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This presentation by Carol Hansen, Professor and Instruction Services Librarian, details how Weber State University meets the challenges of library instruction in English 2010, an essential course emphasizing information literacy. With 40 to 50 library instruction sessions scheduled each semester, the program engages both students and faculty through active research exercises and ongoing assessment. By emphasizing collaboration between the Library Instruction Team and the English Department, this initiative continuously improves instruction to meet diverse student needs.
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Weber State University Meeting the Challenges of Library Instruction in Core Writing Courses Carol HansenProfessor and Instruction Services LibrarianULA 2002
Across the Curriculum • Information Literacy Across the Curriculum • This is our primary goal • English 2010 is an important venue • ACRL Best Practices • ACRL selected WSU’s program as one of the top ten programs that exemplify best practices in information literacy programming for undergraduates
What We Do at WSU • Library instruction session is scheduled for every section of English 2010 • 40 to 50 sessions each semester • Sessions divided among those involved • Library sends letter to every faculty member months in advance • Letter includes a copy of the Web schedule • Letter goes to all adjuncts and teachers teaching off campus. Instructors of online sections are contacted
What We Do at WSU • Library instruction session overview • English 2010 students, English faculty member and a librarian meet in the library classroom • Librarian introduces exercise quickly using PowerPoint • Students are given an exercise to complete using PC’s in classroom. Usually every student has a PC (may be a few sharing) • Our emphasis is on students actively DOING research
English 2010 Exercise • Students work together in classroom • Students complete exercise on their own as homework, usually within 1 week • English faculty grades exercise • Students are required to • use an encyclopedia, 2 article databases, the Web catalog and Google • identify call numbers, format types, and evaluate and compare sources
Planning and Assessment Cycle • Developing a “Culture of Assessment” • Assessment plan is useful • Library Instruction Team and English Faculty • continually make suggestions and improvements • even after a single session they will mark up exercise and put it under my door • PowerPoint slides and exercise are updated every semester
English Faculty Input is Critical • Instruction Services Librarian meets with English Department • Meets with writing program chair once or twice a year • Meets with entire English department usually twice a year • Letters and emails requesting feedback from English Department faculty are requested 3 times a year.
Assessment Plan and Data • Greatest challenge is the wide range of students required to take English 2010 • Most students tell us they really like the sessions and the exercise • About 10% of the students feel they already have the skills • About 5% feel overwhelmed • We gather data and use it to continually improve instruction
Any Questions? • We will be looking for new ideas at the ACRL Best Practices Conference in June • This slide show is on the Web at • http://library.weber.edu/carol/ula/ula02.ppt
