Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 6 of 6
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Information Literacy Skills Assessment And Curriculum Analysis In Teacher Education Programs: Establishing A Conceptual Framework, Samantha Godbey, Jennifer L. Fabbi
Information Literacy Skills Assessment And Curriculum Analysis In Teacher Education Programs: Establishing A Conceptual Framework, Samantha Godbey, Jennifer L. Fabbi
Scholarship Colloquium
The iSkills assessment is an hour-long, web-based simulation developed by ETS to measure ICT literacy skills of students from grades 10 through adulthood. In this study, the authors will compare the assessment scores of students majoring in teacher education (with junior-year status) at an urban commuter campus (UNLV) and a traditional residential campus (BYU). Controlling for demographic factors and GPA, the authors will focus on curricular elements in the respective teacher education programs that may contribute to the college students' test scores. Surveys and follow-up focus groups will focus on the relative value of information literacy as a skill set …
Crowdsourcing Course Design: Tapping The Collective Intelligence Of Campus Stakeholders, Patrick Griffis, Steven Hoover
Crowdsourcing Course Design: Tapping The Collective Intelligence Of Campus Stakeholders, Patrick Griffis, Steven Hoover
Scholarship Colloquium
Background
• UNLV General Education Reform
– led to First Year Experience Course in College of Business
• Course taught by advisors in College Of Business
• Collaboration between Librarians and BUS103
• Libraries hosted Faculty Institute for First Year Seminars
– Collaborative course design with business instructors, civic engagement and student success professionals, technology specialists, and librarians
Scholarship Colloquium Flyer, University Libraries
Scholarship Colloquium Flyer, University Libraries
Scholarship Colloquium
List of presenters and presentations
Juvenile Literature E-Books In A Curriculum Materials Library Setting: Love Them Or Leave Them?, Amy L. Johnson
Juvenile Literature E-Books In A Curriculum Materials Library Setting: Love Them Or Leave Them?, Amy L. Johnson
Scholarship Colloquium
So What's The Problem?
CML’s juvenile literature collection serves a three-fold purpose
• Supporting academic study of children’s/young adult literature
• Leisure reading collection
• Providing materials for use by CCSD teachers and students
Which means…
• Amazon’s e-book sales (and other info.) can guide leisure reading trends
• BUT…we also need input and buy-in from UNLV instructors and CCSD teachers
Reaching Out To Business Communities: Best Practices For Libraries, Patrick Griffis, Sidney Lowe
Reaching Out To Business Communities: Best Practices For Libraries, Patrick Griffis, Sidney Lowe
Scholarship Colloquium
Origin of Book Project
• Presented about Business Community Outreach
– Reference Renaissance Conference: August 2010
• Approached by Managing Editor of Libraries Unlimited
– Asked to submit proposal for a book
• Proposal accepted and book contract signed
Academic Libraries And English Composition Programs: A Literature Review Of Current Trends, Erin E. Rinto
Academic Libraries And English Composition Programs: A Literature Review Of Current Trends, Erin E. Rinto
Scholarship Colloquium
This literature review examines a sampling of the last ten years of research on the relationships between academic libraries and English Composition Programs in an effort to uncover potential methods for a new collaboration between the Lied Library and the English Composition Program at UNLV. Three general trends are identified and discussed in terms of their strengths and weaknesses for local implementation.