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Hendrix, Beth; Williamson, Evan – Journal of Extension, 2017
When University of Idaho (UI) Extension brought the Idaho 4-H Teen Conference to UI's main campus, the conference organizers collaborated with UI librarians to organize a workshop in the library's newly established makerspace, the Making, Innovating, and Learning Laboratory (MILL). In the MILL, the students used cutting-edge technology to foster…
Descriptors: Youth Opportunities, Youth Programs, Library Instruction, Workshops
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Jacobson, Trudi E.; Gibson, Craig – Communications in Information Literacy, 2015
Following the action of the ACRL Board in February 2015 in accepting the "Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education" as one of the "constellation of documents" that promote and guide information literacy instruction and program development, discussion in the library community continues about steps in implementing…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Educational Practices, Program Implementation, Academic Libraries
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Fleming-May, Rachel A.; Mays, Regina; Radom, Rachel – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2015
Most academic library instruction is limited to one class period, despite empirical evidence that this approach is likely less effective than more sustained instruction. To determine if additional sessions would boost student learning and reduce library anxiety, the authors collaborated with representatives from a program for at-risk…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Instruction, At Risk Students, Undergraduate Students
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2023
This document presents the proceedings of the 27th Annual Research Forum held June 29, 2023, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Included are the following fifteen action research papers: (1) The Effects of Real-World Mathematics Activities on High School Students' Attitudes (Alexa Altizer); (2) An Investigation of the…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Mathematics Activities, High School Students, Student Attitudes
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Jastram, Iris; Leebaw, Danya; Tompkins, Heather – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2014
Rubrics are a rapidly growing subfield of information literacy assessment, providing a powerful tool for understanding student learning. This paper explores the role that the creation and application of an information literacy rubric can play in program development. Because of the Information Literacy in Student Writing assessment project at…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Scoring Rubrics, Student Evaluation, Library Instruction
Irvin, Vanessa – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2016
This article is an exploration of ways in which LIS educators can consider culture, heritage, and identity as a framework for becoming participatory agents of their teaching practices in the LIS classroom. To support this framework, this discussion introduces the research methodology, practitioner inquiry, as a meaningful approach to studying…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Science, Information Science, Teaching Methods
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Hillman, Christina R.; Sabourin, Katie – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2016
With the growing number of online courses and programs across the higher education spectrum, the need to train faculty to effectively design and deliver online courses has become essential to many institutions. However, many professional development options do not include information or support in order to transition the same library services and…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Online Courses, Distance Education, Instructional Innovation
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Solis, Eimmy; Perkins, Dan – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2017
As e-resources become more ubiquitous, and the technologies available to access them more sophisticated, libraries have greater opportunities to reach out to global users. However, this same distance means that some users never even set foot in a physical library. This case study will describe how one large academic library started a business,…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Academic Libraries, Distance Education, Instructional Design
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Yearwood, Simone L.; Foasberg, Nancy M.; Rosenberg, Kenneth D. – Communications in Information Literacy, 2015
Teaching research competencies and information literacy is an integral part of the academic librarian's role. There has long been debate among librarians over what are the most effective methods of instruction for college students. Library Faculty members at a large urban university system were surveyed to determine their perceptions of the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Librarian Attitudes, Information Literacy, Teaching Methods
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Murray, Adam – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2015
Numerous studies on retention have highlighted the role of student engagement in influencing students' withdrawal decisions. This study seeks to address how academic libraries affect student retention by examining the perception of academic library deans or directors on the alignment between library services and resources with ten nationally…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, School Holding Power, Deans, Administrator Attitudes
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Black, Elizabeth L. – Communications in Information Literacy, 2014
This article makes the case for librarians to engage with second-year students as part of the burgeoning movement in higher education to provide dedicated programming and experiences for second-year students. Grounded in development theories and transition theory, the article describes the special needs characteristic of typical second-year…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Academic Libraries, Undergraduate Students, Student Needs
Howard, Kristina; Nicholas, Thomas; Hayes, Tish; Appelt, Christopher W. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2014
This article examines the presumption that library research workshops will increase the quality, quantity and diversity of sources students use. This study compares bibliographies of research papers written by freshman composition students who received a library research session to those of students who did not receive any library instruction. Our…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Workshops, Information Sources, Bibliographies
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Blas, Elise A. – Education Libraries, 2014
Sociocultural literacy guides an instructor's pedagogy in the multicultural university classroom. By employing sociocultural literacy in the information literacy classroom, the instruction librarian can better teach students from all cultures including international students, first generation students, or students from a wide array of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Information Literacy, Library Instruction
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Rabina, Debbie – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2013
This paper presents the results of a Delphi study conducted over a two-month period in 2011. The purpose of the study was to identify reference sources that should be covered in basic reference courses taught in LIS programs in the United States. The Delphi method was selected for its appropriateness in soliciting expert opinions and assessing the…
Descriptors: Library Education, Information Services, Reference Materials, Delphi Technique
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Bryan, Jacalyn E.; Karshmer, Elana – College & Research Libraries, 2013
Many studies focus on the use of different assessment tools within information literacy instruction; however, there are very few that discuss how pre- and post-tests can be used to gauge student learning, and even fewer of those published deal with pre- and post-test assessment within the one-shot paradigm. This study explores the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Instructional Innovation, College Freshmen, Information Literacy
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