EDUCAUSE | EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles and Information Literacy and Fluency

Interactivity in Library Presentations Using a Personal Response System

elilly — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:09:40 -0500

In order to evaluate student opinion as well as the impact on students of an active learning methodology of two face-to-face presentation styles, during a 50-minute session of library research skills, participants attended either a traditional presentation or a modified one, incorporating the use of the PRS. The Personal Response System is a wireless technology in which students, equipped with clickers, respond to a variety of questions posed by the librarian in the course of the presentation. Both types of sessions, offered by the same librarian, included the same research skills content. Created for the purpose of evaluating various aspects of the library presentation, a questionnaire completed by all students was analyzed. In the evaluation, the PRS group not only indicated a greater enjoyment of the session but found the presenter to be well organized. The authors also discuss aspects of using clickers versus employing a traditional classroom setting.

Becoming Net Savvy

ckeller — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:19:18 -0500

All of us bear responsibility for learning to be net savvy and supporting the members of our campus communities in the same lifelong process.

The New Economy, Technology, and Learning Outcomes Assessment

ckeller — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:13:32 -0500

Answering calls for change entails meaningful assessments of technology-enabled learning.

How Choice, Co-Creation, and Culture Are Changing What It Means to Be Net Savvy

drupal — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:10:43 -0600

Technology and the way information is created, used, and disseminated have changed, as has the definition of "net savvy"

The Embedded Librarian Program

drupal — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 10:56:54 -0600

Faculty and librarians partner to embed personalized library assistance into online courses.

Connecting the Digital Dots: Literacy of the 21st Century

drupal — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:09:21 -0500

Literacy today depends on understanding the multiple media that make up our high-tech reality and developing the skills to use them effectively.

Technology Literate Students? Results from a Survey

drupal — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:56:34 -0500

A survey of freshman students at Colorado State University measured their self-determined ability to use technology.

Promoting Information Fluency

drupal — Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:08:49 -0600

Washington and Lee University piloted a program that integrated information fluency instruction into a course curriculum, with encouraging results.

Students Rely on the Web for Hard-to-Find Information

drupal — Wed, 13 Feb 2002 13:39:10 -0600

What research strategies and resources do students use to find scarce information?

Information Literacy in the Undergraduate Curriculum

drupal — Wed, 28 Nov 2001 14:31:03 -0600

Certification of core technical skills verifies students' competence and strengthens their resumes.