information detective: the freshmen experience at georgia college
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Information Detective: The Freshmen Experience at Georgia College. Jolene Cole Instruction Coordinator Assistant Professor of Library Science [email protected] Georgia College. Overview. The Development The Implementation The Assessment The Future. Program History. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Information Detective: The Freshmen Experience at
Georgia College
Jolene ColeInstruction CoordinatorAssistant Professor of Library Science [email protected] College
Overview
• The Development• The Implementation• The Assessment • The Future
Program History• No official collaboration with Freshmen Seminar
Courses (Run by The Center for Student Success)
• Very few seminar instructors introduced the library to their courses
Turning Point
• URACE Grants
• New faculty/librarians
Logistics
• 40 iPad minis
• By in from Center for Student Success
• In-Class or Outside Class (Flexible)
• Used Socrative App and LibGuides
Bullet Slide
• Bullet Point 1• Bullet Point 2• Bullet Point 3
Bullet Slide
• Bullet Point 1• Bullet Point 2• Bullet Point 3
What is it?A smart student response system that empowers teachers by engaging their classrooms with a series of educational exercises and games. Runs on tablets, smartphones and laptops.
Cost? Currently Free (Free for over a year, but they say it won’t be free forever.
Assessment? Student responses are visually represented for multiple choice, true/false and short answer and Auto-graded. Teachers may download reports.
Is there a Student Limit per Room?The limit is 50 students logged in a one time. You can have as many as you’d like throughout the day.
Where are my Reports?Reports can be downloaded or emailed after you complete a Quiz. You must be working on a laptop or desktop for the download function to work.You can also download or email reports by selecting “Manage Quizzes” from your teacher dashboard. Then select the Reports tab to choose the activity.
Compatibility? Any Internet Browser, mix of smartphones, tablets and computers.
AssessmentFreshman Seminar Students: (Came to Classroom)
2012-2013: 31
2013-2014: 427
Total number of Freshman who completed activity:
1254 out of 170174% of incoming class
Assessment
Average Score: 85.9%(of those who fully completed project) Average Score: 83.8%(Everyone)
*9 gradable clues/questions
Issues• Socrative Update
• Having to go back and forth between apps/websites
• Verbiage of specific questions
• Socrative – brain freezes? aka skipped questions
Highlights
• Great Collaboration across campus
• Great word of mouth among instructors
• Students were excited to use the equipment / no lectures!
• Great participation numbers
READY PLAYER
ONEFall 2014 – Spring 2015
Updates
Eliminating LibGuide hints
Moving to texting hints (LibAnswers) and/or QR Codes
Electronic media check-out forms
Alternative Methods
Other courses: • English 1101
• One-Shot instruction (space races)
• Semester Long Library Courses (space races, Exit Tickets, Quick Questions)
ResourcesSocrativewww.socrative.com
Georgia College Library LibGuidehttp://libguides.gcsu.edu/InfoLitDetective
My Contact Info: Jolene Cole
THANK YOU!