15th Annual New Reference Research Forum
Measuring the Effectiveness of Online Tutorials:
A Pragmatic Approach
Curt G. Friehs, Business Librarian, Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
cfriehs@kckpl.lib.ks.us
Cindy Craig, Social Sciences Librarian, Wichita State University
cindy.craig@wichita.edu
Full presentation on Slideshare: http://tinyurl.com/ldoo4b
Literature Sources
Dewald, N. H. (1999). Web-based library instruction: What is good pedagogy?
Information Technology and Libraries, 18(1), 26—31.
Friehs, C. G. & Craig, C. L. (2008). Assessing the effectiveness of online
library instruction with finance students. Journal of Web Librarianship, 2(4),
Chicago Hilton, Waldorf 493—509.
1:30-3:00 pm Sunday, July 12th
Kirschner, P. A., Sweller, J., Clark, R. E. (2006). Why minimal guidance during
instruction does not work: An analysis of the failure of constructivist,
discovery, problem-based, experiential, and inquiry-based teaching.
Educational Psychologist, 41(2), 75—86.
Sweller, J. (1994). Cognitive load theory, learning difficulty, and instructional
design. Learning and Instruction, 4, 295—312.
Templeman-Kluit, N. (2006). Multimedia learning theories and online
instruction. College & Research Libraries, 67(4), 364—369.
Online Tutorials
Value Line Online tutorial (video)
library.wichita.edu/reference/Tutorials/ValueLine/ValueLine.html
BIOSIS Previews tutorial (video version)
tinyurl.com/6s2vrw
BIOSIS Previews tutorial (HTML version)
tinyurl.com/6gwsnl
Useful Software
Camtasia Studio: www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp
Adobe Captivate: www.adobe.com/products/captivate/
SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences): www.spss.com