Miller, LindsayLindsay Millerhttp://hdl.handle.net/2374.MIA/50522024-03-29T08:39:57Z2024-03-29T08:39:57ZLeading by Example: Instructional shadowing as a professional development toolSullivan, ElizabethMiller, LindsayLucey, Kathleenhttp://hdl.handle.net/2374.MIA/57992016-03-03T18:18:37ZLeading by Example: Instructional shadowing as a professional development tool
Sullivan, Elizabeth; Miller, Lindsay; Lucey, Kathleen
As instructors, we each have a style and specific strategies for engaging students and communicating information effectively.
Continued engagement, development, and improvement as instructors can be difficult when we have tried and true methods that seem successful. We have formal methods of evaluation in place, but where can we seek new ideas and continue to develop as instructors? Our colleagues serve as some of our best resources. We opted to create an informal peer shadowing program that allows instructors the opportunity to observe and learn from colleagues in practical settings.
This shadowing program is intended to function as a professional development option, useful for both new and experienced instructors. It is not evaluative but aspires to spark creativity and partnerships.
This poster details the process for starting your own instructional shadowing program, including steps, assessment measures, considerations, and lessons learned.
Campus-wide partnerships to improve students’ academic integrity iQResnis, EricMiller, LindsayWithers, Roberthttp://hdl.handle.net/2374.MIA/52362016-03-15T18:59:24ZCampus-wide partnerships to improve students’ academic integrity iQ
Resnis, Eric; Miller, Lindsay; Withers, Robert
Miami 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 to a new topic with animated Flash video, additional resources and short quizzes to assess their understanding. iQ was created through a partnership between the Libraries, University IT and Student Affairs. Instructional designers from IT helped us to transform the content into short video-based snippets. The presentation tools from Prezi.com give iQ its visually appealing, non-linear structure. Additionally, staff from Student Affairs help us to tailor the content on academic integrity and consequences for violation. Numerous challenges were encountered to ensure that the end product was something exemplary of Miami’s commitment to these topics.
This poster will cover the creation and implementation of iQ at Miami University. We will discuss how iQ works as both a standalone learning tool and as part of a bibliographic information session and how campus partnerships can help foster institutional buy-in for academic integrity and information literacy.
Joining forces with Faculty to Foster Information Literacy Best Practices in the ClassroomResnis, EricSullivan, ElizabethMiller, LindsayPickens, Kathleenhttp://hdl.handle.net/2374.MIA/52352016-03-15T18:59:41ZJoining forces with Faculty to Foster Information Literacy Best Practices in the Classroom
Resnis, Eric; Sullivan, Elizabeth; Miller, Lindsay; Pickens, Kathleen
Faculty 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 faculty and librarians) to explore the above concerns during the course of an academic year. During the first semester, faculty discovered the information literacy skills of their students via survey tools, focus groups, and class observation. Disturbed by the results, faculty began work on a “best practices” list for bringing information literacy skills into the classroom. This poster will detail the process, successes, and future prospects for this project.
Reimagining Info Lit Assessment: An Inexpensive and Easy Method for Measuring IL Skill ProgressionResnis, EricMiller, LindsayLucey, Katehttp://hdl.handle.net/2374.MIA/52262016-03-15T18:59:33ZReimagining Info Lit Assessment: An Inexpensive and Easy Method for Measuring IL Skill Progression
Resnis, Eric; Miller, Lindsay; Lucey, Kate
How information literate are our students? How can we tell if their skills are improving during their college years? Standardized IL tests are available (iCriticalThinking and SAILS), but each requires a considerable investment to participate. Is it possible to achieve results using a separate in-house, and open source software? Yes! This presentation will describe our university’s implementation of this software, the results, and how we are using results to prove effectiveness and improve information literacy instruction.