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R E S E A R C H R E S C U E :. Beyond the One-Shot Instruction Session Brick & Click Conference, November 1, 2013 Jen Salvo-Eaton, Susan Sanders, Gloria Tibbs, Fu Zhuo University of Missouri – Kansas City Libraries. Diversity. Team. Teach. Promote. Connect. Lessons. Our Team.
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RESEARCHRESCUE: Beyond the One-Shot Instruction Session Brick & Click Conference, November 1, 2013 Jen Salvo-Eaton, Susan Sanders, Gloria Tibbs, Fu Zhuo University of Missouri – Kansas City Libraries
Diversity Team Teach Promote Connect Lessons
Our Team Jen Salvo-Eaton , salvoeatonj@umkc.eduHead of Resource Sharing &Graduate Student Services Susan Sanders , sanderssu@umkc.eduClinical Medical Librarian Gloria Tibbs , tibbsg@umkc.eduTeaching & Learning Services Librarian Fu Zhuo , zhuof@umkc.eduResearch & Liaison Librarian
Our Mission • A response to unmet needs • Students with specific needs • Adult learners • International students • Transfer students • Graduate students • Current library instruction builds a foundation of knowledge • Subject liaison relationships strengthen discipline-specific research methods Research Workshops help students accomplish specific research-related tasks at the point of need.
Our Name Research Rescue • Our team name • Wasn’t working for our program’s name • Student survey “Research Workshops”
Our Teaching WorldCat Literature Reviews Poster Presentations Interdisciplinary Research
Diversity UMKC is a diverse campus • Urban campus • About 15,000 students Average Age: 26 Source: UMKC Enrollment Statistics, 2012-2013. UMKC Facts and Figures Report Archive. (n.d.). Retrieved October 1, 2013, from http://irapweb.umkc.edu/reports/
Diversity • Diverse strategies for teaching • Lectures • In-class exercises • Assignment-based • Individual consultations • A diverse team of librarian-instructors • Varying job duties and specialties • Teaching transferable skills to help students get ahead • “How to” classes & not just about the library
Connect • Instruction is based at the university’s largest library, but we are mobile • Beyond the library instruction rooms • Going to the classrooms • Working with student organizations • We have partnered with • Academic Support and Mentoring • Career Services • UMKC Central • Writing Studio • to present a few workshops as Student Success Seminars, • a larger campus effort to help students gain the skills they need
Lessons learned • Sign up vs. show up • Skills vary widely among students • Library skills • Writing skills • Technology skills • Our evaluation form • We are asking: what do you hope to learn? • Pre-assessment; to help target students’ needs