preparing students to enter the workforce
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Teach for Knowledge, Mentor for Success. Preparing Students to Enter the Workforce. Nedelina Tchangalova, [email protected] Francy Stilwell , [email protected] Engineering & Physical Sciences Library University of Maryland. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Preparing Students to Enter the Workforce
International Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning (ICTEL), Sofia, BulgariaJuly 25-27, 2011
Teach for Knowledge, Mentor for Success
Nedelina Tchangalova, [email protected] Stilwell, [email protected]
Engineering & Physical Sciences Library University of Maryland
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Who Are We?
Fall 2010 Enrollment
Undergraduate: 26,922
Graduate: 10,719
Total Enrollment: 37,641
Fall 2009 UM Employees
Full-time Faculty: 3,060
Part-time Faculty: 936
Total Faculty: 3,996
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UMD Campus
Map
Area: 1250 acres or 5 km²
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How many libraries are there at UMD?
1
6
3
8
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University of Maryland Libraries
The main library on campus
Testudo – university mascot since 1932
1. McKeldin Library 2. Architecture Library 3. Art Library4. Engineering and Physical Sciences
Library (EPSL)5. Hornbake Library 6. Michelle Smith Performing Arts
Library 7. Shady Grove Library (located off
campus)8. White Memorial Chemistry
Library
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The Students
Highly motivated
Highly competitive
Digital natives
“The best way to further our learning is to utilize all available resources, and seek guidance with experts whenever possible.”
Gemstone Team “Dietary Information and Evaluation Technologies” (DIET), 2011
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Honors Programs at UMD
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Teaching with emerging technologies
Faculty members
1. Enterprise Learning Management System (ELMS)
2. Wimba3. DRUM
Course materials Discussion board Students’ grades
Librarians4. Clickers and laser
pointers5. Digital reference6. Subject guides
Information literacy skills
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Enterprise Learning Management System (ELMS) for faculty
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Enterprise Learning Management System (ELMS) for students
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Wimba classroom
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Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
(DRUM)
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Interactive devices
Clickers Laser pointers
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Clickers example
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Now let’s try another question!
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Did you have fun? Try this one!
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Digital reference
Librarians are teaching life-long information literacy skills through:
Library instruction E-mail Chat
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Subject guidesLibrarians are teaching life-long information literacy skills through the creation of research guides:
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Mentoring
Students
Librarians
Faculty
members
1. Faculty members share their expertise and skills
2. Librarians teach life-long information literacy skills
3. Students achieve success above and beyond
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Conclusions
Move out of your comfort
zone!http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2009/10/14/how-to-step-out-of-your-comfort-zone/
Establish your role!
Have a vision!
http://balancedlifeskills.com/home/2011/01/03/1535.html
Be a passionate
collaborator!http://sedu731fall09.wikispaces.com/Why+Collaborate%3F
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Thank you for your attention!
Questions?