Browsing Auburn University Libraries by Author "Carter, Toni"

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A3 Authentic, Active, Assessment: Assessing In-Class Instruction Student Work

Carter, Toni; Noe, Nancy; Rumble, Juliet (2014-07-14)

The assessment of student learning is a hot topic among those in education, and library instruction proves no exception. This presentation concerns Auburn University Libraries’ foray into authentic assessment of active ...

Assessment and Change Leadership in an Academic Library Department: A Case Study

Carter, Toni (2014-07-27)

The purpose of this paper is to report an academic library’s efforts to introduce course-integrated assessment into its library instruction program. Applying a leadership change model to the process allows ...

Aubie Asks @ the Libraries Video Series

Carter, Toni (2014-07-14)

Produced with assistance from the Daniel F. Breeden Endowed Grant Program, these videos help to introduce or reinforce information literacy concepts. Librarians show them during instruction sessions and add them to their ...

Changing User Needs, Changing Librarian Roles: A Qualitative Study

Carter, Toni; Grabowsky, Adelia (2017-10-05)

This qualitative study explored possible adaptions to the roles of librarians working in the reference department of a southeastern academic research library. The study used focus groups to investigate new directions for ...

Closing the Loop on Information Literacy Instruction

Carter, Toni (2014-07-21)

Authentic assessment of course-integrated information literacy sessions

The Collision of Two Lexicons: Librarians, Composition Instructors and the Vocabulary of Source Evaluation

Carter, Toni (2017-03-27)

Based on article of the same name: http://hdl.handle.net/11200/48586

The Collision of Two Lexicons: Librarians, Composition Instructors and the Vocabularly of Source Evaluation

Carter, Toni; Aldridge, Todd (2016-03-21)

From article abstract: "The study has two aims. The first is to identify words and phrases from information literacy and rhetoric and composition that students used to justify the comparability of two sources. The second ...

Cutting the Commute: Assess Authentically and Still Arrive on Time

Carter, Toni; Rumble, Juliet (2014-07-14)

While the importance of assessment for student learning is widely recognized, instructors are often reluctant to sacrifice valuable class time for this activity. This presentation discusses the Auburn University Libraries ...

Don’t Stop Thinking about Assessment: Ongoing Evaluation of Course-Integrated Assessment

Carter, Toni (2019-05-30)

This poster will share the path taken to introduce student learning assessment into course-integrated information literacy sessions at one academic library. Four years of continuous evaluation of this initiative has revealed ...

E-Learning Librarian by Night: Creating an Online Instruction Program through Self-Directed Learning

Carter, Toni (2016-11-21)

When a large public university made a commitment to e-learning in its five-year strategic plan, the coordinator for the university library’s information literacy instruction program recognized the need for online instructional ...

Embedding Information Literacy Instruction throughout the Curriculum

Carter, Toni; Noe, Nancy (2018-01-26)

Subject librarians at Auburn have traditionally taught information literacy sessions within the disciplines on an ad hoc basis. While they have wanted a more formal role in courses, their involvement depends on the ...

Librarian's Role in General Education: Authentically Assessing Information Literacy Skills via English Composition Classes

Carter, Toni (2014-04-12)

This poster reports on a method used at Auburn University Libraries to assess information literacy skills of students that incorporates both formative and summative authentic assessment.

The Management and Support of Outreach in Academic Libraries

Carter, Toni; Seaman, Priscilla (2014-07-27)

The promotion of services in academic libraries often falls under the purview of outreach. This paper explores a number of questions regarding library outreach, specifically how libraries manage and support the marketing ...

The Management and Support of Outreach in Academic Libraries

Carter, Toni; Seaman, Priscilla (2014-07-14)

Ramp-Up Your Worksheets

Carter, Toni (2017-04-24)

Creating worksheets for instruction sessions that require students to think critically can be a challenge, especially when the librarian only has 50-minutes to introduce and discuss a concept. I will share strategies for ...

Reframing Information Literacy Assessment: Reaching for College Seniors

Carter, Toni; Rodgers Good, Megan (2018-09-10)

Although our institution has a history of information literacy assessment for general education, we found the method used did not allow us to tell a compelling story about students’ information literacy skills. After a ...

Tackling the Complexities of Source Evaluation: Active Learning Exercises that Foster Students' Critical Thinking

Rumble, Juliet; Carter, Toni (2014-07-01)

Library instructors are often called upon to teach classes devoted to evaluating information sources. These sessions are typically offered in conjunction with writing assignments that require students to locate sources ...

Teaching Students the How and Why of Source Evaluation: Pedagogies that Empower Communities of Learning and Scholarship

Rumble, Juliet; Carter, Toni; Noe, Nancy (2015-05-21)

Evaluating information sources is an essential part of the research process, but many students fail to grasp its importance. In order to sustain and participate in the research practices that create new knowledge, students ...

Transforming Students Through Two Literacies: The Integration of Sustainability Literacy into Information Literacy Classes

Carter, Toni; Schmidt, Gregory (2014-07-30)

The adoption of sustainable practices by colleges and universities continues to grow, with over 600 presidents and leaders in higher education signing the Presidents' Climate Commitment. As part of this commitment, ...

Use What You Have: Authentic Assessment of In-Class Activities

Carter, Toni (2014-07-27)

The purpose of this paper is to share a practical approach to formative, authentic assessment of Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) outcomes within individual sessions of course-integrated ...