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Rethinking Advising: Developing A Proactive Culture To Improve Retention, Amber Settle, John Glatz Oct 2011

Rethinking Advising: Developing A Proactive Culture To Improve Retention, Amber Settle, John Glatz

Amber Settle

In 2009 DePaul University’s College of Computing and Digital Media (DePaul CDM) discovered a significant lag in undergraduate retention rates as well as four, five and six-year graduation rates as compared to other major colleges at the university. DePaul CDM’s investment in online student service resources had over time caused the unintentional reinvention of the college advising office into one that supported a very limited number of students, focusing primarily on students either in academic distress or students nearing graduation. 
In an effort to modify the advising culture at DePaul CDM into a more proactive one, a strategic student service …


Engaging Game Design Students Using Peer Evaluation, Amber Settle, Charles Wilcox, Chad Settle Oct 2011

Engaging Game Design Students Using Peer Evaluation, Amber Settle, Charles Wilcox, Chad Settle

Amber Settle

Many information technology educators have worked in recent years to develop courses to attract students to the field. As faculty achieve success with technical courses designed to be appeal to a broad audience, it can be hard to maintain the initial excitement particularly as multiple sections of the courses are taught on a continuing basis. In this article we describe a project that added peer evaluation to an assessment in a game design course with a large non-major audience. While controversial, peer evaluation has shown some promise in motivating students to work harder and in improving certain key skills. Consistent …


Click Or Poll Your Way To An Interactive Library Instruction, Sarah Gewirtz Oct 2011

Click Or Poll Your Way To An Interactive Library Instruction, Sarah Gewirtz

Libraries Staff Publications

Many of us have gotten the blank stare when we ask students, “Do you have any questions?” or “Can anyone give me a search term to try?” This might be the only time we see them. We want to make a positive impression but also make sure they learn something during their short time. How can we do all of that? Easy! Use Clickers (Audience Response Systems) or an online version like PollEverywhere.com. During this presentation, Sarah discussed the questions she’s asked and responses she’s gotten from classes she’s taught using both Clickers and PollEverywhere.com. She discussed feedback from each …


Strategies For Teaching 21st Century Skills To Tomorrow's College Students, Ann Marie Smeraldi, Kenneth J. Burhanna, Joanna Mcnally, Jennifer Schwelik Oct 2011

Strategies For Teaching 21st Century Skills To Tomorrow's College Students, Ann Marie Smeraldi, Kenneth J. Burhanna, Joanna Mcnally, Jennifer Schwelik

Ann Marie Smeraldi

Today’s first year college students arrive on campus underprepared for the academic demands that await them. Despite the dedicated efforts of high school librarians, research continues to illustrate that students lack basic information literacy skills crucial to their academic success in higher education. In this session high school and academic librarians will explore this issue with participants to identify key deficits in students’ 21st Century Skills. The presenters will share their insights on college professors’ expectations and offer best practices for educating tomorrow’s college students. Presenters will provide ideas for lesson plans and assessment; actual college assignments will be shared.


Strategies For Teaching 21st Century Skills To Tomorrow's College Students, Ann Marie Smeraldi, Kenneth J. Burhanna, Joanna Mcnally, Jennifer Schwelik Oct 2011

Strategies For Teaching 21st Century Skills To Tomorrow's College Students, Ann Marie Smeraldi, Kenneth J. Burhanna, Joanna Mcnally, Jennifer Schwelik

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

Today’s first year college students arrive on campus underprepared for the academic demands that await them. Despite the dedicated efforts of high school librarians, research continues to illustrate that students lack basic information literacy skills crucial to their academic success in higher education. In this session high school and academic librarians will explore this issue with participants to identify key deficits in students’ 21st Century Skills.

The presenters will share their insights on college professors’ expectations and offer best practices for educating tomorrow’s college students. Presenters will provide ideas for lesson plans and assessment; actual college assignments will be shared.


Strategies For Teaching 21st Century Skills To Tomorrow's College Students, Ann Marie Smeraldi, Kenneth J. Burhanna, Joanna Mcnally, Jennifer Schwelik Oct 2011

Strategies For Teaching 21st Century Skills To Tomorrow's College Students, Ann Marie Smeraldi, Kenneth J. Burhanna, Joanna Mcnally, Jennifer Schwelik

Kenneth Burhanna

Today’s first year college students arrive on campus underprepared for the academic demands that await them. Despite the dedicated efforts of high school librarians, research continues to illustrate that students lack basic information literacy skills crucial to their academic success in higher education. In this session high school and academic librarians will explore this issue with participants to identify key deficits in students’ 21st Century Skills. The presenters will share their insights on college professors’ expectations and offer best practices for educating tomorrow’s college students. Presenters will provide ideas for lesson plans and assessment; actual college assignments will be shared.


Getting Closer: The Librarian, The Curriculum And The Office Of Sustainability, Madeleine K. Charney Oct 2011

Getting Closer: The Librarian, The Curriculum And The Office Of Sustainability, Madeleine K. Charney

Madeleine K. Charney

As teachers of critical thinking and sound reasoning, academic librarians play a vital role in supporting sustainability across the curriculum. Seasoned consolidators and distributors of information, librarians also bring a unique voice to sustainability councils and committees. The forging of partnerships between the Library and the Office of Sustainability holds great potential for strengthening the surge of sustainability in higher education. This presentation centers on survey and interview responses from librarians who are instrumental in shaping sustainability on their campuses. Article here: http://works.bepress.com/charney_madeleine/69/


Using A Media Technology Showcase To Bridge The Gap Between K-12 And Higher Education, Sonya S. Shepherd Sep 2011

Using A Media Technology Showcase To Bridge The Gap Between K-12 And Higher Education, Sonya S. Shepherd

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Fade To Black: The Study Of Black Popular Culture For Information Literacy Instruction, Angiah L. Davis Sep 2011

Fade To Black: The Study Of Black Popular Culture For Information Literacy Instruction, Angiah L. Davis

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Turning Students Into Ethnographers: A Library Discovery Tour, Toni Carter Sep 2011

Turning Students Into Ethnographers: A Library Discovery Tour, Toni Carter

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Adventures In Assessment: Lib100 @ Clemson University, Anne Grant Sep 2011

Adventures In Assessment: Lib100 @ Clemson University, Anne Grant

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Information: A Literature Review, Philip Smith Sep 2011

Information: A Literature Review, Philip Smith

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Information Literacy And The Library Website: Bridging The Gap And Meeting User Needs, Jeffrey Gallant, Laura B. Wright Sep 2011

Information Literacy And The Library Website: Bridging The Gap And Meeting User Needs, Jeffrey Gallant, Laura B. Wright

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Assessing Faculty Partnerships In Library Instruction, Amy Burger Sep 2011

Assessing Faculty Partnerships In Library Instruction, Amy Burger

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Recipe For Success: Finding The Right Mix For Academic Departments, Sheila Devaney, Diana Hartle Sep 2011

Recipe For Success: Finding The Right Mix For Academic Departments, Sheila Devaney, Diana Hartle

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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F2f In The Age Of Im: Term Paper Clinic At West Virginia University Libraries, Kelly Diamond, Alyssa Wright, Noël Kopriva Sep 2011

F2f In The Age Of Im: Term Paper Clinic At West Virginia University Libraries, Kelly Diamond, Alyssa Wright, Noël Kopriva

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Better Beginnings: The Link Between A Library Skills Class And Student Success Rates, Jeannie Cook Sep 2011

Better Beginnings: The Link Between A Library Skills Class And Student Success Rates, Jeannie Cook

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Reimagining, Repurposing, Reinventing: Using Libguides For Instruction And Outreach, Camilla B. Baker, Louann Blocker, Yadira V. Payne Sep 2011

Reimagining, Repurposing, Reinventing: Using Libguides For Instruction And Outreach, Camilla B. Baker, Louann Blocker, Yadira V. Payne

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Preparing A Two-Day Research & Writing Workshop For Graduate Students, Kim Murray Sep 2011

Preparing A Two-Day Research & Writing Workshop For Graduate Students, Kim Murray

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Library Instruction Lite: When Is 10-15 Minutes Enough?, Jeffrey M. Mortimore Sep 2011

Library Instruction Lite: When Is 10-15 Minutes Enough?, Jeffrey M. Mortimore

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Libtube Team: Creating Tutorials Together, On A Dime, And In No Time, John Mcconnell Sep 2011

Libtube Team: Creating Tutorials Together, On A Dime, And In No Time, John Mcconnell

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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A Partnership Across The Promenade: Library Orientation At The Atlanta University Center, Angiah L. Davis Sep 2011

A Partnership Across The Promenade: Library Orientation At The Atlanta University Center, Angiah L. Davis

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Interactive Mapping Technologies, Information Literacy, And The Literature/Composition Course, Konni B. Shier Sep 2011

Interactive Mapping Technologies, Information Literacy, And The Literature/Composition Course, Konni B. Shier

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Do-It-Yourself Information Literacy: Using Libguides To Foster Self-Directed Learning At A Distance, Julie Ladell-Thomas Sep 2011

Do-It-Yourself Information Literacy: Using Libguides To Foster Self-Directed Learning At A Distance, Julie Ladell-Thomas

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Embedding Programmatic Assessment In Libguides, Margaret Fain Sep 2011

Embedding Programmatic Assessment In Libguides, Margaret Fain

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Assessing And Preserving Intellectual Property In Online Collaborative Composition, Christopher R. Friend Sep 2011

Assessing And Preserving Intellectual Property In Online Collaborative Composition, Christopher R. Friend

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Trade-In Library Orientations For Student Learning Outcomes And Assessment: First Year Experience, Bob Fernekes, Daniel Rivera Sep 2011

Trade-In Library Orientations For Student Learning Outcomes And Assessment: First Year Experience, Bob Fernekes, Daniel Rivera

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Workshop Content Design 101: Developing Successful Information Literacy Courses For Community Users, Liya Deng Sep 2011

Workshop Content Design 101: Developing Successful Information Literacy Courses For Community Users, Liya Deng

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Ethical Issues In The Information Age: An Analysis Through Video, Sean Boyle Sep 2011

Ethical Issues In The Information Age: An Analysis Through Video, Sean Boyle

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Of Fairs And Festivals: Librarians Teach Thematic First-Year Seminars, Donna Braquet, Micheline Westfall Apr 2011

Of Fairs And Festivals: Librarians Teach Thematic First-Year Seminars, Donna Braquet, Micheline Westfall

The Southeastern Librarian

For almost a century, library skills instruction by academic librarians has been a vital component of university programs created to help first-year students adapt to the social and academic environment of college life (Walter, 2004). Asretention of first-year students has become a strategic goal for universities, a variety of firstyear experience (FYE) programs have been developed over the last decade to address this goal. For many academic librarians, the FYE programs have resulted in an increased collaboration with faculty (Walter, 2004). This collaboration ranges from assisting faculty with incorporating information literacy skills within classroom instruction to embedding librarians within classes …