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Utilizing Web 2.0 Technologies for Library Web Tutorials: An Examination of Instruction on Community College Libraries' Websites Serving Large Student Bodies
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Blummer, Barbara; Kenton, Jeffrey M. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2015
This is the second part of a series on Web 2.0 tools available from community college libraries' Websites. The first article appeared in an earlier volume of this journal and it illustrated the wide variety of Web 2.0 tools on community college libraries' Websites serving large student bodies (Blummer and Kenton 2014). The research found many of…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Community Colleges, Information Skills, Student Characteristics
Now's the Time: Online Library Orientations
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Farrell, Sandy L.; Driver, Carol; Weathers, Anita – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2011
Increasingly at West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC), English 101, English 102, and Enrichment 091 are taught online, allowing students more work availability and time with family, while decreasing commute time and expense. In order to meet the library orientation needs of these online students and provide other options for…
Descriptors: Scripts, Technical Institutes, Online Courses, Computer Software
Borrowing from Health Communications to Motivate Students to Learn Information Literacy Skills
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Banas, Jennifer R. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2009
Given an unfamiliar audience, an undervalued skill, and a limited time to present, librarian information specialists need a prescriptive means to generate motivation to learn. Tailoring, more commonly used in health communications, could enhance perceived task attractiveness and relevancy. In a controlled trial, two groups were compared on the…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Learning Motivation, College Libraries, Library Instruction
Applying Perkins's Facets of a Learning Environment for Information Literacy Instruction
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Blummer, Barbara – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2008
Perkins, a professor of Education at Harvard University, promoted the use of constructivism in conjunction with information processing technologies to facilitate students' understanding and active use of knowledge and skills. He identified five facets of a learning environment including: information banks, symbol pads, construction kits,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Technology, Information Literacy, Educational Environment
Assessing Patron Learning from an Online Library Tutorial
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Blummer, Barbara – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2007
In the digital era online tutorials remain especially popular for providing information literacy instruction to undergraduates. This paper provides three approaches for assessing learning from a web-based tutorial. First, a general assessment focuses on patron surveys, usage statistics, and interlibrary loan requests for library-owned materials to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Tutorial Programs, Library Instruction
Online Library Tutorials at Antelope Valley College: Origin and Development
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Burrell, Carolyn; Lee, Scott – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2005
Antelope Valley College Library has provided online library instruction tutorials for students since 2000. These tutorials were developed in three phases during the last five years. This article describes the evolution of the tutorials including how to create a web based tutorial and accompanying interactive quiz. Hardware and software…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Instruction, Tutorial Programs, Online Courses