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Changing the Paradigm of Instruction and Outreach

Changing the Paradigm of Instruction and Outreach. Jim Clarke Engineering Librarian Miami University Oxford, Ohio. Agenda. Undergraduate Engineering Education Academic Engineering L ibrarianship Literature Research Guidance Process ( LRGP ) Review Process Examples

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Changing the Paradigm of Instruction and Outreach

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  1. Changing the Paradigm of Instruction and Outreach Jim ClarkeEngineering LibrarianMiami UniversityOxford, Ohio

  2. Agenda • Undergraduate Engineering Education • Academic Engineering Librarianship • Literature Research Guidance Process (LRGP) • Review Process Examples • Future Deployment & Research Plans

  3. Undergraduate Engineering Education • The state of U.S. engineering education is weak. • U.S. universities cannot recruit enough students. • Only 60% of the recruited students become engineers. • Approximately 110,000 U.S. engineering graduates per year. • About 400,000 domestic engineering jobs are available. • Strong growth in engineering jobs until at least 2018. • Concerns exist regarding U.S engineer quality.

  4. Undergraduate Engineering Education • Government & Private Sector investing in STEM. • According to a report by the National Science and Technology Council, the feds spent 3.4 billion just in 2011 through 252 distinct investments. • States including Washington, Oregon, Texas, North Carolina, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee, Arizona, California, and Idaho have developed STEM alliances that rely on both public and private funding. • The Business and Industry Stem Education Coalition (BISEC) & TechNetare examples of corporate partners supporting STEM.

  5. Engineering Librarians/Jedi Knights

  6. Value of Engineering Librarians • Potential to increase student retention & quality of young American engineers. • Committed to STEM education. • Train students to access & analyze technical literature. • Foster critical thinking & informed decisions for design projects. • Support the development of high caliber engineers.

  7. Obsolete Engagement Model • The few serve the many • 500-600 in North America • 1 librarian/1700 students* • Declining desk demand • External role • Semi-Faculty/Outside Curriculum • Limited instruction time • 200 minutes/128 weeks • Outreach = New frontier

  8. Literature Research Guidance Process(LRGP) • Research kickoff meetings (capstone case study) • Team reference meetings & instruction • Initial literature searches • Follow up weekly meetings

  9. LRGP Weekly Team Meetings • Meet teams with or without faculty advisors. • Require agendas, Gantt charts, minutes, wikis. • Facilitate literature analysis discussions: • What did you read? • Why is it valuable for the project? • How can you use the information in the design process? • Should your fellow team members read it? • Does it raise important questions to ask your advisor? • Does it identify a need for more reading materials?

  10. As the semester progresses • Meet with teams weekly until the midterm • Co-advise for presentations, posters, papers. • Attend student events to provide support • Develops strong professor & student relationships

  11. Initial Observarions • LRGP is not threatening to professors.-Supports accreditation (ABET) learning outcomes. • LRGP is practical for engineering students. • LRGP is practical for many engineering disciplines. • LRGP is not scalable for a small staff. • Small scale LRGP projects should attempted. • Added value needs to be proven. • STEM investments need to be harnessed. • 21st Century engagement model needs to end.

  12. Design Project Librarians • Outreach-focused librarians • Incremental growth • First-Year Research Programs • Independent Research • Student Chapter Projects • Senior Design Projects

  13. Next Steps • Prove LRGP increases learning outcomes. • Pilot project for the 2012 fall semester • Pursue an NSF TUES grant in 2013: • Hire temporary design project librarians to maximize LRGP deployment. • Facilitate LRGP deployment at other universities. • Consider support from other STEM organizations.

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