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Information Literacy

Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Active learning

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Using Google Jamboard To Promote Student Engagement & Collaboration, Elisa Acosta Jun 2021

Using Google Jamboard To Promote Student Engagement & Collaboration, Elisa Acosta

LMU Librarian Publications & Presentations

Faculty presentation for TSI (The Summer Institute), sponsored by the local faculty union for the San Diego and Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College Districts.


When Active Learning Goes Flat, Lindsey Mclean, Elisa Acosta Apr 2015

When Active Learning Goes Flat, Lindsey Mclean, Elisa Acosta

LMU Librarian Publications & Presentations

What happens when an active learning activity goes flat? You rapidly transform your lackluster exercise into an engaging activity midway through the semester! In this presentation we will discuss our instructional design efforts for a required in-person library instruction session for 73 Rhetorical Arts classes (1,273 freshmen). We used elements from both the hybrid approach and gamification techniques. Hybrid, or blended learning is a method of instruction in which students learn through a combination of face-to-face instruction and computer-mediated activities. The paper-based, active learning exercise the students completed in class was “gamified” and transformed into a digital learning object to …


Training The Trainers: Faculty Development Meets Information Literacy, Susan Archambault, Elisa Acosta Oct 2013

Training The Trainers: Faculty Development Meets Information Literacy, Susan Archambault, Elisa Acosta

LMU Librarian Publications & Presentations

Librarian and faculty collaborations are the most essential component of any successful information literacy program. How can librarians entice faculty to collaborate? A wide range of outreach strategies have been chronicled in the literature, including brown bag lunch discussions, faculty focus groups, librarian-faculty grants, librarian participation in faculty governance, and workshops. Collaboration can also occur as a result of accreditation or program review requirements. This session will focus on the method of hosting “train the trainer” workshops to present key information literacy concepts to faculty and stimulate ideas for embedding information literacy into the classroom. We will present a broad …