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Wiping out the Wipe-Out Effect 
Reinforcing Information Literacy with Coordinated
Instruction in ENG 101 and COM 103
Meg Frazier Bradley University Cullom-Davis
Library Jan Frazier Bradley University
CommunicationsDeb Burgauer Bradley University
English
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Who We Are
Meg Frazier MLS in 1989 from UT-Austin At
Bradley since 1998Information Literacy
Librarian Liaison Areas Engineering, Computer
Science, and Theatre
Jan Frazier (Not related) BA and MA at Bradley
University 25 years in secondary schools Author
of 13 novels 4 years at BU as adjunct faculty
(English, Communication, Education Depts) Last 2
years as full-time faculty in Communication Dept.
Deb Burgauer Ph.D. in 2004 from ISU, English
Studies with Composition concentration Been
teaching ENG 101 for 30 years
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Who We Are
Bradley University Private, undergraduate
institution with graduate programs aimed at
returning professionals -- 5,000 undergrads/
1,000 graduates
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Reinforcement from the Classroom FacultyEnglish
101 Deb Burgauer
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Reinforcement in Library Sessions Meg Frazier
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Overview of English 101 and Communication 103
Library Instruction

• English- 2 Library Sessions-Plus some type of
  reinforcement from classroom faculty-22-24
  Sections

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Principles Instructional Design Meg Frazier

• Create questions and situations that ask the
  student to perform realistic tasks in realistic
  settings.  
• Provide relevant practice of the skill in
  question.
• Help them find the context clues that will aid
  memory.
• Asking student to make decisions helps to get
  information into memory and aids in retrieval
  practice.
• Providing  feedback for incorrect answers allows
  students to correct  misinformation and practice
  retrieving information from memory.
• Repetition and Spacing can aid in reinforcement .
• From Robert Mager and Will Thalheimer

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What I Do in Exercises Meg Frazier

• Ask them where they should go to find, rather
  then tell them where to go
• Have them look for context clues in the search
  tool that will help them either revise their
  search or find more like this
• Only go over the pieces of the exercise packet
  with which students have the most problems
• Use the framework questions to connect with
  previous ideas, look at common misperceptions

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• Finding Books via the Library Catalog. Names
  
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• Find the library Catalog from the Library Web
  PageRead the Search examples on the Catalog page
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• What search would you do, if you know the title
  of the book you are looking for?
• When would you do an Anyword Anywhere search?
  And when would you do a Subject search?
• Key words are words that relate to the topic of
  the book you are looking for Write down 2 or 3
  keywords that relate to a book you need for a
  paper on Educational Reform.
• Try some of your keywords to find one book
• Where is the book located? What is its call
  number?
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• Make sure you are in the full-view of the record
  of the book and look at the Subject Headings
  (Subject LCSH) Follow the Subject Heading links
  to other books. Keep following and looking until
  you can write down 3 or 4 subject headings that
  relate to the book you need for paper on
  Educational Reform.

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Frazier, Deb Burgauer---Bradley University.
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Reference Book Browsing and Using the
Catalog   Go to the Reference Area and find your
teams Reference Book.   Use the Outline of the
Library of Congress Classification System and
find the Class Code (2 letter beginning of the
Call number) for your teams reference book .
Note the Discipline and the Class Code from the
Library of Congress Classification System.
  Using your given reference book, find an
article that could be used as the topic for a
paper or speech. Note the article title.
Now find the library catalog on the librarys
web page, (library.bradley.edu), then search for
books that would be useful for the topic (of the
exercise).Note the keywords used to search.
Click on the hot linked title of the book and
examine the Subject (headings). Follow the
subject headings links to other books. Keep
following and looking until you can write down 3
or 4 subject headings that relate to the topic
(of the exercise).
Wiping out the Wipe-Out Effect Jan Frazier, Meg
Frazier, Deb Burgauer---Bradley University.
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Index (Article Database) Exercise What is the
link on the Librarys web page that leads to
indexes that can be used to find articles?   Now
look for the link that will lead you to Indexes
organized by their title. Then clink on the
link for the index Academic Search Premiere .
Compare Two SearchesSearch one at the main
search page, search School Reform in the
default (keyword) mode of searching.
Search two at the main search page, search
School Reform as a Subject search.
What are some of the differences between the
Keyword search and the Subject search? Part
II Switch to a new index, Project
Muse. Project Muse allows you to browse Library
of Congress Subject headings as a way to find
articles. Click on the Article Search tab, and
then from the search page look for the Browse
Subject Headings for Articles option from the
Options box. Type Educational
into the search box and then browse the subject
headings to find 3 subject headings that will
give you most articles that would be useful for a
paper on school reform. List the 3 subject
headings. Part III Switch to a new index,
Wilson Omnifile. Wilson Omnifile, like most
indexes, offers ways to revise, focus or narrow
your search. Use the search School Reform
from the main search page and then examine
the results page for 3 ways that the index
shows to revise, focus or narrow the search.
List 3 ways List of Journals, Magazines and
Newspapers   What is the link on the Librarys
web page that leads to a list of which journals,
magazines, or newspapers (periodicals) are
available in any format through the library?
Click on the link that will lead you to the
list of periodicals available, Then search for
journal title Science (TIP Click on the
button Exact to search the one word title
Journal) Which formats of the journal has
issues of the journal from 2009?
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Framework questions     What does a catalog
do?   What are its limitations?   What does an
index do?   What are its limitations?   What does
a Subject Heading do?
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Final Library Reinforcement Meg Frazier
Assessment 5 Things I learned in the Library
Session
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Reinforcement Between Classes Communication
103 Jan Frazier
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Why Introduce These Exercises?Jan Frazier

• Help students recall what they know
• Opportunity to ask questions for clarification
• Allows me to know what to teach
• Remind and reinforce what gets taught in library
  sessions and English101

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Communication 103 Library Exercises Jan Frazier

• Fall Classes
• Homepage of Library
• Exercise in Finding Resource Material
• Megs two-day library session
• Post-packet of questions
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Communication 103 Library Exercises Jan Frazier

• Spring Classes
• Review the BU library page
• Few additional exercises to reinforce
• Further reinforce with post-packet of questions
  (previously seen)
• CQ Researcher Exercise

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What I Do Besides Using Classroom Exercises Jan
Frazier

• Physically take students to the library
• Work on outlining, finding material, narrowing
  topics, etc. (one-on-one)
• They find material for research
• Can use the Reference Desk
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• Tour of library

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Frazier, Deb Burgauer---Bradley University.
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There are 4 areas from which I want you to look
for information (Vu Find, Indexes and Databases,
Dictionaries, and WebFeat). Go to each of these 4
websites and answer the questions listed.   1.
VuFind A. Look up History of Art Find History
of the Art of Antiquity Cite this from the MLA
citation (copy it or print it off)
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Out of Class Library exercise Fall
Library Assignment Your Name______________________
__________ Your Class_____________________________
____ This assignment is designed to familiarize
you with resources you will need for your speech
assignments later in the semester. You need to go
to the Library to complete the assignment. You
will turn in this sheet completed and two
print-outs from Sections III and IV.
  Objectives Learn where things are in the
Library. Learn to locate Reference Sources using
the call numbers provided. Learn to use Expanded
Academic Index, a journal index. Learn how to
search the Online Catalog to see where a book is
in the library. Learn about procedures for
borrowing materials from other libraries.
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Index Exercise Wilson Omnifile   1. Compare
Two Searches Search one search for cancer as a
Keyword search. Search two search for cancer as
a Subject search.   What are some of the
differences between the Keyword search and the
Subject search?    2. Modifying Searches Wilson
Omnifile, like most indexes, offers ways to
revise, focus and narrow your search. Use School
Reform as a first search (using Subject search)
and then type Educational Reform (using Subject
search) as a second search. How have the results
been revised, focused, and narrowed?     Index
Benefits An index (sometimes called article
database) is a specific kind of search tool. What
are some benefits of using an index as seen from
these exercises?
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Exercise Using CQ Researcher For Persuasive
Speech Jan Frazier Spring

• Find two sources in the CQ Researcher that take
  different positions (for and against) the topic
  of ETHANOL AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL.
• List them using MLA style for your Works Cited
  sheet

Wiping out the Wipe-Out Effect Jan Frazier, Meg
Frazier, Deb Burgauer---Bradley University.
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GOALS OF COMBINING ENGLISH 101 AND COMMUNICATION
103 Jan Frazier

• Informal discussion to formal pilot course
• Same students together in both classes all
  semester
• Reinforcements from Eng 101, Com 103, and the
  library
• Researching only once (speech and essay)
• Corresponding to real life internship
  Research Write Talk
• Through research and reinforcement, we hope the
  students will remember that these tasks are
  techniques used in all subjects.

Wiping out the Wipe-Out Effect Jan Frazier, Meg
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Who should use the Librarian and Library
Resources? Jan Frazier

• Many instructors think that its not their job
• English instructors are closer to the
  librarians
• Im trying to educate the Communication
  instructors
• Share exercises with the chair person
• Not ask if they will use reinforcement
  projects, but rather how
• Talk to adjunct faculty

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How Do You As Librarians Get Instructors On Your
Side? Jan Frazier

• Elevator pitch
• The writers pitch
• You conjure a pitch
• Find student-oriented instructors
• How do I try to persuade teachers to use library
  reinforcement?

Wiping out the Wipe-Out Effect Jan Frazier, Meg
Frazier, Deb Burgauer---Bradley University.
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Thoughts To Take Away Jan Frazier

• Remember that most instructors are afraid of the
  library
• Be friendly
• Have a pitch ready
• Find student-oriented teachers
• Be willing to take time to share your library and
  your knowledge!

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Students must learn that, whether developing a
new product or a new curriculum, plenty of good
ideas are already out there. The biggest impact
comes in combining them in new ways.
Teaching Matters 7 Ways to Make Students More
Entrepreneurial - Commentary - The Chronicle of
Higher Education from chronicle.com March 28, 2010
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Wrap-Up Questions
How Do You Currently Use Reinforcement? What
Kinds of Reinforcement Will You Try After This
Conference?
Wiping out the Wipe-Out Effect Jan Frazier, Meg
Frazier, Deb Burgauer---Bradley University.