Kiniken & Hench - Improved student engagement in a library skills course using poster presentations
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Transcript of Kiniken & Hench - Improved student engagement in a library skills course using poster presentations
JaNae Kinikin, Science Librarian, MLSWeber State University, Utah
Student poster presentations Alternative to annotated bibliography Goals: Learn to use library and web search tools Find sources to answer research questions Critically evaluate information found Share what was learned
Library Science (LibS 1704) One‐credit general education class Multiple delivery methods Required for graduation Teaches library search/evaluation skills
“....[s]tudents completing this course will be able to use an academic library and the Internet to successfully identify, access, evaluate and use information resources to support academic success and lifelong learning.”
Many academic disciplines use posters Rarely used in library skills courses Excellent tool to assess student learning Significant improvement in student comprehension and retention
Difficult to assess students’ ability to find information from annotated bibliography
Minimal opportunity to share research with fellow classmates
Individual oral presentations were ineffective
Poster presentation rubric Assignments Create a focused research question Book Scholarly/popular articles Web sites
Source assignment requirements Information about source Summary of source Statement of relevancy Citation
Appearance (25 points) Research question Four relevant sources Citations Visuals
Presentation (25 points) Research question Library skills
Determine presentation times Invite library colleagues Create informal and non‐threatening environment
Interact with each student individually
Graded posters not retrieved Lack of student engagement Difficult to evaluate both poster and presentation at the same time
Time constraints
Develop final online assessment to test students’library search skills
Limit poster presentation’s focus to information on research question
Require students to summarize classmates’presentations
Recruit colleague to monitor other students during presentation
Explore group presentations to reduce grading time
“This class was great. I am glad that I completed this course, I found it to be very beneficial to my other classes.”
“I thought I learned more by doing a poster presentation than doing a final exam or term paper.”
“I loved the class and it taught me a lot!”
Reinforces library skills Offers opportunity to share Provides alternative method to assess student learning
Creates atmosphere of greater student engagement and discussion
JaNae Kinikin, Associate Professor, [email protected]