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Returning To Learn: Research And The Prodigal Student, Emily Ford, Meredith G. Farkas, Molly Blalock-Koral
Returning To Learn: Research And The Prodigal Student, Emily Ford, Meredith G. Farkas, Molly Blalock-Koral
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Returning students - those with a significant lapse in time during their formal education - make up a large and growing percentage of the student population at Portland State University (PSU). Over 40% of PSU undergraduates are over 26 years of age and 21% of graduate students over 39. Given returning students’ experiences in the work force, motivations for learning, and the lapse of time since conducting academic research, returning students may approach research differently than traditional students. Despite the size of this student population at PSU and the growth of the returning student demographic in higher education, very little …
Assessing Through Reflection: Valuing Our Wisdom And Trusting Our Gut, Robert Schroeder
Assessing Through Reflection: Valuing Our Wisdom And Trusting Our Gut, Robert Schroeder
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Reflection on teaching and learning of information literacy
Building And Sustaining A Culture Of Assessment: Best Practices For Change Leadership, Meredith G. Farkas
Building And Sustaining A Culture Of Assessment: Best Practices For Change Leadership, Meredith G. Farkas
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the idea of using Kotter's eight-step model for change leadership to create a culture of assessment that is embedded in the organizational culture of an academic library. Design/methodology/approach – This is a conceptual paper that examines the potential application of a business change model to an academic library change context. Each step of Kotter's model is described within the context of building a culture of assessment, supported by examples and suggestions from the literature of libraries, higher education, organizational behavior and change leadership. Findings – While building a culture of …
Web Conferencing Software, Meredith G. Farkas
Web Conferencing Software, Meredith G. Farkas
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Web conferencing software -- also known as webinar, videoconferencing, online meeting, and virtual classroom software -- is a web-based technology that allows groups to synchronously communicate online. Most web conferencing software offers collaboration through text, voice and video chat, screen-sharing, collaborative whiteboards, and file-sharing. Tips and Trends, written by Instructional Technologies Committee members, introduces and discusses new, emerging, or even familiar technology which can be applied in the library instruction setting.