2007

What do Nursing and Classics have in Common? Innovative Library Assignments Embedded in Blackboard: 

What do Nursing and Classics have in Common? Innovative Library Assignments Embedded in Blackboard Michelle Early and Marcia Poggione Xavier University Library

About Xavier University: 

About Xavier University Founded in 1831 Cincinnati, Ohio Private Co-educational Liberal arts education Catholic Jesuit tradition

About Xavier University : 

About Xavier University 6,668 total students 3,943 undergraduate 2,725 graduate 289 full-time faculty 12 librarians 1 librarian/24 faculty

Liaison Model: 

Liaison Model Marcia Poggione Biology Health Services Administration Nursing Occupational Therapy Michelle Early Classics Modern Languages Performance Studies Responsibilities Reference Instruction Collection Development Information Fluency Institute projects

4th Annual Information Fluency Institute: 

4th Annual Information Fluency Institute 3 days in May Participants: faculty, librarians and instructional technologists Purpose: to integrate information fluency competencies into the curriculum Topics covered: Assessment Competencies Supported courseware XU.TUTOR Effective assignments Plagiarism Multimedia productions Excel andamp; PowerPoint Copyright eReserves Xtreme subject guides Link to the library RefWorks Library liaison sessions Instructional Technology sessions

Blackboard Use at Xavier: 

Blackboard Use at Xavier Supplement to traditional lecture-based courses Alternative method of communication Alternative method of collaboration From recipients providers of BB instruction From login assistance to providing embedded library instruction modules Blackboard tools: Wiki and Expo Directory

The Embedded Librarian: 

The Embedded Librarian From the Iraq war and embedded journalists Shank andamp; Dewald (2003) courseware involvement Macro-level: Librarians working with developers and programmers of courseware to integrate generic library presence into the courseware Micro level A librarian collaborating with faculty to customize library resources and instruction in a particular courseware-enhanced course

Nursing & Classics: 

Nursing andamp; Classics Nursing course: Healthcare Informatics 36 graduate students Working professionals A way to demonstrate information fluency skills A graduate level library assignment that utilized critical thinking Library instruction/consultations supplemented by online help Classics course: Classical Civilization 40 undergraduate students Residential/Commuter students Collaborate in groups online Non-traditional, problem solving assignment Librarian sat in on classes and delivered library instruction throughout the duration of the course

Healthcare Informatics: 

Healthcare Informatics Homework – XU.TUTOR Defining the Question Identifying search concepts, synonyms and related terms Subject, keyword and thesaurus searching Identifying Resources Scholarly vs. popular sources Primary vs. secondary sources Database definition and components Finding materials Improving a Search AND, OR, and NOT Using limits to narrow a search Using truncation to broaden a search

Healthcare Informatics: 

Healthcare Informatics Library Instruction (mandatory) Finding books in library catalogs Requesting books from other libraries Accessing your library record Renewing materials RefWorks – set up an account Finding articles in relevant databases Review of designing search strategies Review of Boolean operators, truncation and limits Limiting results to research articles and scholarly journals Output of search results Print, email, and save Export to RefWorks Generate a bibliography in RefWorks Obtaining a copy of an article OLinks Full-text and print Document Delivery

Healthcare Informatics: 

Healthcare Informatics Consultation sessions (optional) Via telephone or in-person Individuals and groups Topics covered Expo Directory (ePortfolio in Blackboard) Setup Cutting and pasting content Uploading files Blackboard email and discussion board Listservs MS Word, Excel andamp; PowerPoint features RefWorks features TurnItIn

Healthcare Informatics: 

Healthcare Informatics Library components embedded in Blackboard Users’ Guide (PDF) Off-campus Access (webpage) XU.TUTOR (website) RefWorks (online service) Finding nursing books (website) Finding nursing articles (website) TurnItIn (online service) instructions (PDF) Expo Directory instructions (PDF) Librarian contact (webpage) Evidence-Based Practice Tutorial

Healthcare Informatics: 

Healthcare Informatics Evidence-based practice tutorial for graduate students (website version) Instructions Introduction CINAHL video tutorial CINAHL assignment Levels of evidence Glossary PICO analysis (web form or Blackboard question pool) EBP tutorial for undergraduates (Blackboard – Hedger’s Community Health Nursing) Website vs. Embedded in Blackboard

EBP Tutorial Assessment: 

EBP Tutorial Assessment Emailed web form questions Course info Professor info Did you use? Why not? Was it easy to use? Why not? Was it an effective assignment? Why not? How well did students analyze their articles? Would you use it again? Why not? Would you like to use in non-Blackboard courses? Comments on specific EBP tutorial sections

EBP Tutorial Assessment: 

EBP Tutorial Assessment Added the EBP tutorial to 8 courses Responses back from 7 faculty 5 faculty actually used the tutorial in their course Nursing Informatics 505 Nursing Research 502 Epidemiologic Methods for Health Care Delivery 503 Management Concepts 754 Nursing Perspectives III 750

EBP Tutorial Assessment: 

EBP Tutorial Assessment

EBP Tutorial Assessment: 

EBP Tutorial Assessment Overall comments Great enhancement to course Very well done CINAHL video comments Too long Create shorter clips of most relevant sections Will use for all my classes PICO analysis comments Too difficult Too time consuming Produced better analyses than classes without the tutorial

Lessons Learned: 

Lessons Learned Embedded courses limited by time constraints More PDF instruction sheets Smaller class size Two sessions for library instruction Better online tutorials for MS Office products Create something similar to Helene Blowers’ 23 Things for Learning 2.0 technologies

Classical Civilization: 

Classical Civilization Homework – XU.TUTOR Evaluating Websites What is a Website How accurate, authoritative, current, and objective is the information Preventing Plagiarism What is plagiarism and consequences of plagiarism How can plagiarism be avoided What is the correct way to quote and paraphrase Turnitin –establish account

Classical Civilization: 

Classical Civilization Library Instruction (4 mandatory classes) Finding print and electronic books in library catalogs and databases Requesting books from other libraries Accessing your library record Renewing materials Finding journal articles/book reviews in relevant databases Review of designing search strategies Review of Boolean operators, truncation and limits How to locate the article (electronic, print, microform, document delivery) Finding graphics (pictures, sound clips, moving images)/How to cite resources Overview of databases with graphics and websites that contain graphics Copyright and acceptable use policies for graphical material Overview of citation style (Reference and In-text citation) How to use the Wiki tool in Blackboard How to insert text/graphics – design features How to link to other wikis and outside sources - branching Overview of wiki project – introduce Wiki Evaluation Rubric

Classical Civilization: 

Classical Civilization Library components embedded in Blackboard Wiki instructions Wiki evaluation rubric Website evaluation rubric Turnitin XU.TUTOR (website) Citation Style Guide Finding aids for print and electronic books Finding aids for print and electronic journal articles Finding aids for photographs and images

Classical Civilization: 

Classical Civilization Wiki Project Explanation of project Team members responsibilities Wiki requirements Schedule/Deadlines Wiki Evaluation Rubric Criteria Grade Ranges Overall score Sections students graded/Sections faculty and librarian graded

Classical Civilization: 

Classical Civilization Students evaluated Wiki project at end of first semester Questions Asked: Did you like the project and did you find it easy or challenging? Most students liked the project, but felt the research was challenging. Most students did not like working in groups. Most students felt they should have started earlier. Did your technological skills increase? Most students agreed that their skills in this area increased. Did your research skills increase? All students felt that their research skills increased Most students felt that they would be able to use their skills in other classes. Did the project improve your team work skills Most students felt that clearer expectations of what is required from each student in the group was needed.

Lessons Learned: 

Lessons Learned Have students turn in periodic rough drafts to Turnitin Go over wiki instructions in detail Go over wiki evaluation rubric in detail (twice) Smaller class size Show an example of a good wiki Set up office hours for questions Be prepared to check email/voicemail frequently the week before the wiki is due

Materials for each of our classes and this presentation can be found at:: 

Materials for each of our classes and this presentation can be found at: http://www.xu.edu/library/loex/