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Item Leading by Example: Instructional shadowing as a professional development tool
Sullivan, Elizabeth; Miller, Lindsay; Lucey, KathleenAs instructors, we each have a style and specific strategies for engaging students and communicating information effectively. Continued engagement, development, and improvement as instructors can be difficult when we have tried and true methods that seem successful. We have formal methods of evaluation in place, but where can we seek new ideas and continue to develop as instructors? Our colleagues serve as some of our best resources. We opted to create an informal peer shadowing program that allows instructors the opportunity to observe and learn from colleagues in practical settings. This shadowing program is intended to function as a professional development option, useful for both new and experienced instructors. It is not evaluative but aspires to spark creativity and partnerships. This poster details the process for starting your own instructional shadowing program, including steps, assessment measures, considerations, and lessons learned.Item Campus-wide partnerships to improve students’ academic integrity iQ
Resnis, Eric; Miller, Lindsay; Withers, RobertMiami University’s iQ (short for integrity Quickstart) is a newly created online tutorial that guides students through different scenarios about academic integrity and research issues. Each scenario introduces the student to a new topic with animated Flash video, additional resources and short quizzes to assess their understanding. iQ was created through a partnership between the Libraries, University IT and Student Affairs. Instructional designers from IT helped us to transform the content into short video-based snippets. The presentation tools from Prezi.com give iQ its visually appealing, non-linear structure. Additionally, staff from Student Affairs help us to tailor the content on academic integrity and consequences for violation. Numerous challenges were encountered to ensure that the end product was something exemplary of Miami’s commitment to these topics. This poster will cover the creation and implementation of iQ at Miami University. We will discuss how iQ works as both a standalone learning tool and as part of a bibliographic information session and how campus partnerships can help foster institutional buy-in for academic integrity and information literacy.Item Joining forces with Faculty to Foster Information Literacy Best Practices in the Classroom
Resnis, Eric; Sullivan, Elizabeth; Miller, Lindsay; Pickens, KathleenFaculty often are frustrated by the quality of student research, including low scholarly resource use and lack of evaluation skills. Miami University (Oxford, OH) has created a faculty learning community (comprised of both faculty and librarians) to explore the above concerns during the course of an academic year. During the first semester, faculty discovered the information literacy skills of their students via survey tools, focus groups, and class observation. Disturbed by the results, faculty began work on a “best practices” list for bringing information literacy skills into the classroom. This poster will detail the process, successes, and future prospects for this project.Item Reimagining Info Lit Assessment: An Inexpensive and Easy Method for Measuring IL Skill Progression
Resnis, Eric; Miller, Lindsay; Lucey, KateHow information literate are our students? How can we tell if their skills are improving during their college years? Standardized IL tests are available (iCriticalThinking and SAILS), but each requires a considerable investment to participate. Is it possible to achieve results using a separate in-house, and open source software? Yes! This presentation will describe our university’s implementation of this software, the results, and how we are using results to prove effectiveness and improve information literacy instruction.Item Spanning the University to Improve Information Literacy e-Instruction
(2010) Miller, LIndsay; Resnis, Eric; Withers, RobIn Fall 2009, the interactive information literacy module "integrity Quickstart"(iQ) was introduced to first and second-year students at Miami University. iQ, which teaches information literacy and academic integrity concepts using the dynamic Flash-based presentation tool Prezi, is a companion to the existing eScholar, a more passive, in-depth tutorial. iQ was created through a unique campus collaboration between the Libraries, University IT and Student Affairs. This session will recount the creation and implementation of iQ, everything from scripting and storyboarding to grant support and dealing with differences of opinion involved with any collaboration. We will discuss how iQ and eScholar work together as part of a bibliographic information session and how campus partnerships can help foster institutional buy-in for academic integrity and information literacy.Item The Library and the Campus Visit: Communicating Value to Prospective Students and Parents
(2012-10-12) Miller, LindsaySuccessful undergraduate admission and recruitment efforts are vital to every university. A strong student body improves the quality of academic programs and the prestige of the institution. Since most colleges depend heavily on tuition revenue, good recruitment ensures that the university has enough funding for services and staff. How does the academic library contribute tostudent enrollment? Is the library a factor in a student’s college choice? This paper will suggest best practices for library involvement in recruitment and enrollment and how these efforts not only help the university but further the goals of the library and demonstrate its value in higher education.