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Flip This Class: Using A Flipped Classroom Approach To Teach Information Literacy, Nancy E. Fawley Jun 2013

Flip This Class: Using A Flipped Classroom Approach To Teach Information Literacy, Nancy E. Fawley

Library Faculty Presentations

What is a flipped classroom?

  • Pedagogical model that reverses lecture and homework
  • Students view or listen to lecture material on their own time, while class time is spent reviewing and applying what they learned
  • Combines synchronous and asynchronous learning
  • Students are not passive participants in the classroom
  • Focus is on “just-in-time” instruction
  • Promotes better student-teacher (or librarian) interaction


Research-Based Learning From The Start: Developing Undergraduate Researchers, Anne E. Zald, Jennifer L. Fabbi Nov 2010

Research-Based Learning From The Start: Developing Undergraduate Researchers, Anne E. Zald, Jennifer L. Fabbi

Library Faculty Presentations

This presentation will:

- Describe the Faculty Institute for Research-Based Learning in High Impact Classes at UNLV –Goals and curriculum –Examples of impact to date

- Rough assessment of need to intentionally integrate research skills into curriculum at your institutions

- Action plan focusing on potential collaborators at your institutions


Unconventional Avenues To Integrating Information Literacy Into The Curriculum, P. S. Mcmillen, Jennifer L. Fabbi May 2009

Unconventional Avenues To Integrating Information Literacy Into The Curriculum, P. S. Mcmillen, Jennifer L. Fabbi

Library Faculty Presentations

Library instruction programs continue to seek meaningful ways to infuse information literacy into both general education and discipline-specific course sequences. At the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), targeted conversations with College of Education faculty helped librarians identify a strategic and unique point of entry with a multicultural twist.


Buy Low, Sell High, Get In Now: Low-Stakes/Low-Investment Information Literacy Initiatives Pay Off Big, David Wilson, Jeremy Donald, Steven Hoover Mar 2009

Buy Low, Sell High, Get In Now: Low-Stakes/Low-Investment Information Literacy Initiatives Pay Off Big, David Wilson, Jeremy Donald, Steven Hoover

Library Faculty Presentations

Become familiar with the concept of low stakes/low investment information literacy initiatives in order to communicate their potential value to faculty members, other librarians, and administrators. Recognize how collaboration between your library and other entities on campus can reinforce information literacy initiatives in order to draw upon the strengths and shared values of existing programs. Learn about successful initiatives in order to generate ideas that would be useful for your institution.


The Association Of Architecture School Librarians Instruction Workshop 'Lessons Learned', Jeanne M. Brown, Janine Henri May 2008

The Association Of Architecture School Librarians Instruction Workshop 'Lessons Learned', Jeanne M. Brown, Janine Henri

Library Faculty Presentations

Workshop Goals for session attendees —

Learn how to:

- relate course assignments to information competencies
- identify appropriate learning outcomes
- plan activities to achieve those learning outcomes
- create tools to assess student learning