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The Library’s Role in Supporting Teaching and Learning

The Library’s Role in Supporting Teaching and Learning. Institute of Technology Library Advisory Committee April 28, 2009. Librarians are:. Teachers Online tool developers

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The Library’s Role in Supporting Teaching and Learning

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  1. The Library’s Role in Supporting Teaching and Learning Institute of Technology Library Advisory Committee April 28, 2009

  2. Librarians are: • Teachers • Online tool developers • Partners in helping students understand the scientific communication cycle and develop the skills outlined in the student learning outcomes

  3. Librarians as Teachers • Workshops for Researchers • RefWorks, EndNote, and Zotero • Web Tools for Working Collaboratively • Keeping Up: Web-Based Tools That Help You Work Smarter • Google for Researchers • Research Made Easy: Discover the Web of Science

  4. Librarians as Teachers • Workshops for Graduate Students • Grant Funding for Graduate Students • Getting Published: How to Publish Your Science Research Article • Creating Effective Posters Using PowerPoint • Formatting Your Dissertation in Word 2007

  5. Librarians as Teachers • Offer class sessions to support specific assignments (e.g., freshman seminars, Excel for engineers, engineering design) • Offer 8-week series for Summer Bridge students • Teach a one-credit course in the Chemistry Department on “Chemical Literature and Information Retrieval”

  6. Librarians as Tool Developers • Assignment Calculator • CourseLib Pages • Online Tutorials • MyLibrary/MyU Portal • Groovy gadgets

  7. Librarians as Partners Student Learning Outcomes in Direct Support of Scientific Communication: • Identify, define and solve problems • Locate and critically evaluate information • Communicate effectively • Acquire skills for lifelong learning

  8. Librarians as Partners Student Learning Outcomes: Information Literacy: Recognize when information is needed Locate, evaluate, and use the needed information effectively Develop skills for lifelong learning Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education • Identify, define and solve problems • Locate and critically evaluate information • Communicate effectively • Acquire skills for lifelong learning

  9. Well-Rounded Graduate Student Learning Outcomes Excellent Disciplinary Education ABET Standards Information Literacy Standards

  10. Librarians as Partners • Information literacy skills should: • Be integrated into meaningful, discipline-based assignments that connect students to what they will do as scientists/engineers • Scaffold throughout all four years of an undergraduate program • Be part of the curriculum to ensure that all students develop these skills

  11. Librarians as Partners • What are the foundational skills that every student in the Institute of Technology should master? • Which foundational courses are most appropriate? Writing intensive? Project focused?

  12. Librarians as Partners • What discipline-specific skills should students in each major develop sophomore, junior and senior years? Example: Mechanical Engineering • Which courses are most appropriate?

  13. Librarians as Partners • Creating effective assignments • Break them down, scaffold • Can be short, and still develop key skills • See handout • Assignment Calculator • Online tutorials

  14. Jon Jeffryes Lisa Johnston Jan Fransen Kris Fowler Meghan Lafferty Jody Kempf

  15. Next Steps Invite your subject librarians to: • Meet with your department’s curriculum committee or DUG • Help map SLO’s to specific courses and develop information literacy learning objectives • Help develop assignments and learning objects (e.g., tutorials) that may be integrated into key aspects of the curriculum

  16. Other Ideas • During career fairs and industry visits, ask employers to discuss the communication and information skills they seek in new hires • Survey co-op students and recent graduates about their professional development needs in the workplace

  17. Other Ideas • Develop a certificate program that consists of a series of workshops/successful assignments that demonstrate information and communication skills • “3M Excellence in Scientific Communication Award” • Different certificates by discipline • Integrate tutorials/workshops with class assignments • “Add product to your portfolio” through Assignment Calculator • 1 credit class or extra credit in course

  18. Thank you! Janice Jaguszewski j-jagu@umn.edu 626-0557 http://sciweb.lib.umn.edu

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