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Designing A Collaborative Cross-Campus Drop-In Workshop Series To Motivate Lifelong Learners, Tim Miller, Sarah Fay Philips

Tim Miller

Research As Inquiry, Social Justice, And The Particularist Challenges Of Religious Traditions In An Age Of Terror And Hate

Desirae Zingarelli-Sweet

Keeping The Wind In The Sails Of A Workshop Program - Learning And Motivating, Tim Miller, Sarah Fay Philips, Victoria Bruner

Tim Miller

Breathing Life Into Information Literacy Skills: Results Of A Faculty-Librarian Collaboration, Divonna M. Stebick, Janelle L. Wertzberger, Margaret E. Flora, Joseph W. Miller

Janelle Wertzberger

When an education professor and a reference librarian sought to improve the quality of undergraduate student research, their partnership led to a new focus on assessing the research process in addition to the product. In this study, we reflect on our collaborative experience introducing information literacy as the foundation for undergraduate teacher education research. We examine the outcomes of this collaboration, focusing on the assessment of the process. Using a mixed methods approach, we found that direct instruction supporting effective research strategies positively impacted student projects. Our data also suggest that undergraduate students benefit from not only sound research strategies, …

Lessons Learned While Developing An Effective Culture Of Assessment For Library Instruction, Sonya Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

After testing and using multiple assessment surveys and tools over time to evaluate student learning after and satisfaction with library instruction, workshop attendees discussed lessons learned by an academic librarian attempting to develop a more effective culture of assessment for library instruction. The following was addressed:

• various surveys and tools used/tested
• why certain surveys and tools were selected for use and not others
• why certain surveys and tools worked better than others
• what were the lessons learned
• what assessment surveys and tools are being used after the lessons learned

Creating Online Tutorials For Freshmen, Anne Grant

Anne Grant

In the Fall of 2012, the teaching librarians at Clemson decided to move the freshman library experience online. Previously, over 200 workshops were provided each Fall semester for all incoming students and for the first time in 4 years, those workshops were replaced with online instruction. Join Anne Grant, instruction coordinator, as she talks about the way this change happened and hear about preliminary assessment data.

Lessons Learned While Developing An Effective Culture Of Assessment For Library Instruction, Sonya Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

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Lessons Learned While Developing An Effective Culture Of Assessment For Library Instruction, Sonya S. Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

After testing and using multiple assessment surveys and tools over time to evaluate student learning after and satisfaction with library instruction, workshop attendees discussed lessons learned by an academic librarian attempting to develop a more effective culture of assessment for library instruction. The following was addressed: various surveys and tools used/tested why certain surveys and tools were selected for use and not others why certain surveys and tools worked better than others what were the lessons learned what assessment surveys and tools are being used after the lessons learned

The Cloud Ate My Homework! Stay Organized Using Online Storage, Jenn Nolte

Jenn Nolte

Library Resources For Liberty University Online Faculty - Fall 2012, Randy Miller

Randy L Miller

Liberty University Librarian Randy L. Miller talks about using library resources for online teaching. Workshop includes information literacy goals, using EZProxy for access to subscription databases, online library services available, tips for finding books and journal articles, and tips for effective library assignments.

Librarian-Faculty Collaboration Inventory: A Personal Reflection Exercise, Susan Ariew, James Eison

Susan A. Ariew

There are many different ways librarians can create opportunities for networking,coordination and collaboration with faculty members. This inventory identifies briefly some 20 different possibilities.

The Collaborative Imperative And Information Literacy: Strategies For Librarian-Faculty Partnerships, Susan Ariew, James Eison

Susan A. Ariew

This workshop, designed primarily for librarians who work with faculty in higher education or school settings, will explore constructive strategies for forming librarian/instructor partnerships. These strategies will include collaborative planning activities for library instruction sessions, ways to collaborate using course management systems, and the design of post instruction follow up activities.

The Collaborative Imperative Session Three--Online Tlt Group Presentation, Susan Ariew

Susan A. Ariew

The topics for this session included defining the organizational culture of collaboration in libraries and higher education institutions, as well as examining librarian-faculty collaboration culture in libraries.

The Collaborative Imperative Session Two--Online Tlt Group Presentation, Susan Ariew

Susan A. Ariew

This series, designed primarily for librarians who work with faculty in higher education or school settings, will explore constructive strategies for forming librarian/instructor partnerships. These strategies will include collaborative planning activities for library instruction sessions, ways to collaborate using course management systems, and the design of post instruction follow up activities.

The Collaborative Imperative Session One--Online Tlt Group Presentation, Susan Ariew

Susan A. Ariew

This series, designed primarily for librarians who work with faculty in higher education or school settings, will explore constructive strategies for forming librarian/instructor partnerships. These strategies will include collaborative planning activities for library instruction sessions, ways to collaborate using course management systems, and the design of post instruction follow up activities.

Institutional Support For Librarian-Faculty Collaboration: A Personal Reflection Exercise, Susan Ariew

Susan A. Ariew

This is a reflective exercise to help you consider how ready your organization and institution is in support of collaborative work between librarians and academic faculty members. Please indicate for each item below if these characteristics apply to your organization or institution.

20 Tips On Networking (Or Outreach) And Collaboration, Susan A. Ariew

Susan A. Ariew

Moving from Outreach to Collaboration: 20 Tips on Networking (or Outreach) and Collaboration.