Library U
Library U U is for User-Friendly U Is for YOU…your career goals U is for Unicorn…a mythological beast conceived not out of fear, but for its good healing powers, his horn neutralizes poison U is for Ultrasaurus…stories of old bones and new monsters U is for unified U is for YOU KNOW..but? U is for Universe U is for UPGRADE
10 Ways to Upgrade With Library Resources
Library U -- Unified
The Library’s Mission Statement MCC Library is committed to fulfilling the diverse learning needs of students, faculty, and staff by providing exemplary library services.
IN the constellation of the Library Universe are things that…
HELP ONE MAINTAIN ONE’S ACADEMIC EDGE
HELP ONE ADD CONTENT TO ANGEL/INSTRUCTION
HELP STUDENTS WITH ASSIGNMENTS
Snippets of Job Descriptions from the Chronicle of Higher Education
..commitment to teaching excellence and a willingness to work in a highly collaborative environment… ..candidates should discuss their interest in developing as a teacher and scholar… …evidence of scholarly promise are required… …participating in college committees, supporting collaboration with other educational institutions in the community, participating in professional development, and working across departments… …strong record of scholarship, excellent teaching, and a commitment to service and collaboration …
Maintaining Academic Edge on Both a Time/Financial Budget
MCC Databases Education & Subject Specific Databases with RSS feeds/Alerts
EBSCO (Education Research Complete, ERIC, Academic Search Premiere..) & Wilson (Book Review Digest Plus, General Science Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text…) Teachers Reference Center (EBSCO) is described as having an education emphasis for K-12, but does include the journal Community College Journal of Research & Practice, Community College Review and College Teaching and other relevant journals.
Maintaining Academic Edge on Both a Time/Financial Budget
MCC Databases Education & Subject Specific Citation Searching
Citation list links in some databases (EBSCO) Google scholar – Set your preferences
From Achievingthedream.org, “25 Steps to Effective Developmental Education.” Written by Byron McClenney, former community college president now at the Community College Leadership Program, University of Texas in August, 2005
10 areas you can collaborate with a Librarian or use Library Resources
1. Make student success in developmental education an institution-wide commitment. 2. Establish a goal to ensure that students who come under-prepared for college-level work are able to succeed at rates at least as high as those who came fully prepared. 8. Recognize the importance of orientation or a college success course at the beginning of the developmental sequence. 9. Incorporate learning communities and other cohort experiences. 10. Recognize that at-risk students need structure in courses and support services. 11. Integrate the work of tutors (peer and professional) with the carefully selected faculty members. 12. Recognize the potential of open or on-line labs (reading, writing, and math) to support instruction. 13. Use a variety of teaching methods (group projects, mediated learning, etc.). 14. Recognize the potential for computer-based (assisted) instruction which can be matched with tutoring to deliver “high tech – high touch” services. 16. Consider case management (advocate/coach) for the most at-risk students.
Mezirow’s 10 Phases of Transformation : The Modern Academic Library as “disorienting dilemma” in Mezirow’s Transformational Learning Theory Adult education specialist Lori Kyle Herod, defines Mezirow’s Transformational Learning Theory “to purposively question one's own assumptions, beliefs, feelings, and perspectives in order to grow or mature personally and intellectually.” Mezirow’s Phases of Transformation can also be addressed line by line to include and promote Information Literacy. a disorienting dilemma self-examination with feelings of guilt or shame a critical assessment of assumption recognition that one's discontent and process of transformation are shared and that others have negotiated a similar change exploration of options for new roles, relationships, and actions planning of a course of action acquisition of knowledge and skills for implementing one's plans provisionally trying out new roles building of competence and self-confidence in new roles and relationships
a reintegration of new assumption into one's life on the basis of conditions dictated by one's new perspective
Content for ANGEL & Instruction Support
Request Subject or Assignment Specific Library Guides or JINGS Create links to Library Lab sections to your ANGEL course Send Librarians requests to purchase books/resources Embed a librarian into an ANGEL Discussion Incorporate Library Resources into your ANGEL course or as an assignment
Content for ANGEL & Instruction Support
Assigning group project with limited resources?
E books Reserves Databases Share an article/electronic resource
Example: Vital Speeches of the Day Share…delicious, Facebook, Digg, diigo and more
Content for ANGEL & Instruction Support
Audiobooks and video presentations
308 PBS videos, over 1300 audio books Download OverDrive Media to your class or personal computer. For more information: http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/2198.asp
Wilson & Gale databases now have Audio
Download audio to play or embed into ANGEL
10(or so)Things You Can Do Before the Next Semester ‌.or maybe even today
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Sign up for RSS feed in database related to education, your field or your curriculum Ask a Librarian to tailor an Interactive Guide for an assignment Embed a Librarian in an ANGEL discussion or project Add library resource links directly into ANGEL course as resources and/or assignment support Change your Google Scholar preference settings on your ANGEL course and personal computer Review online audio and video resources to see if there’s something that will enhance instruction Download OverDrive Media Console so you can review and show Videos or download audiobooks Check to see if there is an eBook reading you can share or develop that is important for your course Review Library Lab to see if there are sections you could assign or suggest to students to support coursework/assignments Incorporate relevant sections of Library Lab into your ANGEL course Determine if library instruction fits into course goals and make class appointment Send Librarian requests for books or resources for course(s) Request a Librarian to produce a JING/Screencast on a resource for you to use in Instruction/ANGEL Share Ask-A-Librarian with students