Julie Reynolds, Duke University, Biology
Interested in helping scientists learn how to write and develop critical thinking skills through their writing.
Four questions she’s struggled with in her classes:
What are readers’ expectations?
How can we communicate nuance?
How do students balance feedback from multiple readers?
How can we help students develop their voice?
What are readers’ expectations?
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I just saw a video that David Lee King made on Monday at Midwinter. It looks an awful lot like my Monday (though the music makes it way more fun), so I thought I’d let you know about it:
Marketing Branch Libraries to Students Through Web Videos
Lynn Aaron – session chair
Caroline Gilson and Brooke Cox – DePauw University
Caroline used to work at WFU!
Here’s their YouTube account.
Tip #1: why?
Tip #2: consider video as a marketing tool to meet students where they are.
Tip #3: find your inspiration (showed another video ad, common craft) wanted to incorporate [...]
The Design of Reusable Multimedia Resources to Deepen Information Literacy
Lesya Hassall – session chair
Kim Duckett and Hyun-Duck Chung – North Carolina State University
Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.” -ACRL
What are libraries doing: collaborating [...]