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Supporting Research in the First College
Year
Dianna E. SachsMarch 20, 2009
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What is First Year Seminar? History of collaboration Learning outcomes Structure and methodology Responses Where do we go from here?
WMU Libraries + FYS
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2 credit hours Approx. 1,200 students, 58 sections Academic and social transition to University Community Faculty and student facilitators
What is FYS?
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2006 – tour of the library on request
2007 – tour, short project, required
2008 – project, integrated tour, required
◦Common Research Experience = enhanced roll for library
History
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Learning Outcomes
◦ Library = comfortable, welcoming◦ Librarians = knowledgeable, friendly
◦ Wide variety of resources and services
◦ Basic concepts of information organization and research
Fall 2008
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Structure and Methodology
◦ Project-oriented active learning◦ Work in groups◦ Peer mentoring◦ Self-determined
◦ “Choose Your Own Adventure” meets “Madlibs”
Fall 2008
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Choose an item Write keywords describing item Use keywords as search terms to find next
item Repeat, repeat, repeat
Final item often unrelated to first Students’ choice throughout
Sample Project
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“They were really responsive to Maps, Special Collections, too. They think they’re going to hate it at first, but then they find that one item and everyone is like ‘Ohhhhhh!’” - Megan W.
“Some students were kind of ‘blah’ and unresponsive because it wasn’t for a grade. I remember some of them said they weren’t going to try.” -Lauren D.
Responses from Student Leaders
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Observed: around 70% were interested. Active learning was successful
Responses
More successful when faculty instructor was present
Better balance between “intro to library tour” and “project time”
Faculty – projects should be more focused
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Common Research Experience continues More focused project Short (but interactive) tour independent of
project
Experimental classes – librarian integrated into course and curriculum
Come back next year!
2009?
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Questions?