Combining Technologies for Class-Integrated Assessment Linda Miles Public Services Librarian Yeshiva University [email protected] May 28, 2014
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The planning and implementation of a formative assessment initiative for a program of one-shot library workshops, customized via collaboration between a librarian and the classroom faculty teaching First-Year Seminar courses. Covers design of assessment measures tied to learning objectives, integration of two online tools to embed assessment into the workshop experience, impact on ongoing instructional design, program sustainability, and potential applicability beyond library instruction.
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Combining Technologies for Class-Integrated Assessment
Linda MilesPublic Services Librarian
Yeshiva [email protected] May 28, 2014
The Library “One Shot”
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First-Year SeminarLibrary Instruction Program
First-Year SeminarLibrary Instruction Program
• Seminars taught by classroom faculty across the disciplines
First-Year SeminarLibrary Instruction Program
• Seminars taught by classroom faculty across the disciplines
• Students’ first core course with a mandatory library research component
First-Year SeminarLibrary Instruction Program
• Seminars taught by classroom faculty across the disciplines
• Students’ first core course with a mandatory library research component
• Collaboratively designed – highly customized
The Challenge
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The Challenge
• Develop a program encouraging good research habits and continued engagement with library resources
Image: Maria Ly
The Challenge
Image: Maria Ly
• Support librarians’ reflective teaching practice and improved curriculum design
The Challenge
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• Provide data on student learning to fuel collaborative conversations with classroom faculty
Formative Assessment
Formative Assessment“Anonymous surveys provide us with the means to … learn about how our teaching is perceived, while asking students to reflect on their learning.”
Meretsky, V.J. (2013). Anonymous online student surveys anywhere. Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 2. Retrieved from http://jotlt.indiana.edu/article/view/3194
Formative Assessment
Formative Assessment• Formative
Adapted from: Angelo, T.A. & Cross, K.P. (1993). Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Formative Assessment• Formative
• Context-Specific
Adapted from: Angelo, T.A. & Cross, K.P. (1993). Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Formative Assessment• Formative
• Context-Specific
• Learner-Centered
Adapted from: Angelo, T.A. & Cross, K.P. (1993). Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Formative Assessment• Formative
• Context-Specific
• Learner-Centered
• Teacher-Directed
Adapted from: Angelo, T.A. & Cross, K.P. (1993). Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
LibGuides
LibGuides
LibGuides• Repackaging content for different
audiences
LibGuides• Repackaging content for different
audiences
LibGuides• Incorporation of LibGuides content from
other libraries/institutions
LibGuides• Embedding code for widgets
LibGuidesAs a Presentation Tool
LibGuides
LibGuides• Incorporation of standard & premium
features
LibGuides• Incorporation of standard & premium
features
•Multimedia
LibGuides• Incorporation of standard & premium
features
•Multimedia
• RSS feeds
LibGuides• Incorporation of standard & premium
features
•Multimedia
• RSS feeds
• “Books from the Library Catalog”
LibGuides• Incorporation of standard & premium
features
•Multimedia
• RSS feeds
• “Books from the Library Catalog”
• Surveys & quizzes
LibGuides University of North Carolina-Greensborohttp://uncg.libguides.com/cst105
LibGuides
Google Forms
Google Forms
LibGuides
LibGuides
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned•Measures of learning are hard
Lessons Learned•Measures of learning are hard
Original Q: When we used the CAARP test to evaluate potential sources for a hypothetical college-level research paper, what is one question you asked yourself about the source or one clue you found in the source that helped you in your evaluation?
Lessons Learned•Measures of learning are hard
Revised Q: Today you used the CAARP test to evaluate a source. Would you use that source in a college-level research project? Why or why not? If your answer is maybe, list some pros and cons.
Lessons Learned
• Classroom faculty = interested, but overworked!
•Measures of learning are hard
Lessons Learned
• Classroom faculty = interested, but overworked!
•Measures of learning are hard
New Q: WHAT'S LEFT? -- As you finish your project, which of the following do you anticipate might still be challenging for you?
Lessons Learned•Measures of learning are hard
• Classroom faculty = interested, but overworked!
• Perpetual beta
How-to Michigan State Universityhttp://libguides.lib.msu.edu/CATs
Sara MillerMichigan State University
http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/CATs
ResourcesAngelo, T.A. & Cross, K.P. (1993). Classroom assessment techniques: A
handbook for college teachers. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.Boston, C. (2002). The concept of formative assessment. ERIC Digest.
Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED470206.pdf Crossfield McIntosh, J. (2013). Teaching the digital native: Using LibGuides
and web 2.0 to engage students in the classroom [Prezi presentation]. Retrieved from http://prezi.com/dx_giqnuynwj/teaching-the-digital-native/
Gao, W. (2011). Teaching from LIbGuides: Engaging students with activities and embedding other media [online tutorial]. Retrieved from http://people.morrisville.edu/~gaow/nelig/
Leibiger, C.A. & Aldrich, A.W. (2013). ‘The mother of all LibGuides’: Applying principles of communication and network theory in LibGuide design. ACRL 2013 proceedings. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/acrl/acrl/conferences/2013/papers
May, D. & Leighton, H.V. (2013), Using a library-based course page to improve research skills in an undergraduate international business law course. Jounral of Legal Studies Education, 30. 295-319.
ResourcesMeretsky, V.J. (2013). Anonymous online student surveys anywhere. Journal
of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 2. Retrieved from http://jotlt.indiana.edu/article/view/3194
Miller, S. (n.d.). Embedding a Google form into LibGuides. Retrieved from http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/content.php?pid=504469&sid=4150414
Springshare (n.d.). LibGuides CMS. Retrieved from http://www.springshare.com/libguides/cms.html
Springshare (2013). Springshare is the teacher’s pet. Springy News. Retrieved from http://help.springshare.com/news-19
Staley, S. (2007). Academic subject guides: A case study of use at San José State University. C&RL, 68. Retrieved from http://crl.acrl.org/content/68/2/119.abstract
Yelinek, K., Neyer, L., Bressler, D., Coffta, M., & Magolis, D. (2010). Using LibGuides for an information literacy tutorial. C&RL News, 71. Retrieved from http://crln.acrl.org/content/71/7/352.full
Combining Technologies for Class-Integrated Assessment
Linda MilesPublic Services Librarian
Yeshiva [email protected] May 28, 2014
Thank You!
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