The document discusses using iPads to provide hands-on information literacy instruction in various courses at a college. 33 instruction sessions were conducted across different subject areas using iPads. Students learned skills like accessing and evaluating information and using it ethically. Sessions were customized for different courses. Feedback found most students and faculty were highly engaged during the iPad sessions and found them effective. The iPad sessions brought interactive instruction to any classroom and exposed students to new technologies while improving engagement and effectiveness.

1. DanielleCarlock

2.  To bring interactive, hands-on, information
literacy instruction to courses throughout the
College
 Students need hands on, web based training to
learn how to access & evaluate information
 Overcome lack of technology
 Increase student engagement & student effort

3.  16 iPads were funded byTIIP grant
 Faculty offered the option of scheduling library
instruction in their own classroom using iPads.
 A total of 33 iPad sessions were conducted in the
following areas:
Nursing Reading Communications
English Interior Design HRM
Biology Exercise Sci College Success

4.  Information literacy instruction-to teach
students how to:
 Access & evaluate information
 Use information ethically
 Instruction customized to course content,
objectives, and assignments

5.  BIO 181, students learn how to locate peer
reviewed, primary literature in the life
sciences using iPads.
 In COM 100, students learn how to evaluate
websites and collaboratively construct a
Google doc with their results, using iPads

6.  In larger classes, sharing of iPads reduced the
quality of the sessions
 Wifi connectivity

7. on?
LEVEL OF
ENGAGEMENT
PERCENT OF
STUDENTS
0 (not at all engaged) 1%
1 1%
2 1%
3 0%
4 2.9%
5 4.8%
6 12.4%
7 20%
8 17.1%
9 (very engaged) 40%

8. LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT PERCENT OF FACULTY
0 (not at all engaged) 0%
1 0%
2 0%
3 0%
4 16.7%
5 0%
6 0%
7 0%
8 66.7%
9 (very engaged) 16.7%

9. LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT PERCENT OF STUDENTS
Much more engaged 69.5%
A little more engaged 21%
No effect 1.9%
A little less engaged 5.7%
Much less engaged 1%

10. EFFECTIVENESS PERCENT OF STUDENTS
0 (very ineffective) 1.9%
1 0
2 0
3 1.9%
4 6.7%
5 3.8%
6 15.2%
7 11.4%
8 22.9%
9 (very effective) 36.2%

11.  Capability of hands on information literacy
instruction in any classroom environment
 Exposing students to a new technology and
leveraging that technology for the purposes of
student engagement and instructional
effectiveness
 Brought new faculty to information literacy
instruction