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Teaching Information Literacy with Wimba ClassroomLouis E. Mays
Professor/Librarian
Teaching Information Literacy with Wimba ClassroomLouis E. Mays
Professor/Librarian
Southern State Community College
Cincinnati
Columbus
ClevelandToledo
Dayton
• 2307 students• Diversity of student
ages & situations.• Degrees:
– Allied health & nursing– Human services– Business– Transfer degrees
• Education• Arts• Sciences
Southern State Community College
Southern State Community College• Rural area and sparsely
populated• 25-35% live below
poverty level• Very little cultural
diversity• Many first generation
college students• There is a need to teach
diversity and cultural awareness.
Teaching Low Enrollment Courses with Wimba Classroom
• LSCI 130 Information Literacy in the Digital Age (4 credit hours)– Elective – Used as a substitute for nursing informatics– Teaches access to information sources and
resources provided by the library– Effective if taken before English Composition
102
Today’s Class
• Introduction to
• Signing up for a RefWorks account
• Customizing a RefWorks account
• Exporting references from a research database