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Full-Text Articles in Instructional Media Design
Book Review: Online By Design: The Essentials Of Creating Information Literacy Courses., Cindy Gruwell
Book Review: Online By Design: The Essentials Of Creating Information Literacy Courses., Cindy Gruwell
Library Faculty Publications
In-depth book review of Mery, Y. and Newby, J. 2014. Online by design: the essentials of creating information literacy courses.
Why Would They Try? Motivation And Motivating In Low-Stakes Information Skills Testing, Jeanne M. Brown, Carrie A. Gaxiola
Why Would They Try? Motivation And Motivating In Low-Stakes Information Skills Testing, Jeanne M. Brown, Carrie A. Gaxiola
Library Faculty Publications
In 2008 the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) University Libraries piloted the Educational Testing Service’s standardised test of information, communication, and technology (ICT) skills (iSkills) in spring and autumn 2008. In the course of administering the test we explored motivational strategies, a critical component in low-stakes, low-personal-consequences testing. Motivational strategies included providing feedback on test performance, highlighting the value of the test for the individual student, and appealing to the student’s willingness to improve the overall performance of the institution. We addressed ways to motivate students in order to enhance their level of participation in and performance …
Usability As A Method For Assessing Discovery, Thomas A. Ipri, Michael A. Yunkin, Jeanne M. Brown
Usability As A Method For Assessing Discovery, Thomas A. Ipri, Michael A. Yunkin, Jeanne M. Brown
Library Faculty Publications
The University of Nevada Las Vegas Libraries engaged in three projects that helped identify areas of its website that had inhibited discovery of services and resources. These projects also helped generate staff interest in the Usability Working Group, which led these endeavors. The first project studied student responses to the site. The second focused on a usability test with the Libraries’ peer research coaches and resulted in a presentation of those findings to the Libraries staff. The final project involved a specialized test, the results of which also were presented to staff. All three of these projects led to improvements …
The Visual Learner And Information Literacy: Generating Instruction Strategies For Design Students, Jeanne M. Brown
The Visual Learner And Information Literacy: Generating Instruction Strategies For Design Students, Jeanne M. Brown
Library Faculty Publications
In this presentation I will address three questions:
1. Who is the visual learner, and are our students – i.e. students in design disciplines – visual learners
2. Does the ACRL Information Literacy Program recognize alternate approaches to information
3. What strategies can we use to reach design students
Designing And Implementing Instruction On The World Wide Web: A Case Study, Keith Ewing, Jeanne M. Hites
Designing And Implementing Instruction On The World Wide Web: A Case Study, Keith Ewing, Jeanne M. Hites
Library Faculty Publications
This case study describes some tips and lessons learned from a project at St. Cloud State University designed to teach information literacy over the World Wide Web. The information literacy project has two primary components:
- Under the auspices of LEO: Literacy Education Online (a project to disseminate resources to improve composition and writing skills), to develop content resources providing guidance in library and internet use and application in research;
- Under the Center for Information Media, to disseminate self-paced instructional modules on library and internet use and application in research that could be used in credit-generating courses.
As the two components …