Browsing by Author "Morrison, Joan"

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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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    Dangled carrots and measuring sticks: motivating online learners in self-enroll library instruction
    (2016) Morrison, Joan; Nelson, Jody; Whitson, Lindsey
    Beginning in Spring 2014, our undergraduate university library adopted a new self-enroll model for our flagship first-year English online information literacy (IL) tutorial. Now, with robust data covering three semesters and five subject areas, a range of promotional strategies, and a variety of experiences, we can share our successes and challenges with this self-enroll approach to effective online IL tutorials. We will discuss what we have learned about the significant role that instructional faculty endorsement plays in motivating students, not only in providing external incentives, but also in fostering student motivation through affirmative messaging tying online IL courses to student success. In addition to presenting on the effectiveness of a range of motivators that can be used to improve student enrollment and completion rates for online tutorials, attendees will go away with practical strategies for securing instructional faculty engagement for promoting and incentivizing self-enroll tutorial opportunities.
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    Engaging, embedded and mobile! The evolution of an online IL instruction program at MacEwan University
    (2013) Nelson, Jody; Stieglitz, Tara; Morrison, Joan
    For the past 10 years the MacEwan University library has used our online SearchPath tutorial as the foundation of our information literacy (IL) program. Over the years SearchPath has evolved dramatically, from a flash-based video file to a modular series of engaging learning objects in HTML5, changing formats as technology and the needs of our students have changed. In the new context of mobile learning and 24-7 demand for access to information and point-of-need support, we are seeking to reinforce in the virtual what is possible in face-to-face instruction, developing a sustainable, embedded, engaging, and mobile IL program. In this interactive session, participants will have a chance to try out our mobile learning modules and answer some of the skill-testing questions developed for MacEwan students.
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    Information literacy from students' perspectives: final report
    (2012) Morrison, Joan
    This applied research project was carried out as part of NorQuest College Library's strategic planning for information literacy instruction. The Library uses the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. By interviewing 14 Social Work diploma students about their perceptions of information literacy and how they find, evaluate, and use information, the Library hoped to determine if these ACRL standards are the best match for students in a unique multicultural environment.
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    Instructional diversity: a blended model for sustainable IL programming
    (2014) Nelson, Jody; Morrison, Joan
    This session shares the details of a pilot project to create a more sustainable Information Literacy (IL) instruction program for first-year undergraduates. Our goal was to develop an instruction model that could be managed by our Library instruction team, reduce duplication of content and effort, incorporate both online and in-person instruction and promote self-directed student learning opportunities. Our blended instruction model incorporates: timely face-to-face classroom visits, online learning modules, hands-on critical thinking activities and student-directed drop-in research workshops.
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    Piloting a blended model for sustainable IL programming
    (2015) Nelson, Jody; Morrison, Joan; Whitson, Lindsey
    This paper aims to describe the MacEwan University Library’s successful pilot of a fully blended information literacy (IL) instruction program for first-year English courses. Development, implementation and assessment of the pilot prior to full implementation are discussed.