kelly, Cara M. Key, Michael F. Waugh
Teaching With The Louisiana Digital Library, Elizabeth J. Kelly, Cara M. Key, Michael F. Waugh
Faculty Publications
The Louisiana Digital Library recently migrated to a new platform, which has a modern design that showcases the valuable and diverse collections within, making it a great tool for library instruction. This session will highlight the features and collections of the LDL that would be useful for instruction, along with real-world case studies, and suggestions for building lesson plans for digital library materials.
What We Stand To Gain: Librarians Leading Collaborative Assignment Design, Kacy Lundstrom, Rachel Wishkoski, Erin Davis
What We Stand To Gain: Librarians Leading Collaborative Assignment Design, Kacy Lundstrom, Rachel Wishkoski, Erin Davis
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
One of many shifting areas for academic librarians is their role in the design of research assignments. While many librarians possess both expertise and the desire to engage in assignment design, doing so in practice requires deep collaboration and careful role negotiation with discipline faculty. Faculty, who themselves have varied degrees of formal pedagogical training, may not recognize librarians as teachers with this instructional design expertise. Finding the “collaboration sweet spot” can be difficult to achieve in spite of best intentions (Junisabai, Lowe, & Tagge, 2016). However, librarian participation in creating authentic, scaffolded research opportunities is crucial if we are …
Redesigning An Fye Library Module: Cleveland Based Learning, Ben Richards
Redesigning An Fye Library Module: Cleveland Based Learning, Ben Richards
Michael Schwartz Library Publications
After several years of consistently offering the same one-shot session and library assignment in the First Year Experience seminar, feedback from several stakeholders in the course indicated it was time to change things up. The resulting lesson plan reached to serve information literacy outcomes while encouraging first year students to explore their new environment, engage with their city’s history, and learn to see research as a problem solving tool. Attendees will learn in what ways it was successful and what lessons were learned along the way.
Information Literacy In Higher Education: Now More Than Ever, Sharon A. Weiner
Information Literacy In Higher Education: Now More Than Ever, Sharon A. Weiner
Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations
Dr. Weiner will offer an overview of information literacy issues present in society that result from lack of attention to it in educational systems. She will discuss ways to position academic libraries to strengthen librarians’ roles as essential educators, and will provide talking points for making convincing cases for information literacy with faculty and administrators.
Brainstorming Your Research Topic Handout, Alexandra Hamlett, Meagan Lacy
Brainstorming Your Research Topic Handout, Alexandra Hamlett, Meagan Lacy
Open Educational Resources
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Research Log Handout, Alexandra Hamlett, Meagan Lacy
Research Log Handout, Alexandra Hamlett, Meagan Lacy
Open Educational Resources
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C.A.R.D.I.O. Evaluation Instructor's Key, Alexandra Hamlett, Meagan Lacy
C.A.R.D.I.O. Evaluation Instructor's Key, Alexandra Hamlett, Meagan Lacy
Open Educational Resources
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C.A.R.D.I.O. Evaluation Handout, Alexandra Hamlett, Meagan Lacy
C.A.R.D.I.O. Evaluation Handout, Alexandra Hamlett, Meagan Lacy
Open Educational Resources
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Creating Keywords Handout, Alexandra Hamlett, Meagan Lacy
Creating Keywords Handout, Alexandra Hamlett, Meagan Lacy
Open Educational Resources
No abstract provided.