Situated Practices Of Information Use And Representation: An Ethnographic Study Of A Web Design Project For Boys,
2010
San Jose State University
Situated Practices Of Information Use And Representation: An Ethnographic Study Of A Web Design Project For Boys, Kristen Rebmann
Faculty Publications
This article explores the production practices employed by children building personal webpages in a semi-structured afterschool program: the Fifth Dimension (5D). Following a critical Multiliteracies (CritMLs) approach to learning design, this ethnographic study introduced web-building practices to the children of the 5D and followed their production of personal webpages over a 9 month period. By structuring the intervention this way, it was possible to simultaneously observe the development of both the webpage as artifact as well as the child-participant. Along these lines, the study describes the unique and particular social contexts from which personal webpages emerge and develop over time. …
Information Outlook, June 2010,
2010
San Jose State University
Information Outlook, June 2010, Special Libraries Association
Information Outlook, 2010
Volume 14, Issue 4
Show Me The Article!: Helping Students Understand The Library's Role In Accessing Scholarly Information,
2010
Hope College
Show Me The Article!: Helping Students Understand The Library's Role In Accessing Scholarly Information, Todd J. Wiebe
Faculty Presentations
A fundamental concept that students need to understand about performing research at the college/university level is that, contrary to what they may believe or have been accustomed to thinking, the entire sum of human knowledge is not openly accessible to anyone for free via the Internet. Often times, students need to "see it to believe it" –or, more importantly, grasp it–by experiencing first-hand how the library and free web intersect. We should not assume that the divide between what is available freely on the Internet and the content provided by, and only accessible via campus libraries is automatically or commonly …
Interactive Online Forms,
2010
Syracuse University
Interactive Online Forms, Ashley Nelson-Hornstein
Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All
The use of interactive online forms can improve the efficiency of data management processes in any organization, particularly ones that rely on the collection of large amounts of data. The work of my capstone project sought to leverage technologies available in the open source community to improve the work-flow of one such organization, the Honors program at Syracuse University. As a result, I focused on transforming the often used paper civic engagement form into an autonomous electronic process. By appropriately following the stages of the systems development life cycle, a systematic approach that focused on planning and security conscious execution …
Information Outlook, April/May 2010,
2010
San Jose State University
Information Outlook, April/May 2010, Special Libraries Association
Information Outlook, 2010
Volume 14, Issue 3
Serials Label Printing With Zebra Tlp Printers,
2010
Wright State University - Main Campus
Serials Label Printing With Zebra Tlp Printers, Leigh Ann Duncan
University Libraries' Staff Publications
In 2009, Wright State University Libraries began printing single monographic spine labels with Zebra printers. The process worked so well, we wanted to print serials labels with the printers as well. Because serials labels are not one of the print templates options, we had to make the procedure work with the legacy printing method. These posters will illustrate how we used Zebra TLP 2824 printers with Print Wizard to format and print serials labels.
What Are Mobile Friendly Library Sites Offering? A Survey,
2010
Singapore Management University
What Are Mobile Friendly Library Sites Offering? A Survey, Chee Hsien Aaron (Zheng Zhixian) Tay
Research Collection Library
Everyone knows mobile is hot now, and many libraries are scrambling to add mobile friendly pages. Currently themost complete listing of libraries with mobile sites can be found at the Library Success Wiki site , which lists over40 such sites.I thought it would be helpful to look at these 40+ sites to see what are the common services that have beingoffered to mobile users. To that end, I have created a google doc of the 40 sites comparing their common features.I grouped each feature below according to whether it exists in a mobile site and then choose representativeexamples with images …
What Are Mobile Friendly Library Sites Offering? A Survey,
2010
Singapore Management University
What Are Mobile Friendly Library Sites Offering? A Survey, Chee Hsien Aaron (Zheng Zhixian) Tay
Research Collection Library
Everyone knows mobile is hot now, and many libraries are scrambling to add mobile friendly pages. Currently themost complete listing of libraries with mobile sites can be found at the Library Success Wiki site , which lists over40 such sites.I thought it would be helpful to look at these 40+ sites to see what are the common services that have beingoffered to mobile users. To that end, I have created a google doc of the 40 sites comparing their common features.I grouped each feature below according to whether it exists in a mobile site and then choose representativeexamples with images …
Changing Our Service Interface To Support Learning: Information Literacy In The Virtual Environment At The City University Of Hong Kong Library,
2010
Singapore Management University
Changing Our Service Interface To Support Learning: Information Literacy In The Virtual Environment At The City University Of Hong Kong Library, Bethany Wilkes, Hsianghoo Steve Ching, Shun-Wa Lee, Joanna Pong, Anna Ryan
Research Collection Library
No abstract provided.
Using Podcasts For Assessing Information Research,
2010
CUNY Hunter College
Using Podcasts For Assessing Information Research, Lauren Yannotta, Brian Lym, Shiao-Chuan Kung
Publications and Research
This paper reports on the use of podcast audio recordings to assess learning in a hybrid information research course. Evidence of learning that appeared in the audio recordings and how the project affected student learning were investigated. Findings suggest that student-created podcasts can be beneficial in that instructors can see what students learned from the podcast content; students can see evidence of own learning by looking at before and after podcasts; and that students see methods used by other students and reflect on own methods/knowledge.
Journal Editing In The Age Of Open Access: A Reflection On Opportunities And Challenges,
2010
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Journal Editing In The Age Of Open Access: A Reflection On Opportunities And Challenges, Sarah Mccord, Terry Taylor
Communications in Information Literacy
No abstract provided.
Writing Information Literacy Assessment Plans: A Guide To Best Practice,
2010
Syracuse University
Writing Information Literacy Assessment Plans: A Guide To Best Practice, Megan Oakleaf
Communications in Information Literacy
Academic librarians throughout higher education add value to the teaching and learning missions of their institutions though information literacy instruction. To demonstrate the full impact of librarians on students in higher education, librarians need comprehensive information literacy assessment plans, composed of instructional program-level and outcome-level components, that summarize the purpose of information literacy assessment, emphasize the theoretical basis of their assessment efforts, articulate specific information literacy goals and outcomes, describe the major assessment methods and tools used to capture evidence of student learning, report assessment results, and highlight improvements made as a consequence of learning assessment.
Teaching Matters: The State Of Information Literacy Assessment And The Way Forward,
2010
University of Nevada - Reno
Teaching Matters: The State Of Information Literacy Assessment And The Way Forward, Patrick P. Ragains, Janelle M. Zauha
Communications in Information Literacy
No abstract provided.
A Twenty Year Path: Learning About Assessment; Learning From Assessment,
2010
Pierce College
A Twenty Year Path: Learning About Assessment; Learning From Assessment, Debra L. Gilchrist
Communications in Information Literacy
This article reviews the development of educational assessment from the 1970's to the present, including discussions of basic working definitions and models of assessment in information literacy. It reflects on what librarians have learned from assessment and about assessment, and how this information is being used to improve current and future assessment offerings.
Using Cognitive Interviews And Student Response Processes To Validate An Interpretive Argument For The Ets Iskills™ Assessment,
2010
Center for Technology in Learning, SRI International
Using Cognitive Interviews And Student Response Processes To Validate An Interpretive Argument For The Ets Iskills™ Assessment, Eric Snow, Irvin Katz
Communications in Information Literacy
Evaluating the trustworthiness of Internet-based or other digital information has become an essential 21st century skill. The iSkills™ assessment, from Educational Testing Service (ETS), purports to measure such digital evaluation skills, along with other digital literacy skills. In this work, we use an argument-based approach to assessment validation to investigate the extent to which iSkills test scores can support inferences about the ability of college students to evaluate information in a digital environment. Eighty-eight undergraduates responded to iSkills assessment tasks and to more open-ended "naturalistic" tasks. These naturalistic tasks were designed to be like homework assignments that incorporate the critical …
The Ile Project: A Scalable Option For Customized Information Literacy Instruction And Assessment,
2010
Washington State University
The Ile Project: A Scalable Option For Customized Information Literacy Instruction And Assessment, Steve Borrelli, Corey M. Johnson, Lara A. Cummings
Communications in Information Literacy
With the vast amount of information available today, information literacy (IL) education is a critical component of undergraduate education necessary to prepare students for tomorrow's world. Instructors want students to demonstrate critical thinking skills and are often disappointed with student submissions resulting from undeveloped IL skills. Library Instruction programs are often tasked with addressing this educational need and often struggle to find a scalable method to provide IL instruction to the student body. The Information Literacy Education (ILE) Project is an asynchronous learning environment tailored to deliver instruction and assessment. Posited as a customizable option to present IL instruction, this …
Building A Seamless Environment For Assessment Of Information Literacy: Libraries, Student Affairs, And Learning Outside The Classroom,
2010
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Building A Seamless Environment For Assessment Of Information Literacy: Libraries, Student Affairs, And Learning Outside The Classroom, Scott Walter
Communications in Information Literacy
Assessment has been a topic of interest in higher education for decades, with its recent growth rooted in a number of scholarly traditions, as well as the broader interest in "accountability" that has been characteristic of American education since the 1980s. Many previous studies have demonstrated that the literature of assessment in higher education is a rich resource for those wishing to identify effective approaches to the assessment of information literacy. This piece invites readers to pay attention to the lessons taught by faculty development experts as well as by scholars of the science of teaching and learning, but also …
Using Assessment Data To Inform Library Instruction For First Year Students,
2010
Gustavus Adolphus College
Using Assessment Data To Inform Library Instruction For First Year Students, Julie Gilbert
Communications in Information Literacy
Seeking ways to develop information literacy skills among first year college students, librarians at our institution developed a pilot program to measure the effects of a multiple library instruction session module on students' research skills in the first semester. The pilot program incorporates a substantial assessment model consisting of a pretest, posttest, and a citation analysis of final papers. Results demonstrate that students who had multiple library instruction sessions during the first semester report higher levels of confidence and greater use of library resources than students who had only a single instruction session.
Mixing And Matching: Assessing Information Literacy,
2010
Linfield College
Mixing And Matching: Assessing Information Literacy, Carol Mcculley
Communications in Information Literacy
Authentic assessment of student learning outcomes is much in demand. This paper reviews a variety of assessment methods that measure cognitive, behavioral, and affective levels of learning that can be used to design library class instruction and assessments to improve student learning and teaching of information literacy concepts. The intentional use of these methods to assess undergraduate student learning in many disciplines through working collaboratively with faculty and integrating the assessments in a learner-centered environment is discussed.
The Evolution Of A Testing Tool For Measuring Undergraduate Information Literacy Skills In The Online Environment,
2010
University of Maryland University College
The Evolution Of A Testing Tool For Measuring Undergraduate Information Literacy Skills In The Online Environment, Elizabeth Mulherrin, Husein Abdul-Hamid
Communications in Information Literacy
The construction and validity of an assessment tool mapped to objectives in a high enrollment credit-bearing information literacy course delivered primarily online is the focus of this article. An open book and non-proctored objective test can be a reliable measure for assessing student competencies in basic information literacy skills, both at the course level and for reporting to national accrediting bodies and state agencies. An analysis of overall student performance on test items that are mapped to information literacy outcomes helps to identify competencies that need improvement in a course, as well as provide a baseline for informing the process …
