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Slide Title of Opening Slide. Teaching Information Literacy with Wimba Classroom Louis E. Mays Professor/Librarian. Southern State Community College. Toledo. Cleveland. Columbus. Dayton. Cincinnati. Southern State Community College. 2307 students Diversity of student ages & situations.
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Slide Title of Opening Slide Teaching Information Literacy with Wimba Classroom Louis E. Mays Professor/Librarian
Southern State Community College Toledo Cleveland Columbus Dayton Cincinnati
Southern State Community College • 2307 students • Diversity of student ages & situations. • Degrees: • Allied health & nursing • Human services • Business • Transfer degrees • Education • Arts • Sciences
Southern State Community College • Rural area and sparsely populated • 25-35% live below poverty level • Very little cultural diversity • Many first generation college students • There is a need to teach diversity and cultural awareness.
Teaching Low Enrollment Courses with Wimba Classroom • LSCI 130 Information Literacy in the Digital Age (4 credit hours) • Elective • Used as a substitute for nursing informatics • Teaches access to information sources and resources provided by the library • Effective if taken before English Composition 102
Today’s Class • Introduction to • Signing up for a RefWorks account • Customizing a RefWorks account • Exporting references from a research database