Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median and Mode
FLVC Region III Presentation April 2014
1. QEP Goals
• Ability to distinguish between services
– Library
– Academic Support Center
– College Writing Center
• Not as interested in how to use the library as
in when
• Post-test
2. Not-Exactly-BI
• Emphasis on:
– Contact information
– Logging in
– Navigating the website
– Importance of using library sources
– Friendly, helpful library staff
4. Pilot Program
• Three SLS 1101 courses Spring ‘14
– 7-week, 2 hours/day, 1 day/week
– 7-week, 1 hour/day, 2 days/week
– 15-week, 1 hour/day, 1 day/week
5. Team Teaching Approach
• Four 25-minute segments
– Fifteen minutes of talk, 10 minutes of activity
• Introduction
• Books
• Articles
• Web
– Librarians alternate – one speaking, one roaming
– Best results in 2-hour block
6. Freshman English Sequence Change
• Fall 2014
– ENC 1101: was writing and research, now just
writing
– ENC 1102: was literature and composition, now
writing and research
– Library contact in 1102, not 1101
– Makes SLS 1101 doubly important
10. FullTime Librarians
Mercedes Clement
Chair of Library Services
Dustin Weeks
Head of Technical
Services
Cheryl Kohen
Emerging Technology
Librarian
Fred Harden
Head of Reference
Services
Rachel Owens
Baccalaureate Studies
Librarian
Christina Hastie
Manager of DeLand
Campus Library
Kristen Davis
Circulation Services
Librarian
Michael Furlong
UCF Regional Librarian
11. Library Support Staff
Beata Kozlowski
LMT, Circulation
Melinda Cascioli
Senior LMT, Circulation
Sally Ferguson
Senior LMT,
Technical Services
Olga Costa
Administrative Assistant
Nancy Jontes-Lee
Senior LMT, Circulation
Eric Jenkins
LMT, DeLand
Valerie Lee
LMT, Circulation
13. Print Resources
About 90,000 Print Volumes
Reserve copies of many
current textbooks available for
in-library use
Direct Interlibrary Loan
ordering of materials from 28
Florida state colleges
Book delivery to all campuses
Browsing collection of over
330 magazines and
newspapers
14. eResources
152,000+ E-books available
24/7
100 + Research databases
indexing millions of full-text
articles, including:
Academic Search
Complete
Opposing Viewpoints
Florida Newspapers
JSTOR
New York Times
New York Times
Historical
15. Instruction
Research workshops
presented to over 6000
students per year
Walk up research assistance
always available at the
Reference Desk.
Online one credit class taught
by all of the librarians,
Introduction to Internet
Research, LIS 2004.
22. Course Reserves
Course Reserves: Items professors have placed in the care of the library, for in-
library use only. Typically, reserve materials are copies of textbooks for that
course. These items cannot be checked out of the library, and the loan period is
shorter, about 2-3 hours in length.
24. Course ReservesActivity
Course Reserves Activity
Search for your classes to see if
there are any course reserve
titles.
List any courses that you have
reserves for in the Course
Reserves Discussion Board.
28. Databases
Commonly used ENC 1101
databases include:
Academic Search
Complete
Opposing Viewpoints
New York Times Current
Florida Newspapers
Issues and Controversies
34. Research GuidesActivity
Research Guide Activity:
Locate the research guide for ENC 1101 and become familiar with the
guide.
In class, students will then write a couple of sentences about the
benefits of using this guide for their ENC 1101 course and other DSC
classes in a “Research Guides” discussion board in their course shell.
35. Information Literacy
Evaluating Resources:
In this digital age, it’s important to
understand where our information
comes from; this is the foundation of
information literacy.
Being able to effectively analyze the
credibility and relevance of a resource
is an important component to any
research process.
36. CRAAPTest
Currency
When was the information published or posted?
Has the information been revised or updated?
Is the information current or out of date for your
topic?
Are the links functional?
37. CRAAPTest
Relevance
Does the information relate to your topic or answer
your question?
Who is the intended audience?
Is the information at an appropriate level (i.e. not
too elementary or advanced for your needs)?
Have you looked at a variety of sources before
determining this is one you will use?
Would you be comfortable using this source for a
research paper?
38. CRAAPTest
Authority
Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor?
What are the author's credentials or affiliations?
What are the author's qualifications to write on the
topic?
Is there contact information, such as a publisher or
e-mail address?
Does the URL reveal anything about the author or
source? For example: .com (commercial), .edu
(educational), .gov (government), .org (nonprofit
organization)?
39. CRAAPTest
Accuracy
Where does the information come from?
Is the information supported by evidence?
Has the information been reviewed or refereed?
Can you verify any of the information in another
source or from personal knowledge?
Are there spelling, grammar, or other typographical
errors?
40. CRAAPTest
Purpose
What is the purpose of the information? to inform?
teach? sell? entertain? persuade?
Do the authors/sponsors make their intentions or
purpose clear?
Is the information fact? opinion? propaganda?
Does the point of view appear objective and
impartial?
Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious,
institutional, or personal biases?
41. Evaluating ResourcesActivity
Here are some examples of websites that we can use to employ the CRAAP test:
http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/
http://www.thedogisland.com/index.html
http://www.thepregnancytester.com/
http://www.martinlutherking.org/
http://www.ovaprima.org/index.htm
http://www.dhmo.org/
Evaluating Resources Activity:
Navigating back to their course shell, students will select
the CRAAP test quiz and evaluate the credibility of a site.
44. Began Fall 2011, an eNewsletter published each semester on the
Learning Commons website: http://daytonastate.edu/learningcommons/
Reports on news and events from the ASC, Library, Writing Center.
Content geared towards all patrons of the library, including students,
alumni, staff, faculty, and administrators.
Collaborate Newsletter
Before searching, students will begin brainstorming keywords to use when searching the online catalog that will best locate library resources based on their research topic. They should think about synonyms for keywords. For example, if they’re researching “creating effective presentations” what are some different keywords we could use to find related research?
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Ask A Librarian Activity: Students will take a screen shot of their interaction via Ask a Librarian and upload this to the course Dropbox.
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Navigating Databases Activity: Students will select a database that is most relevant for their topic on effective presentations. They will find a full text article, and then email the article to themselves and their professor. They will also post the correct source citation for this article in a database discussion board in their course shell.
Navigating Databases Activity: Students will select a database that is most relevant for their topic on effective presentations. They will find a full text article, and then email the article to themselves and their professor. They will also post the correct source citation for this article in a database discussion board in their course shell.
