connecting students to a world of resources

CONNECTING STUDENTS TO A WORLD OF RESOURCES

Santa Fe Community CollegeDeana Brown,

Reference/ Instruction Librarian

Peg Johnson, Library Director

HOW DO YOU CONNECT YOUR STUDENTS TO THE WORLDA. Send them to Google because that’s what

they’re using anyway

B. Give them a paper encyclopedia so that they won’t use wikipedia

C. Point to your library’s web page and wish them good luck

D. Engage them with library resources through exciting teaching and friendly reference

ARE YOU CURRENTLY USING:

A. Technology in your teaching

B. In class exercises

C. Pre and/or post assessment

D. Some combination of the above

E. Who needs any of that when I’m there?!

QUESTIONS WE ASKED OURSELVES

Do we have the appropriate resources?

How do we get those resources marketed to faculty and students?

What does our teaching look like and how is it being received?

CHANGE CAN HAPPEN

PARTNER WITH FACULTY Build relationships with faculty

Get library instruction a requirement of one class

FOUR YEARS LATER

INSTRUCTION SESSION STATISTICS

 2010-11

Academic Year

2011-12 Academic

Year% Difference

English 111 classes 16 28 75.00%

English 111 students 237 506 113.50%

OTHER GOOD THINGS

 2010-11

Academic Year

2011-12 Academi

c Year%

DifferenceTotal # of all classes 65 104 60.00%Total # of all students

985 1721 74.72%

Gate Count 64,777(2009) 106,665 64.66%

HOW OUR INSTRUCTION HAS CHANGED What we were doing

Lecture based instructionDid not have agreement with ENGLNo marketing

What we’re doing nowLess lecture, more hands-on, ipadsRequired for all ENGL 111 classesMarketing to various departments

LEARNING OUTCOMES• Determine the type and extent of information

needed based on the class assignment and be able to extrapolate that need for personal or work needs

• Identify, use, and search appropriate library resources, both physical and electronic, to support their information needs

• Evaluate information based on currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose

• Understand and differentiate between popular and scholarly resources

• Understand plagiarism and how to avoid it by properly citing resources

INSTRUCTOR SATISFACTION STATISTICS

Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Difference

The librarian kept my students engaged during the presentation.

Strongly Agree

90.90%

100.00% 10.01%

After the instruction session, I received positive feedback from my students about the presentation.

Strongly Agree

72.70% 66.70% -8.25%

After the instruction session, I saw an increase in the usage of library resources in student's papers/ presentations.

Strongly Agree

36.40% 50.00% 37.36%

THE AMAZING LIBRARY RACE

THE RULES "Students" will work in teams of 2 or 3. Each team will receive 1 envelope each round, with

enough clue sheets for each team member. Team members may share a computer or divide the

work, but each team member must FULLY and ACCURATELY complete his or her clue sheet.

When all members have completed their clue sheets, put them back in the envelope.

One team member brings the envelope up front to the judges.

If all the clue sheets are accurate, the judges will provide the next round's clues.

Teams that complete all three rounds will receive prizes!

“TEACH YOURSELF” CARDS

www.elportalnm.org

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE Guide on the Side, http://

www.library.arizona.edu/applications/quickHelp/tutorial/searching-jstor

Incorporate Assessment

Get all ENGL 111 instructors to bring classes in for two sessions instead of one

HOW WILL YOU CHANGE YOUR TEACHING SESSIONS?A. Incorporate ipads

B. Incorporate clickers

C. Incorporate hands-on activities

D. All or some of the above

E. Nothing, I’m fine the way I am

THIS SESSION

A. Great, really helpful and useful.

B. Got me thinking about new approaches to teaching

C. So wonderful you should take it on the road.

D. All or some of the above.

E. Not so much…

QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION Ask us questions

Share your experiences

Ideas for the future