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USAIN 2014 Burlington, VT May 6, 2014 Stewarding Our First Year Students into the Information Ecosystem Rebecca K. Miller Kyrille Goldbeck DeBose Margaret
USAIN 2014 Burlington, VT May 6, 2014 Stewarding Our First Year
Students into the Information Ecosystem Rebecca K. Miller Kyrille
Goldbeck DeBose Margaret Merrill
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VT Pathways To Success (est. 2009) Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) Quality
Enhancement Plan (QEP) Commitment to Learning
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What kind of FYE? (Keup & Petschauer, 2011) Extended
Orientation Academic PreprofessionalBasic Study Skills Pathways to
Success Academic support Campus resources Sense of belonging
Academic skills Campus academic resources Self-exploration and
personal development Themes Critical Thinking Embedded in
disciplines Disciplinary topics Critical thinking Career
exploration Academic planning
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FYE @ VT + Librarian as partner
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Agriculture and Applied Economics Agricultural Sciences Animal
& Poultry Sciences Biochemistry Biological Systems Engineering
Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences Dairy Science Food Science
and Technology Horticulture Human Nutrition, Foods and
Exercise
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CALS First Year Seminar 220 students (out of 620) 6 units in
the college 24 peer leaders Meets 1 hour each week 7 weeks:
Department meetings 7 weeks: College meetings Groups: 6 students in
at least 3 different majors.
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CALS Inquiry Learning Objectives 1.Students will be able to use
information ethically, including avoiding plagiarism and correctly
citing sources 2.Students will be able to identify appropriate
resources and search effectively in order to locate relevant
research 3.Students will be able to critically evaluate resources
found by applying evaluation criteria and selecting best sources to
include in their research project
FYE Inquiry Instruction Models Aim for 10 point growth OR
post-test in 80% range Models across all FYE programs include:
One-time, in-class lecture/workshop Three-time, in-class workshops
Blended online and in-class support/workshops Completely online
support Assignment development
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CALS Inquiry Model Evolution (2011-2013) Overarching goal for
students from a variety of departments working collaboratively on a
project to show connectivity & impacts of a topic of research
across the college 2011: Choose a topic 2012: Lifecycle of milk
2013: The Atlas of Food
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Information Literacy Test Results + 12%+ 11% + 19%
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Methods to Our (Successful) Madness Flipped classroom approach
Chunked objectives and tasks Librarian-developed aids (e.g.,
citation guide and evaluation guide) Timely feedback Frequent,
in-class guidance Intense collaboration with faculty Train the
trainers (peer leaders)
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Our Flipped Classroom 3 brief (< 30 minutes) online
tutorials Brief (10 questions) quiz following each tutorial Brief
(20 minutes) in-class discussion and activity following each
tutorial and quiz
Sample In-Class Activity: Evaluating Criteria used to evaluate
informationDomainYESNO Cant Find The author or sponsor is clearly
identifiedAuthority The authors or sponsors credentials are
appropriate for the subjectAuthority The information addresses
multiple points of view on the topicObjectivity The information is
documented from a variety of reliable sourcesObjectivity The author
or sponsor is a recognized expert on the subjectAccuracy Supporting
sources for the information provided are listed or
mentionedAccuracy Presents information appropriate for the level of
detail needed for this project Coverage The publication or
copyright date is givenCurrency The dates of the sources cited are
givenCurrency The intended audience is a scholarly or knowledgeable
oneAudience
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Sample Final Product A per capita calorie consumption on a
nation by nation basis compiled and produced by the World Food
Program. Our poster explains the many factors that affect this
unequal distribution of food across the world. Golden, J., Johnson,
J., Holcombe, S., Litschewski, J., Duran, A., Zezeski, J.
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What else made this work? Choice of topic from controlled
source Buy-in to doing the research on something the group has an
interest in Poster session held in the library Reinforced
partnership & Library as place Continual collaborative work
with CALS faculty to improve course goals & objectives to meet
FYE requirements
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Additional Resources VT Office of First Year Experiences:
http://www.fye.vt.edu/ http://www.fye.vt.edu/ National Resource
Center for the First Year Experience:
http://www.sc.edu/fye/http://www.sc.edu/fye/ VT College of
Agriculture & Life Sciences: http://www.cals.vt.edu/
http://www.cals.vt.edu/
Image Credits Slide 1:
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Slide 3: Image by Dr. Mary Ann Lewis Slide 4:
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Slide 6: Photo by Renee Selberg-Eaton Slide 7:
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Slide 16: Quiz developed by Rebecca K. Miller Slide 17: Activity
designed by Kiri Goldbeck DeBose Slide 18: Image and text by
student authors listed on slide Slide 20:
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