The evolution of library instruction at Santa Fe Community College -- From talking heads to flying fingers, we are making instruction sessions more interactive through the use of games and technology. Gone are the days of long lectures and blank stares; getting students involved means they have to pay attention and think. Let them do the talking for you!
Connecting students to a world of resources - NMLA 2013
1.
2. A. Send them to Google because that’s what
they’re using anyway
B. Give them a paper encyclopedia so that
they won’t use Wikipedia
C. Point to your library’s web page and wish
them good luck
D. Engage them with library resources
through exciting teaching and friendly
reference
3. A. Technology in your teaching
B. In class exercises
C. Pre and/or post assessment
D. Some combination of the above
E. Who needs any of that when I’m there?!
4. Do we have the appropriate resources?
How do we get those resources marketed to
faculty and students?
What does our teaching look like and how is
it being received?
5.
6. Build relationships with faculty
Get library instruction as requirement of
one class
10. What we were doing
Lecture based instruction
Did not have agreement with ENGL
No marketing
What we’re doing now
Less lecture, more hands-on, ipads
Required for all ENGL 111 classes
Marketing to various departments
11. • Determine the type and extent of information
needed based on the class assignment and be able
to extrapolate that need for personal or work
needs
• Identify, use, and search appropriate library
resources, both physical and electronic, to support
their information needs
• Evaluate information based on
currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and
purpose
• Understand and differentiate between popular and
scholarly resources
• Understand plagiarism and how to avoid it by
properly citing resources
12. Fall
2011 Fall 2012 Difference
The librarian kept my students
engaged during the
presentation.
Strongly
Agree 90.90% 100.00% 10.01%
After the instruction session,
I received positive feedback
from my students about the
presentation.
Strongly
Agree 72.70% 66.70% -8.25%
After the instruction session, I
saw an increase in the usage of
library resources in student's
papers/ presentations.
Strongly
Agree 36.40% 50.00% 37.36%
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14. Students will work in teams of 2 or 3.
Each team will receive 1 envelope each
round, with enough clue sheets for each team
member.
Team members may share a computer or divide
the work, but each team member must FULLY
and ACCURATELY complete his or her clue sheet.
When all members have completed their clue
sheets, put them back in the envelope.
One team member brings the envelope up front
to the Librarian.
If all the clue sheets are accurate, the judges
will provide the next round's clues.
Teams that complete all three rounds will
receive prizes…or bragging rights!
22. Guide on the
Side, http://www.library.arizona.edu/applic
ations/quickHelp/tutorial/searching-jstor
Incorporate Assessment
Get all ENGL 111 instructors to bring classes
in for two sessions instead of one
23. A. Incorporate ipads
B. Incorporate clickers
C. Incorporate hands-on activities
D. All or some of the above
E. Nothing, I’m fine the way I am
24. A. Great, really helpful and useful.
B. Got me thinking about new approaches to
teaching
C. So wonderful you should take it on the road.
D. All or some of the above.
E. Not so much…
25. Ask us questions
Share your experiences
Ideas for the future
Editor's Notes
We all have extensive resources and we all have the internet. What are we doing to get our students to those resources and to quality resources?
Let’s play.
Pre assessmentHelp us know who you are?
Continue to evaluate current collection and database subscriptionsGiving yourself the freedom to stop subscribing to things that aren’t being used (while possibly keeping some things that are just cool)Looking at new productsBuy useful things – ebooks, films, our latest Livemocha languages, etc.
Talk about underused libraries and limited number of instruction sessions
Building relationships with facultyOne-on one, join committees, ask to talk to departments, anything you can think of (find the ones that read!)Internal library discussion of how to get library instruction included in specific classes Chose 1st college level Eng class – required for all degrees and many certificates. Research paper componentDevelopment of a proposal which included why this was importantDiscussion with chair of EnglishMeeting with English facultyAgreed to the value requirement in all English 111 classes and instituted that
Numbers speak.
Talk about increase in gate count In 2009 – 64,777 In 2012 – 106,665Trickle down to other classes as a result of requirement
On of the basic questions we asked was what did our instruction look like and how could we change itMarketing -- we are providing workshops at every opportunity – convocation, lunch time conversations, department meetings
Developed a standard for what is taught in all classesDetermine the type and extent of information needed based on the class assignment and be able to extrapolate that need for personal or work needsIdentify, use, and search appropriate library resources, both physical and electronic, to support their information needsEvaluate information based on currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose Understand and differentiate between popular and scholarly resourcesUnderstand plagiarism and how to avoid it by properly citing resources
Results
Explain how game would really workHow I incorporate into classWhat say as playing?Learning outcomesDetermine the type and extent of information needed based on the class assignment and be able to extrapolate that need for personal or work needsIdentify, use, and search appropriate library resources, both physical and electronic, to support their information needsEvaluate information based on currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purposeUnderstand and differentiate between popular and scholarly resourcesUnderstand plagiarism and how to avoid it by properly citing resources
Explain how game would really workHow I incorporate into classWhat say as playing?Learning outcomesDetermine the type and extent of information needed based on the class assignment and be able to extrapolate that need for personal or work needsIdentify, use, and search appropriate library resources, both physical and electronic, to support their information needsEvaluate information based on currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purposeUnderstand and differentiate between popular and scholarly resourcesUnderstand plagiarism and how to avoid it by properly citing resources