Next Meeting will be in October at Assumption, Topic Assessment

Sources to check out:

Hernon, P. & Dugan, R.E. (2002). An Action Plan
for Outcomes Assessment in Your Library. Chicago:
American Library Association.

Outcomes assessment: not synonymous with inputs and outputs
Robert E. Dugan, and Peter Hernon, The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 28, Number 6, November 2002, pp. 376-380(5)

May ARC Meeting Notes: learning objects & other useful tools

These are small technology tidbits that are self contained and can be used anywhere, anytime. These offer learning in a visual way....
Examples:

* simulations
* online tutorials
* online quiz
* Flash clip
* movie clip or screen captures

Librarians shared examples:
Primo Database - peer-reviewed instructional materials created by librarians
UCONN Research 101
Assignment Calculator
MLA Citation Game
Rockwell Schrock's Boolean Machine

Vendor tutorials are great, link to them:EBSCO
Hoovers - see bottom of training page for tutorials

Assumption is using a wiki for sharing info about reference desk.


Orientation Ideas:
* Rachael allows students to draw on library windows! They love it
* Larry gets orientation leaders to tell the first years something about the library, what it has offered them
* Christine is thinking about how to get students puzzle pieces, to bring to the library...
* Carol has past peer advisor trained so that they are working with new students
* Be sure to include something in orientation packets if you can
* Campus center tables during move in day, or orientation programs (outreach)

Information Literacy Planning:
Librarians at Assumption are working on their plan and assessment ideas, share any you may have with them.

My College Freshman is Your High School Senior

• Wouldn’t it be great if we could all sit and talk about expectations for students, that pertain to research and writing?

• How do you think your students could be better prepared for the papers and projects they encounter at your grade level?

• Do you have a clear idea of what research and writing skills your students need to be successful at the next grade level?

• How can the librarians at your institution or in your town work with you to ready your students for research? Are you and your students taking full advantage the services they offer?

Mount Wachusett Community College Library has received funding from the Central Massachusetts Regional Library System and the MWCC College Access and Preparation Program in order to host a day-long summit, at which librarians and educators will have an opportunity to discuss their common concerns and strategize on ways to best prepare their students as they proceed through the educational system and into the workforce. Central Massachusetts public libraries, elementary, middle and high schools as well as two and four-year schools are invited to participate in this unique opportunity to dialogue with colleagues, and discuss such topics as information literacy and writing and research across the curriculum.

Please plan to participate in this event scheduled for June 8th at MWCC. If at all possible, invite someone else from your institution to register as well - whether it be a faculty member, writing program director, dean, etc., the more voices we bring to this day, the richer and more powerful the conversation and potential results. Please find additional information plus the online registration form at: http://www.cmrls.org/CE/mycollegefreshman.html

Hope to see you next month!

-Heidi

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Heidi N. McCann
Reference and Instructional Services Librarian
Mt. Wachusett Community College
(978) 630-9338
check out our blog at:
http://mwcclibrary.blogspot.com/

May ARC Meeting: define: learning object & uses in library instruction

google it: define: learning object

Bring along samples of some of the learning objects you are using during library instruction.

Or prior to meeting check out MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online... and other Learning Object Respositories and find a few library/research related items to take the stage and show.

Please bring along your own ideas and experiences to share as well as news & updates on your own information literacy initiatives at your institution.

Thursday May 25 from 2:30-4:30pm
Clark University Goddard Library - Instruction Room, which is on the main floor of the library
Directions to Clark | Campus Map

Questions? Feel free to contact Racheal Shea (rshea@clarku.edu) or Christine Drew (cdrew@wpi.edu)

Theories of Motivation - Meeting Notes & PowerPoint

Examples and cool tools shared:

• scholarly vs. popular magazines - chart (Word Document) created by Christine @ WPI
  
• Citation Game - University of Washington


• Rockwell Schrock's Boolean Machine

Announcements:

NELIG Annual Conference - Beyond the Diploma, will be held June 9, 2006 at Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI.

My College Freshman is Your High School Senior : Beginning the dialogue - An opportunity for librarians/educators hosted at MWCC in June 2006. All interested staff from area libraries (public, elementary, high school and academic) plus teachers and faculty from area schools, colleges and universities are encouraged to help shape the agenda and discussion topics for the June workshop. For more information, please contact Heidi McCann at 978-630-9255 (h_mccann@mwcc.mass.edu )

Theories of Motivation & the Use of Technology in Instruction

You are invited to attend the ARC Information Literacy Special Interest Group meeting Monday March 6 - 2:30-4:30pm Gordon Library Worcester Polytechnic Institute

WPI Directions: http://www.wpi.edu/About/Visitors/directions.html
Campus Map: http://www.wpi.edu/About/Visitors/campusmap.html
Parking in the Boynton Street Lot behind the library is recommended, and will not be a problem as we are on Spring Break.

Matthew Laliberte, Instructional Technologist at WPI, will be discussing theories of motivation (including Keller's ARC theory) as they apply to the use of technology for the first hour, after all are welcome to discuss, & share ideas on motivating students & updates on regional information literacy intiatives.

Using Technology in Library Instruction: Blackboard and Beyond

We will begin with a discussion on creative uses of technology in library instruction, including extending the 50 minute session with Blackboard. Christine Drew has experience with Blackboard and will begin with this topic. Christine's presentation: Using Assessments in Course Management Systems.

Please bring along your own ideas and experiences to share.

Thursday Dec. 8 from 2:30-4:30pm
Clark University Goddard Library - Instruction Room, which is on the main floor of the library
Directions: http://www.clarku.edu/offices/admissions/visitingclark/directions.shtml
Campus Map: http://www.clarku.edu/campusmap/

ARC Information Literacy SIG May 19, 2005 Meeting

Are We Meeting the Information Needs of Graduate Students?
Thursday May 19, 2005 2:30-5pm
Jacques Meeting Room, Foundress Hall, Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton, MA
Directions: http://www.annamaria.edu/admissions/directions.htm
Parking: available in the lot behind Foundress Hall
R.S.V.P. to Alice Baron abaron@annamaria.edu by Monday May 16th

Attendees are encouraged to bring along a 1-2 page handout (15-20 copies) of thoughts, resources, references, programs, or ideas related to graduate student information literacy.

• Does your college/university have an established program for graduate students?
• Do you successfully work with individual programs at your institutions?
• How do you reach out to graduate students?
• How do you assess their skill level?
• Have you heard of or seen other exciting programs, articles, or resources regarding this issue?

We plan on a round robin type program, everyone will be in the spotlight for 5-10 minutes, depending on the number of people attending.

Christine Drew Instruction Coordinator,

March Meeting Notes: Assessment Ideas & Online Tutorials

ARC - Information Literacy SIG - March Meeting -
Friday March 11, 2005 2:30-4:30pm
Location: Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Gordon Library - Anderson Lab A
Overview of Presentations and Minutes

Rachel Zyirek - bibliography
Rachel discussed approaches to assessment of library instruction at Babson College over the past 6 years. Moving from a simple in-class paper survey to a more direct assessment method involving observational interviews of rhetoric students performing research tasks. Success came after many years of perseverance and relationship development with faculty, staff and students. Librarians are now leaders on campus with endeavors that are being incorporated into campuswide assessment efforts.

Online Tutorials Kari Mofford - Wentworth Institute of Technology
Kari shared her experiences with RoboDemo, now Captivate, used for creating online tutorials for Wentworth. See the Freshman Orientation Tutorial. Her goal was to create a component for the first year students to do during their first month as a foundation for English classes. She also used Dreamweaver to create Finding books segment, 7-8 minutes long at , Kari mentioned that she felt it was too long and suggested breaking up tutorials into smaller segments to accommodate short attentions spans of our students. Tutorials were assessed via an online quiz, which only 66% passed. Ideas for future include getting together faculty for an “information literacy” group, and focus on creating orientations with a “major/department” focus.

Heidi McCann - Mt Wachusett Community College Presentation
Heidi used RoboDemo/Captivate (Macromedia) version 5.0 to create tutorials for the MWCC community. This is a new area for her, but she’s exploring the idea of using these tutorials for Distance education, and not as a replacement for library instruction but to reinforce. Faculty have expressed interest in collaborating, but the software is new to MWCC and there’s no academic technology support, so Heidi sometimes fills this role!

Christine Drew - Worcester Polytechnic Institute - presentation handout
I shared information about WPI's adaptation of the Searchpath online tutorial and development of Camtasia clips of databases while at Babson College.

Q & A and other hot topics: Appointing an ARC delegate No one at the meeting was interesting in being a delegate and we made a suggestion that we could provide minutes/overview of meetings to the ARC steering committee. Planning for next meeting

Alice Baron at Anna Maria College offered to host the next ARC IL SIG meeting, possibly in May or June, date forthcoming so stay tuned!

Topics suggested: targeting graduate students; making research process interesting. We informally decided that we would try to have each participant at the next ARC IL SIG meeting bring a one page handout to discuss how their institution provides information literacy/library instruction to graduate students and/or ideas or resources that may help address this issue.

Attendees: Laura Robinson; Robert Foley; Linda LeBlanc; Carolyn Noah; Alice Baron; Joan Platt; Dale LaBonte; Sara Marks; Fyiane NsiloSwai; Pam McKay; Larry Spongberg and presenters.