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Information Literacy Instruction: The First Five Minutes of Class
(LOEX Quarterly, DigitalCommons@EMU, 2004)
Undergraduate students often bring negative attitudes and problematic preconceived notions to library instruction sessions. In the first five minutes of class, it is important that librarian teachers address these obstacles ...
Assessing and refining group take-home exams as authentic, effective learning experiences
(Journal of College Science Teaching, 2015)
The learning goals of an honors course, “Science as a Way of Knowing,” include critical thinking, scientific literacy, quantitative reasoning, communication, and teamwork. As a direct measure of student attainment of these ...
The World Civilizations library assignment: Development and analysis
(World History Connected, 2005)
In 1986 a faculty group at Washington State University (WSU) embarked on a project that resulted in a new requirement for all prospective graduates of the university, a two-semester sequence in World Civilizations (Gen Ed ...
Courseware and library services: Bridging the gap for distance students
(Library Hi Tech, 2007)
The purpose of this paper is to model a practical solution to the lack of library modules within commercial courseware. There are many different programming languages and models librarians can use to implement similar ...
Building User Services with OCLC's WorldCat Local
(2010-02-04)
It is possible to build a relevant, modern search and fulfillment system for your users without breaking the bank. In 2009, Washington State University joined a number of its Orbis Cascade Alliance peers in licensing OCLC's ...
Information Literacy Instruction and Assessment in an Honors College Science Fundamentals Course
(College and Research Libraries (C&RL), 2011)
The Washington State University Honors College course, UH 290, “Science as a Way of Knowing,” engages freshmen in scientific inquiry and scholarly literature research. The UH 290 instructor, a learning design consultant, ...
Fundamental questions and answers
(Association of College and Research Libraries, 2003)
In 2003, the Oregon/Washington chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries awarded two scholarships to its fall conference. One went to Leslie Hurst and the other to Corey Johnson. In this newsletter ...
Redesigning Comprehensive Library Tutorials: Theoretical Considerations, Multimedia Enhancements and Assessment Activities Incorporated
(Reference and User Services Quarterly, 2014)
When the Washington State University Library Instruction Team undertook a complete redesign of its two most central online tutorials, the task to incorporate multimedia challenged us to adopt newer pedagogical models into ...
Information literacy in pre-service teacher education: An annotated bibliography
(Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 2003)
This annotated bibliography presents a review of articles published on the topic of information literacy in teacher education since the late 1980s. Many of the articles outline concerns about pre-service teachers who ...
The ILE project: A scalable option for customized information literacy instruction and assessment
(Communications in Information Literacy, 2009)
With the vast amount of information available today, information literacy (IL) education is a critical component of undergraduate education necessary to prepare students for tomorrow’s world. Instructors want students to ...