Assessment of undergraduate research: Student posters across disciplines.

Hensley, Merinda Kaye

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Title

Assessment of undergraduate research: Student posters across disciplines.

Author(s)

Hensley, Merinda Kaye

Issue Date

2012-06-24

Keyword(s)

• Assessment
• Academic Library
• Ethnography of the University Initiative

Abstract

In our educative role, librarians work with students on the development of research and critical thinking skills as part of a cohesive push towards information literacy. New questions arise, however, with quickly changing expectations and models for publication of undergraduate student work. What role should librarians play in supporting the publication and dissemination of undergraduate scholarly work? The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign explored this question in partnership with the Ethnography of the University Initiative, a “collaborative, campus-wide project, dedicated to directing and supporting student inquiry on the university.” (http://www.eui.illinois.edu/) This assessment project examined the layers of instruction as provided by a new initiative to engage students on the complexities of the scholarly communication process. While librarians use active learning strategies to discuss issues of publication, instruction also included strategies for creating an effective research poster through the development of visual literacy and design skills, consideration of legal and ethical use of images, and issues around submission of work in the local institutional repository. This poster will share qualitative and quantitative data to tell a story about the impact of library instruction on student’s perception of the publication process in alignment with their bi-annual student conference.

Type of Resource

image

Language

en

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