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The At-Risk Student Population You Might Be Overlooking: Working With Developmental Education Students, Lauren Colburn, Beth Fuchs
The At-Risk Student Population You Might Be Overlooking: Working With Developmental Education Students, Lauren Colburn, Beth Fuchs
Library Presentations
Each year a considerable number of students are placed in developmental education courses which are intended to prepare them for college-level courses. In fact, a 2016 report published by the National Center for Education Statistics showed that 68% of students at public 2-year institutions and 40% of students at 4-year public institutions enrolled in at least one math, reading, or writing, developmental course between 2003-2009 (NCES, 2016). Nationally, many states have begun to focus specifically on these courses and the various ways institutions can surround these students with the academic support structures they need to succeed. However, one support structure …
Illustrating A Technical Manual: Copyright And Fair Use In A Real World Professional Context, Karyn Hinkle
Illustrating A Technical Manual: Copyright And Fair Use In A Real World Professional Context, Karyn Hinkle
Library Faculty and Staff Publications
This lesson was developed for students preparing to enter professional practice who were assigned to write and/or illustrate a technical howto manual on a topic of their choice (how to put on ski boots, draw blood, use a fitness tracking app, etc.). The teaching librarian conducts a class session on finding and creating images to illustrate the manuals and teaches differences between using copyrighted and non-copyrighted images. The students work on finding images in the public domain, creating their own images, and incorporating copyrighted images via Creative Commons licenses and the principle of fair use. Librarians can teach this lesson …
Pointing A Telescope Toward The Night Sky: Transparency And Intentionality As Teaching Techniques, Beth Fuchs
Pointing A Telescope Toward The Night Sky: Transparency And Intentionality As Teaching Techniques, Beth Fuchs
Library Presentations
How often do you provide your students with a telescope to better view your instructional intentions? Recent research from The Transparency in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Project at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has shown that students benefit when teachers articulate the thought processes behind their instructional decisions and goals. How can transparent teaching practices enhance the professional practice of instruction librarians, even when leading a one-shot session? This workshop will explore the research behind transparent teaching, consider the assumptions that underlie it, and provide practical ways to implement it.
Participants will:
- define transparent teaching in order …
Analysis Of College Students’ Personal Health Information Activities: Online Survey, Sujin Kim, Donghee Sinn, Sue Yeon Syn
Analysis Of College Students’ Personal Health Information Activities: Online Survey, Sujin Kim, Donghee Sinn, Sue Yeon Syn
Internal Medicine Faculty Publications
Background: With abundant personal health information at hand, individuals are faced with a critical challenge in evaluating the informational value of health care records to keep useful information and discard that which is determined useless. Young, healthy college students who were previously dependents of adult parents or caregivers are less likely to be concerned with disease management. Personal health information management (PHIM) is a special case of personal information management (PIM) that is associated with multiple interactions among varying stakeholders and systems. However, there has been limited evidence to understand informational or behavioral underpinning of the college students’ PHIM activities, …
Helping First-Year Students Consider Multiple Perspectives And Think More Broadly Through A Freewriting Activity, Beth Fuchs
Library Faculty and Staff Publications
This article addresses how an in-class freewriting activity was designed to inspire learning by addressing student research behavior—all informed by articulated student needs and encounters with published research. First, I will describe the freewriting activity, and then, I will share how students’ needs and published research aided in both its initial creation and a subsequent revision.
Intentionality And Transparency As Pedagogical Techniques In The Information Literacy Classroom, Beth Fuchs
Intentionality And Transparency As Pedagogical Techniques In The Information Literacy Classroom, Beth Fuchs
Library Presentations
When you build a lesson plan for a class session, how do you decide on its content and activities? What if you started to peel back the curtain a bit and let students in on some of your thinking and intentions? Recent research from The Transparency in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Project at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has shown that students benefit when teachers articulate the thought processes behind instructional decisions and goals with them. This relatively small intervention, traditionally applied to assignment design, has shown to have a big impact. How can the results of …
Framing Information Literacy: The Importance Of Setting The Stage, Beth Fuchs
Framing Information Literacy: The Importance Of Setting The Stage, Beth Fuchs
Library Presentations
Do students learn more when information literacy instruction is provided in-person by a librarian, mediated by their course instructor using a librarian-created tutorial, or self-paced using a tutorial? This presentation will focus on assessment results from a multi-sectioned college course targeting first-year students that explored this question and revealed an unexpected answer. Use the results, which are applicable to any instructional setting, to plan your next information literacy session.
Using The I-Learn Model For Information Literacy Instruction, Stacey Greenwell
Using The I-Learn Model For Information Literacy Instruction, Stacey Greenwell
Library Faculty and Staff Publications
With the increasing availability of information and the importance of lifelong information literacy (IL) skills, instructional designers, school media specialists, and librarians need to determine how to best design IL teaching in order to help students locate, evaluate, and use information more effectively. This paper describes the first experimental research study conducted to determine how teaching designed using the I-LEARN model could increase student understanding and application of IL concepts and offer recommendations for future implementations of the model. The experimental study described in this article examined whether IL skills teaching designed using the I-LEARN model increased student understanding and …
We’Ll Show You Ours If You Show Us Yours! Favorite Technologies To Support Information Literacy, Beth Kraemer, Beth Fuchs
We’Ll Show You Ours If You Show Us Yours! Favorite Technologies To Support Information Literacy, Beth Kraemer, Beth Fuchs
Library Presentations
A recent user survey revealed that our students want more online tools to help them find and use library resources successfully. The challenge is finding and developing instruction-related technologies that are not only well-suited for local needs but also engaging and useful for students. We’ll show some of our recent developments, and then, it’s your turn! Come ready to contribute your ideas (or get a head start here: http://bit.ly/Beth2015), and leave with new online tools to explore.
Performance Assessment In Academic Libraries Through Campus Collaboration, Debbie Sharp, Beth Fuchs
Performance Assessment In Academic Libraries Through Campus Collaboration, Debbie Sharp, Beth Fuchs
Library Presentations
Librarians and classroom faculty share the common goal of developing students’ research abilities. This session will describe a collaborative approach to performance assessment of information literacy learning outcomes, one of our general education competencies. Through collaboration with faculty, we create an assessment that aligns course requirements with information literacy learning outcomes, and that can be applied across disciplines, departments, teaching formats, and class sizes. We will model the assessment process, and participants will use our rubric to score sample responses.
Creating Effective Instructional Materials With I-Learn, Stacey Greenwell
Creating Effective Instructional Materials With I-Learn, Stacey Greenwell
Library Presentations
Given the proliferation of information and the lifelong importance of information literacy and critical thinking skills, librarians need to know how to best design information literacy instructional materials in order to help students locate, evaluate, and use information effectively. This poster builds upon an experimental research study conducted to determine how instructional materials designed using the I-LEARN model could increase student understanding and application of information literacy concepts. The findings from the research study show that I-LEARN can be particularly valuable in designing online course guides and provides an easy-to-use framework for developing reusable guide content.
From Pints To Barrels: Helping Topic-Focused Students See The Bigger Picture, Beth Fuchs, Debbie Sharp
From Pints To Barrels: Helping Topic-Focused Students See The Bigger Picture, Beth Fuchs, Debbie Sharp
Library Presentations
Research projects have the potential to engage undergraduates in an understanding of the complexity of knowledge, but what stymies many students as they attempt to frame their research, according to Project Information Literacy's inaugural report in 2009, is an understanding of the larger context of their topics. What teaching techniques can we use to help students understand that database results don't have to be exclusively on their topics to be useful? Using cognitive science and assessment results to inform our methods, we'll share active learning activities that can assist students in gaining insight into the broader landscapes of their topics. …
The Lexis Two-Step: After Two Major Updates In 2014, Lexis Advance Empowers Users With Improved Functionality, Beau Steenken
The Lexis Two-Step: After Two Major Updates In 2014, Lexis Advance Empowers Users With Improved Functionality, Beau Steenken
Law Faculty Popular Media
In this article, the author discusses improvements to the Lexis Advance research platform.
A Collaborative Approach To Teaching Information Literacy In First-Year Agriculture Courses, Jason Keinsley, Beth Reeder, Lauren Robinson, Melinda Borie
A Collaborative Approach To Teaching Information Literacy In First-Year Agriculture Courses, Jason Keinsley, Beth Reeder, Lauren Robinson, Melinda Borie
Library Presentations
We will discuss our redesign of the information literacy component of the first-year general agriculture course at the University of Kentucky. More specifically, we will share how we are customizing content to meet individual instructor needs by team teaching, providing more active learning opportunities, and adapting our pedagogical toolkit. Challenges include varying numbers of sessions requested per course section, location disparities, and time constraints.
Technology Telling Stories: Library Instruction Perspectives From An Information Literacy Librarian And An Archivist, Beth Fuchs, Jaime Marie Burton
Technology Telling Stories: Library Instruction Perspectives From An Information Literacy Librarian And An Archivist, Beth Fuchs, Jaime Marie Burton
Library Presentations
Connecting with today’s undergraduates requires more than just a demonstration of technology, tasks, and procedures – it also requires capturing their imaginations, emotions, and feelings. Telling stories with technology connects real world, tangible experiences with abstract ideas and research methods, therefore getting students to care about what they are researching and invest in not just the topic, but in cultivating their own habits of mind.
Using A Train-The-Trainer Model And Active Learning To Reach Biology Freshmen, Valerie E. Perry, Beth Reeder, Melinda Borie
Using A Train-The-Trainer Model And Active Learning To Reach Biology Freshmen, Valerie E. Perry, Beth Reeder, Melinda Borie
Library Presentations
Using the train-the-trainer model as our foundation, we created a new information literacy program in an introductory lab course. We will describe the program’s development, implementation, and evolution since first implemented in Spring Semester 2013.We also will share the advantages of using the train-the-trainer model in an information literacy program, particularly regarding its potential to reduce librarians’ time commitment and help librarians build lasting relationships with teaching faculty and graduate students.
Using Exploratory Image Searching To Invite Inquiry Into The Student Research Experience, Beth Fuchs
Using Exploratory Image Searching To Invite Inquiry Into The Student Research Experience, Beth Fuchs
Library Presentations
From the student perspective, progress in the research process is made by moving directly from choosing a topic to collecting sources. Developing a focus and identifying interesting questions are often seen as time-wasters and left out of the process entirely, particularly in the case of novice researchers, and yet, research tells us that these are the areas where students tend to struggle the most. How can we introduce students to the idea that before they can find answers, they need to ask questions? This session will introduce the idea of using image searching as a method for helping students who …
Building A Sustainable Life Science Information Literacy Program Using The Train-The-Trainer Model, Patricia J. Hartman, Renae Newhouse, Valerie E. Perry
Building A Sustainable Life Science Information Literacy Program Using The Train-The-Trainer Model, Patricia J. Hartman, Renae Newhouse, Valerie E. Perry
Library Faculty and Staff Publications
The train-the-trainer model has great potential for expanding information literacy programs without placing undue burden on already overextended librarians; it is surprisingly underused in academic libraries. At the University of Kentucky, we employed this model to create a new information literacy program in an introductory biology lab. We trained biology teaching assistants (TAs), each of whom was responsible for teaching two lab sections, to teach scientific database searching and Endnote Online to undergraduates. Over the first two semesters, we taught or co-taught 78 sessions of BIO 155 (nearly 2,200 attendees), with the librarian only in attendance at TA training and …
What Do You See? Image Searching For Research Topic Selection And Development, Beth Fuchs
What Do You See? Image Searching For Research Topic Selection And Development, Beth Fuchs
Library Presentations
Research tells us that students struggle most when they are starting their research projects and are trying to define research questions. Encouraging students to start with an image search helps them visualize the context of their topics and provides a rich environment for brainstorming keywords to begin an academic exploration. Find out how this technique for visual information-gathering can transform students' approaches to research, and learn how to integrate it into your classes.
The Writing Is On The Wall: Using Padlet For Whole-Class Engagement, Beth Fuchs
The Writing Is On The Wall: Using Padlet For Whole-Class Engagement, Beth Fuchs
Library Presentations
Peer learning and class participation are essential components of the active learning classroom, so what can you do to promote full student engagement with your tried-and-true activities in a once-and-done information literacy session? Take them to the wall! Padlet (www.padlet.com) provides a free, multimedia-friendly wall which can be used to encourage real-time, whole-class participation and assessment. No special equipment or technical know-how required. Find out how one librarian has used Padlet to help students create memorable, collaborative artifacts of classroom learning experiences. This is student engagement as scholarly graffiti. Banksy, watch out!
PARTICIPANTS WILL:
- Be able to contribute to a …
Building Future Researchers: Training High School Research Academy Students In The Use Of Academic Medical Library Electronic Resources, Mary Congleton
Building Future Researchers: Training High School Research Academy Students In The Use Of Academic Medical Library Electronic Resources, Mary Congleton
Library Presentations
To determine how best to educate high school students attending a campus-based health research academy in the use of academic medical library electronic resources.
The Writing Is On The Wall: Using Padlet For Whole-Class Engagement, Beth Fuchs
The Writing Is On The Wall: Using Padlet For Whole-Class Engagement, Beth Fuchs
Library Faculty and Staff Publications
Many of us define success in the classroom by the quality and quantity of student participation, but despite our best efforts, there are substantial barriers in place that discourage students outside of the vocal minority from getting more involved in our classes. This paper describes the use of a "graffiti wall" as found on Padlet (padlet.com) to overcome some of the challenges involved in class participation in order to encourage whole-class collaboration and engagement.
You Say You Want An E-Revolution?: Helping Our Patrons Benefit From Developments In Personal Technology, Beau Steenken
You Say You Want An E-Revolution?: Helping Our Patrons Benefit From Developments In Personal Technology, Beau Steenken
Law Faculty Popular Media
In this article, the author provides advice on how libraries and patrons can adapt to changes in technology and the prevalence of personal tech devices.
Saving Student Brian: Engaging Students With Innovative Technology, Stacey Greenwell, Beth Kraemer, Debbie Sharp, Susan K. Smith
Saving Student Brian: Engaging Students With Innovative Technology, Stacey Greenwell, Beth Kraemer, Debbie Sharp, Susan K. Smith
Library Faculty and Staff Publications
Question: How do you provide library orientation for a large number of first-year students without boring them to death? Answer: Create a video using new technology, student actors, and a little fun.
Learn step by step how the University of Kentucky Libraries revived their first year student orientation experience creating a video filmed on campus and in the virtual world, Second Life. From writing and filming to editing and screening, the presenters will discuss the process, offering practical tips and suggestions for creating your own instructional video. In addition, the presenters will discuss lessons learned from this experience.
Meeting The Patron At The Opac Crossroads: The Reference Librarian As An Online Consultant, Robert A. Aken
Meeting The Patron At The Opac Crossroads: The Reference Librarian As An Online Consultant, Robert A. Aken
Library Faculty and Staff Publications
Reference librarians play an important role when users interact with online catalogs. As consultants at the point of interaction they must educate patrons in the use of the machine and demonstrate their role in finding and providing information. Specific areas of consultation are discussed as is the relationship of formal instruction to point-of-use instruction. The librarian's efficiency and filtering roles are emphasized.
Computer-Assisted Instruction In Academic Libraries, Robert A. Aken, Laura Olson
Computer-Assisted Instruction In Academic Libraries, Robert A. Aken, Laura Olson
Library Faculty and Staff Publications
The implementation of a computer-assisted instruction package to supplement college-level bibliographic instruction is described. An outline of goals and objectives for an introductory package and a sample segment explain the technique for creating software locally, allowing for custom design. The use of sample materials permits student-tool interaction in a realistic exercise while also taking advantage of the computer's capabilities. Using locally available hardware with librarian-created text allows for subject-specific lecture presentations, elimination of repetition, and immediate instructional feedback. Results from use of materials by almost 2000 students are summarized.