Slide Title of Opening Slide Teaching Information Literacy with Wimba Classroom Louis E. Mays Professor/Librarian
Southern State Community College Cincinnati Columbus Cleveland Toledo Dayton
2307 students Diversity of student ages & situations. Degrees: –Allied health & nursing –Human services –Business –Transfer degrees Education Arts Sciences Southern State Community College
Rural area and sparsely populated 25-35% live below poverty level Very little cultural diversity Many first generation college students There is a need to teach diversity and cultural awareness.
Teaching Low Enrollment Courses with Wimba Classroom LSCI 130 Information Literacy in the Digital Age (4 credit hours) –Elective –Used as a substitute for nursing informatics –Teaches access to information sources and resources provided by the library –Effective if taken before English Composition 102
Today’s Class Introduction to Signing up for a RefWorks account Customizing a RefWorks account Exporting references from a research database