More Than Just a Field Trip: Teaching Dual Credit Students to Make the Most of the College Library
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Room 218
Proposal
Dual credit programs are increasingly popular, as high school students seek to gain college credits and shorten the time to graduation. An instruction session at a college library is more than time away from class, it is an opportunity for college librarians to help dual credit students begin the transition from high school to college. Librarians who work with dual credit teachers to plan outcomes-based instruction can make a real difference in the way dual credit students approach research, source evaluation and writing. Feedback from dual credit teachers and in-class assessments ensure that students make the most of the opportunity to get acquainted with college level research techniques. This presentation will address dual credit instruction fundamentals, techniques for reaching out to dual credit instructors, active learning strategies, and other ways to make the visit as fun and informative as possible.
Short Description
Today’s dual credit high school students are tomorrow’s college students. Librarians who work with dual credit instructors to plan instruction can help students learn research techniques that will help them write high quality papers at the college level. A day at the library is more than a day away from class. It is an opportunity for college librarians to help dual credit students begin the transition from high school to college. This presentation will emphasize active learning techniques for the classroom to ensure that students on campus for a short time get the most out of their instruction session.
Keywords
Library instruction, dual credit, active learning, high school to college transition, collaboration
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Smith, Ngaire I. and Stout, Tracy, "More Than Just a Field Trip: Teaching Dual Credit Students to Make the Most of the College Library" (2014). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 51.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2014/2014/51
More Than Just a Field Trip: Teaching Dual Credit Students to Make the Most of the College Library
Room 218
Dual credit programs are increasingly popular, as high school students seek to gain college credits and shorten the time to graduation. An instruction session at a college library is more than time away from class, it is an opportunity for college librarians to help dual credit students begin the transition from high school to college. Librarians who work with dual credit teachers to plan outcomes-based instruction can make a real difference in the way dual credit students approach research, source evaluation and writing. Feedback from dual credit teachers and in-class assessments ensure that students make the most of the opportunity to get acquainted with college level research techniques. This presentation will address dual credit instruction fundamentals, techniques for reaching out to dual credit instructors, active learning strategies, and other ways to make the visit as fun and informative as possible.
