Browsing by Author "Knoch, Jessica"

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    Authentic and active: a pilot project to assess a large-scale information literacy program
    (2012) Knoch, Jessica; Hayman, Richard; Shamchuk, Lisa; Townsend, Leah
    The dual goals of helping students achieve immediate success in their first year English class and developing a baseline set of IL skills and attitudes form the basis of MacEwan University Library’s English Library Instruction Program (ELIP). With more than 120 sessions offered each year, ELIP has become a sizable yet essential service offered by MacEwan University Library. While the resources, personnel and time needed to develop and administer ELIP at MacEwan are substantial, these needs are mitigated by the impact that this program may have on student ability to locate and evaluate information relevant to their courses. In January 2011, MacEwan University Library undertook a pilot project to begin measuring this impact. Informed by the assessment-for-learning theory, ELIP team members designed a pedagogical approach that included a learning tool to collect assessment data while providing an authentic and active learning experience for students. A rubric was then used to evaluate the learning tool and determine the extent of student learning. Join us as we discuss how we blended authentic IL assessment with fresh pedagogical approaches to demonstrate the effectiveness of our library’s largest instructional program. Preliminary results will be shared along with the tools you will need to deliver a similar program in your institution.
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    Authentic assessment/assessment-for-learning: early findings from a large scale information literacy assessment program
    (2013) Shamchuk, Lisa; Nelson, Jody; Plouffe, Leah; Knoch, Jessica; Morrison, Joan
    How does one systematically evaluate a large-scale information literacy program and make the assessment both authentic and meaningful for learners? This was the problem faced by an instruction team at MacEwan University Library in Edmonton, AB. This poster outlines the development of an assessment program, highlighting early results and the impact of these results on curriculum and pedagogy.
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    Making assessment less scary: academic librarians collaborate on an information literacy assessment model
    (2013) Goebel, Nancy; Knoch, Jessica; Edwards Thomson, Michelle; Willson, Rebekah; Sharun, Sara
    This article discusses the Information Literacy in Alberta Assessment Pilot (ILAAP), a pilot project launched by four Alberta post-secondary institutions. The project is aimed at creating a custom assessment tool that responds to the unique needs of local institutions. It is also created to provide a more appropriate model for promoting and assessing information literacy skills among students. The article describes the emergence of the assessment tool and details the benefits and the challenges of the project.
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    Trial by fire: new librarians as team teachers
    (2004) Gerrard, Angie; Knoch, Jessica
    New librarians are often thrown into library instruction with little or no formal training. Team teaching is one method that can be adopted by new librarians to ease them into their instructional duties while still delivering a quality information literacy program. As new librarians, the authors used a team-teaching mentoring partnership to deliver an instructional program to over 400 students.