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Tardiff, Anthony – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2019
The Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm is centuries old, but its focus on student-centered learning is cutting edge. When the Gonzaga University library was asked to collaborate with an online graduate studies department, the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm provided the guiding framework. The first principle of Ignatian pedagogy is Context, which…
Descriptors: Orientation, Library Instruction, Academic Libraries, Student Centered Learning
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Deng, Liya – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2019
Millennial learning is heavily dependent on the use of mobile technologies for information gathering, processing, and sharing. This project examines how student response systems, such as Poll Everywhere, impact the effectiveness of information literacy instruction in a mid-size academic library. Data collected from Millennial student participants…
Descriptors: Audience Response Systems, Young Adults, Age Groups, Users (Information)
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Luetkenhaus, Holly; Hvizdak, Erin; Johnson, Corey; Schiller, Nicholas – Communications in Information Literacy, 2017
This study shows the value of library instruction in the building of first-year students' information literacy skills and it illustrates librarians as partners in leading student learning outcome assessment. Using research papers from a required first-year course, raters from units across the institution evaluated student information literacy (IL)…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Library Instruction, Information Literacy, Outcomes of Education
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Lohmann, Sam; Diller, Karen R.; Phelps, Sue F. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2019
This case study discusses an assessment project in which a rubric was used to evaluate information literacy (IL) skills as reflected in undergraduate students' research papers. Subsequent analysis sought relationships between the students' IL skills and their contact with the library through various channels. The project proved far longer and more…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Information Literacy, Undergraduate Students, Research Papers (Students)
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Tag, Sylvia G. – Public Services Quarterly, 2007
This article describes the formation and content of a required library and information research course for graduate and professional students enrolled in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Master of Arts degree program at Western Washington University. The course was created as a result of library assessment, student feedback, and faculty…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Course Descriptions, Course Content, Information Literacy
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O'English, Lorena; McCord, Sarah – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2006
This article summarizes the approaches taken by the Washington State University Libraries in an ongoing partnership with the WSU Athletics Department. Library instruction and liaison relationships, the libraries' presence at game day events, the involvement of the libraries' development director, and a multi-part advertising campaign tied to the…
Descriptors: Advertising, College Athletics, Athletes, Library Instruction
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Tag, Sylvia G. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2004
Transfer students represent an increasingly important group in four-year schools. To date, only limited information on the research abilities and library needs of this group has been reported. A survey of information needs and skills of incoming transfer students at Western Washington University (WWU) showed that while many reported some…
Descriptors: Familiarity, College Transfer Students, Information Needs, Library Services
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Tag, Sylvia G.; Buck, Stefanie; Mautino, Martha N. – Research Strategies, 2005
The Library Outreach Program Committee at Western Washington University serves as a coordinating body for outreach activities to the non-departmental campus community. Successful projects include collaboration with New Student Services/Family Outreach, Academic User Technology Services, and Residential Life. A database of outreach activities…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Outreach Programs, Cooperation, Student Personnel Services