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Connect, Communicate, And Learn: How Library Instruction Programs Benefit From Learning Management Systems, Maria T. Accardi, Hong Cheng
Connect, Communicate, And Learn: How Library Instruction Programs Benefit From Learning Management Systems, Maria T. Accardi, Hong Cheng
LOEX Conference Proceedings 2012
Imagine these scenarios: A librarian teaching an instruction session wants to know how the previous librarian taught that session for the same instructor last year. Another librarian is short on time and ideas and wants an easy way to prep for an upcoming class. A library instruction coordinator wants to get a sense of what other librarians are doing in instruction sessions. Do any of these situations sound familiar to you? If so, you’ll want to attend this session and learn how a library instruction program can facilitate sharing and communication of ideas and stay current on teaching strategies, outcomes, …
Information Literacy For Global Leadership: Constructing A Pedagogical Activity To Address A Global Crisis Utilizing Global Literacies And Acrl Standards, Brenda Chappell-Sharpe
Information Literacy For Global Leadership: Constructing A Pedagogical Activity To Address A Global Crisis Utilizing Global Literacies And Acrl Standards, Brenda Chappell-Sharpe
LOEX Conference Proceedings 2012
Preparing faculty for their role in global leadership is a collaborative effort. Administrators, faculty, IT, media specialists and librarians all have an important part to play. In 2011, I was asked to develop and teach a one-week information literacy module via Blackboard for the faculty participating in the Teacher Scholars Program (TSP). TSP is a yearlong collaborative project between The Center for Teaching and Learning, and the academic departments on campus. I believe that this called for a new approach to thinking about information literacy (IL) and literacy itself. This presentation provides an overview on the collaborative project, Teachers Scholar …
Facilitating Student Discussion: The Case Of A Political Scince [Sic] Class, Emma Fitzhugh
Facilitating Student Discussion: The Case Of A Political Scince [Sic] Class, Emma Fitzhugh
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
This case study analyzed four political science simulations in an introductory course with the intent to identify students learning from the simulation and in group collaboration. Though the discussion and collaboration between students surrounds political science topics, the skills students bring into the classroom and acquired during the course can be used in numerous professional fields. The presentation will focus on the scaffolding of assignments and learning that lead up to the classroom simulations. It will also highlight the skills students developed surrounding group collaboration and student's individual conclusions on decision making.