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Training The Trainers: Faculty Development Meets Information Literacy, Susan Archambault, Elisa Acosta
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 …
Close Encounters Of The Digital Kind: Designing Effective Online Tutorials, Susan Archambault
Close Encounters Of The Digital Kind: Designing Effective Online Tutorials, Susan Archambault
LMU Librarian Publications & Presentations
Reference and instruction librarians increasingly face the challenge of transforming traditional face-to-face library instruction to the digital environment in order to reach larger groups of users. This research report outlines the results of a multidisciplinary review of the literature concerning “best practices” in the design of information literacy tutorials. Literature was searched in the fields of library science, instructional design, web design and development, and human computer interaction to create two sets of design considerations and “best practices” for the creation of information literacy tutorials.
The Campaign For Information Literacy: Politics, Personalities, & Perseverance, Elisa Acosta
The Campaign For Information Literacy: Politics, Personalities, & Perseverance, Elisa Acosta
LMU Librarian Publications & Presentations
In early 2010, Loyola Marymount University (LMU) adopted information literacy as an Undergraduate Learning Outcome. How did this transpire? Several strategies were used by librarians to promote information literacy, including the development of effective working relationships with the Office of Assessment and the Center for Teaching Excellence. Librarians also implemented several additional “High-Impact Educational Practices.” As a result, information literacy is now a new core curriculum outcome and faculty can apply for grant money to integrate information literacy into their courses. The second half of this presentation will describe how LMU assesses information literacy for WASC accreditation. The LMU librarians …
The Rubric: An Assessment Odyssey., Elisa Slater Acosta, Susan Archambault
The Rubric: An Assessment Odyssey., Elisa Slater Acosta, Susan Archambault
LMU Librarian Publications & Presentations
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