Building a Foundation for Collaboration

Nichols, Janet W.; Spang, Lothar; Padron, Kristy

doi:10.1300/j121v18n01_02

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“…In summary, previous studies find that Big Six approaches are useful for integrating Facebook into project courses (Eisenberg and Berkowitz, 1999;Ferguson and Stokes, 2002;Nichols et al, 2005). In this paper, we combine Big Six approaches with Facebook to enhance students' project learning effectiveness.…”

Section: Social Facebook For Educationmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The method is applied to the library to promote education and solve information problems. The Big Six approaches are widely known by people, and they have been successfully applied to high schools and universities, namely higher education institutions (Nichols et al, 2005), and collaborative learning for adults (Ferguson and Stokes, 2002). Therefore, Big Six approaches can cultivate students' information skillsets and the ability to solve problems, and it can allow the teacher to learn of every phenomenon occurring in class (Eisenberg and Johnson, 1996;Evertson and Weinstein, 2006).…”

Section: Social Facebook For Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Assuming that the program of integrating Facebook into the learning community class is well designed, it can be a good method for the students to establish mutual discussions and exchanging learning experiences among their fellows (Garrison et al, 2001). Previous studies indicate that Big Six approaches are useful for combining Facebook into the project courses (Eisenberg and Berkowitz, 1999;Ferguson and Stokes, 2002;Nichols et al, 2005). By using this kind of pedagogy, students' information technology skills and problemsolving abilities can be cultivated, and the teacher can also learn varied teaching and learning situations that exist in project courses, for example, the interactions and relationships between students and time management, and taking care of students (Evertson and Weinstein, 2006).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Social Facebook With Big Six Approaches for Improved Students’ Learning Performance and Behavior: A Case Study of a Project Innovation and Implementation Course

Chen

2020

Front. Psychol.

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In Taiwan, classroom lectures are gradually shifting from traditional to diverse digital learning environments through social network websites. Facebook is being used to provide a space for sharing and discussing learning materials and knowledge for teachers and students. In this paper, we focus on the effects of applying Big Six approaches to Facebook on students’ learning performance and behavior in a project innovation and implementation course. The participants were 72 first-year students in a college located in north Taiwan. The experimental participants who took the course were divided into two classes: the experimental group and the control group. While the experimental group used Facebook combined with Big Six approaches, the control group used traditional classroom tools combined with Big Six approaches. The experimental results show that the learning performance and creativity development of students from the experimental group are enhanced after using Facebook with Big Six approaches indicating a great social interaction and discussion cycle. On the other hand, students from the control group were only guided by the teacher. Owing to the lack of interactions between the Internet and the social learning community, there is no obvious enhancement in students’ learning performance and creativity. In addition, we found that the teacher practiced the tips for guiding experimental students to solve the encountered problem, and then the students replied to the classmate’s questions.

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Section: Social Facebook For Educationmentioning

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Section: Social Facebook For Educationmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Social Facebook With Big Six Approaches for Improved Students’ Learning Performance and Behavior: A Case Study of a Project Innovation and Implementation Course

Chen

2020

Front. Psychol.

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“…The structural problems with the information literacy pipeline occur in spite of many partnerships between school and academic librarians (Nichols et al, 2008) and initiatives such as the American Library Association's Information Literacy Discussion List (K-20 Collaboration) called INFOLIT. Research in this area, addressed in more detail in the literature review below, typically examines only a single segment of the pipeline.…”

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confidence: 99%

Information literacy in Utah: a state of the state

Diekema

Gerrity

Mitchell

2019

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Purpose Ideally, information literacy instruction is sequenced throughout students’ academic careers, reinforcing and building on earlier instruction. The purpose of this exploratory study is to identify structural problems that potentially impact student learning. This research surveyed school librarians and academic instruction librarians along the K-20 pipeline to capture information about their instruction programs, their pedagogical approaches and their perceptions on student information literacy skills at points of transition. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a 58-item survey instrument to capture the perceptions on elements of information literacy instruction from school librarians and academic instruction librarians in the state of Utah. The exploratory survey generated 255 eligible responses. Findings The study identifies several areas where the information literacy pipeline has challenges: staffing, scheduling, curriculum integration, teacher collaboration and student assessment. Suggestions for improvement include providing educational support for paraprofessionals, facilitating cross-institutional collaboration and creating a scope and sequence document that spans the entire educational spectrum paired with specifically teaching for transfer. Research limitations/implications The study was limited to surveying the perceptions of library employees who teach students information literacy as part of a school or university. Study findings imply that better support for information literacy learners requires increased collaboration across the pipeline. Originality/value Information literacy education is often siloed – in the way it is taught, studied and discussed. This research is unique in that it explores the information literacy pipeline as a whole, as each level of instruction is related to the next and studying a single section might obscure larger issues.

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“…Underlining this need has been an outcry for collaboration and alignment between secondary and higher education to achieve "K-20 information literacy" (Nichols, Spang, & Padron, 2005). Ford (1996) recommended dialogue between school and academic librarians and called for leadership.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Instructional Outreach to High Schools: Should You Be Doing It?

Burhanna

2008

Comminfolit

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Academic librarians have recognized the need for and the benefits of instructional outreach to high schools, but faced with budgetary challenges, increasing workloads, and other pressures, librarians sometimes struggle to determine if and how they can work with high schools. This paper will seek to provide practical direction in considering these questions. Using the library high school outreach program at Kent State University Informed Transitions as a sample case, this paper will share observations, discuss practical considerations, and offer recommendations that will serve to guide academic librarians in determining what role they can play in providing instructional outreach to local high schools.

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Building a Foundation for Collaboration

Cited by 10 publications

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Social Facebook With Big Six Approaches for Improved Students’ Learning Performance and Behavior: A Case Study of a Project Innovation and Implementation Course

Social Facebook With Big Six Approaches for Improved Students’ Learning Performance and Behavior: A Case Study of a Project Innovation and Implementation Course

Information literacy in Utah: a state of the state

Instructional Outreach to High Schools: Should You Be Doing It?

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