Browsing by Author "Resnis, Eric"
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Affordable Course Materials: Impact on Student Learning
Resnis, Eric; Bazeley, Jennifer WThis poster provides an overview of the OER adopt/adapt program, the SGID method, and data from 2.5 years of implementing the assessment. Data indicates trends in student learning that occur with the implementation of OER. ... -
Affordable Learning: Tips & Opportunities
Myers, Carla; Resnis, Eric; Bazeley, JenniferAffordable Learning (AL) initiatives allow faculty to identify ways they can reduce or eliminate textbooks costs for students. Session attendees will learn about these initiatives and how they can begin to implement them ... -
Assessing Technological Self-Efficacy to Support Student Learning
Resnis, EricTechnology usage is a vital, and often expected, prerequisite for student engagement and learning. Knowledge of various technologies is assumed, but is that really the case? One way to examine this is by surveying Technological ... -
Avoiding the “Axe”: Advancing Affordable and Open Education Resources at a Midsize University
Bazeley, Jennifer W; Haynes, Carolyn; Myers, Carla S; Resnis, EricINTRODUCTION To address the soaring cost of textbooks, higher education institutions have launched a number of strategies to promote the adoption of affordable and open educational resources (AOER). Although a few models ... -
Campus-wide partnerships to improve students’ academic integrity iQ
Resnis, Eric; Miller, Lindsay; Withers, RobertMiami University’s iQ (short for integrity Quickstart) is a newly created online tutorial that guides students through different scenarios about academic integrity and research issues. Each scenario introduces the student ... -
Capitalizing on University Resources for Easy and Economical Information Literacy Assessment
Resnis, EricePortfolios continue to gain strength in higher education as a viable and relatively quick method for assessment of student work. Miami University (Oxford, OH) recently implemented Chalk & Wire as its ePortfolio system ... -
Capitalizing on University Resources for Easy and Economical Information Literacy Assessment
Resnis, EricePortfolios continue to gain strength in higher education as a viable and relatively quick method for assessment of student work. Miami University (Oxford, OH) recently implemented Chalk & Wire as its ePortfolio system ... -
Dedicated Technology Facilities: Impacts, Success, and Implications
Resnis, EricMiami University’s Assessment in Action project examined the effectiveness of two high-end digital media facilities. The first study of the project compared the technological self-efficacy of students who used the facilities ... -
Do They Really Know? Collaborating with Faculty on Information Literacy Assessment
Resnis, Eric; Gibson, Katie; Misco, Masha; Hartsell-Gundy, ArianneThis poster will recount the experience of Miami University's Faculty Learning Community for Improving Student Research Literacy, a group of professors and librarians who work together on incorporating information literacy ... -
Engagement, Effectiveness & Efficiency: Energize Your Personal Librarian Program
Natale, Jennifer; Resnis, EricMiami University Libraries created a Personal Librarian program to supplement our liaison system in support of student success and information literacy advancement. Our program was designed to integrate into university ... -
Engaging Faculty in Scholarly Communication Change: A Learning Community Approach
Bazeley, Jennifer W; Waller, Jen; Resnis, Eric (Pacific University Libraries, 2014-08-01)INTRODUCTION As the landscape of scholarly communication and open access continues to shift, it remains important for academic librarians to continue educating campus stakeholders about these issues, as well as to create ... -
Engaging with Wikipedia via Article Creation
Resnis, EricThe dichotomy of Wikipedia: many love it, and many others love to hate it. While students may not entirely understand the process behind Wikipedia, they do know that they can get information fast (and generally of high ... -
Gettin' Hot in Here: Using Global Warming to Connect the Library with the Community
Resnis, Eric; Nichols-Buckley, AmberWho knew that a topic as controversial as global warming could bring people together? GAIA (Global Awareness and Information Access), a year-long series of events, with global warming as the central theme, provided students ... -
Information literacy assessment: a case study at Miami University
Resnis, Eric; Gibson, Katie; Hartsell-Gundy, Arianne; Misco, MashaThe purpose of this case study, created by a faculty learning community (FLC) on research fluency, is to investigate students’ information literacy practices at Miami University, including information search process, ... -
Integrated Information Literacy Assessment using ePortfolios
Resnis, EricePortfolios continue to gain strength in higher education as a viable and relatively quick method for assessment of student work. Miami University recently implemented Chalk & Wire as its ePortfolio system for the entire ... -
Joining forces with Faculty to Foster Information Literacy Best Practices in the Classroom
Resnis, Eric; Sullivan, Elizabeth; Miller, Lindsay; Pickens, KathleenFaculty often are frustrated by the quality of student research, including low scholarly resource use and lack of evaluation skills. Miami University (Oxford, OH) has created a faculty learning community (comprised of both ... -
On Course: A Critical Assessment of a Textbook Affordability Initiative
Resnis, Eric; Bazeley, Jennifer WAs the need for higher education has increased in the preceding decades, so have the costs associated with it. Our institution has implemented numerous affordable learning initiatives in response, including an OER adopt/adapt ... -
Quality and Engaging Student Research Projects: A Student Development Theory Approach
Resnis, Eric; Tully, Kim; Shores, Mark; Long, JessieResearch projects can cause struggles for students, faculty, and librarians alike. While assumptions are made as to why these struggles occur, we propose that looking at student development theory can further assist in ...