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Using an Online Tutorial in Composition Classes

Anna Carlin, MLIS Information Literacy Technology Librarian Florida Gulf Coast University. Using an Online Tutorial in Composition Classes. Composition Courses. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker1204/4307898742/. Why a tutorial?. The tutorial.

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Using an Online Tutorial in Composition Classes

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  1. Anna Carlin, MLIS Information Literacy Technology Librarian Florida Gulf Coast University Using an Online Tutorial in Composition Classes

  2. Composition Courses http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker1204/4307898742/

  3. Why a tutorial?

  4. The tutorial • Original Skunk Ape Tutorial created in 2000 and was in use at FGCU from 2000 - circa 2004 • A basic orientation to library research and information literacy • Theme: The Skunk Ape, a mythical ape-like creature thought to live in the Everglades

  5. In 2009, work began in earnest on a new recreation of the Skunk Ape tutorial

  6. http://library.fgcu.edu/RSD/instruction/skunkape/skunkape.htmhttp://library.fgcu.edu/RSD/instruction/skunkape/skunkape.htm

  7. Meanwhile…

  8. How did it become part of the first-year experience? • Spring 2010- 5 classes of Comp II used it as part of the course redesign grant • Fall 2010- Comp I classes continued to use it • Spring 2011- Composition program leaders make the tutorial required for Comp II classes

  9. Working with Composition Instructors

  10. Using the Learning Management System Scores appear in each course for instructors to review Composition II CRN #1 Composition Instructor Email “Please add Skunk Ape” Publish Skunk Ape to multiple courses ANGEL Learning Object Repository Composition II CRN #2 Manage modules and pre/posttests Information Literacy Technology Librarian Composition II CRN #3 Scores also get fed back to the repository

  11. Participation First Time in College Enrollment for Fall 2011: (approximately) 2325 students

  12. Is it effective? Pre/Post Test data

  13. Survey feedback: What did you like? • I enjoyed that there were videos and that it wasn't just straight reading. • Extremely user-friendly and interactive. Not just plain text that students will not be drawn to continuously reading. It is, in my opinion, extremely effective and I feel that it increased my knowledge significantly, and I now feel confident enough to do any search and citation! • Fun noises

  14. Survey feedback: What didn’t you like? • The videos made me feel like I was being talked down to. • The modules are too long and I wish it got a little more to the point rather than all of the videos. • I was already taught the information so it seemed redundant to me. • I'm more of a face to face learning rather than a computer learner. • When submitting the scores, the connection kept getting lost and I had to repeat the tutorial.

  15. Using a tutorial for first-year instruction in Composition classes Pros Cons Lose the “personal” touch Technical glitches and incompatibility issues Updates can be complicated and irksome • Reach 1600+ students without straining human resources • Automated data collection • Students can go back to the tutorial for refresher

  16. Resources for further information • McClure, R., Cooke, R., & Carlin, A. (2011). Information literacy and the skunk ape: Assessing the impact of online library learning modules on student writing in English composition courses. Journal of Information Literacy, 5(2), 26-45. • Skunk Ape Tutorialhttp://library.fgcu.edu/rsd/instruction/skunkape/skunkape.htm • Anna Carlin, acarlin@fgcu.edu, Florida Gulf Coast University

  17. Flickr Photo Credits • Kids Writing photo: Kayaker1204, http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker1204/4307898742/, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ • Commencement photo: Thatautguy, http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikesagmeister/487582517/, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ • Teacher photo: Don O'Brien, http://www.flickr.com/photos/dok1/3963439187/, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en • Google Master Plan photo: Steve Jurvetson, http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/21470089/, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en

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