Listening to Graduate Students

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Listening to Graduate Students
NELIG Annual Conference June 10, 2005 Portland, ME

• Cecilia Dalzell
• Instructional Services Librarian
• Cole Library
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 275 Windsor St.
• Hartford, CT 06120
• dalzelc_at_rh.edu
• 860-548-2493

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Planning for Motivation

• Process to involve faculty and students
• Get faculty support
• Get feedback, improve workshops
• Respect students prior knowledge and time
• Content to keep graduate students interest
• Course requirements
• Knowledge gaps
• Success in courses

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Setting the Scene

• Hartford, CT campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic
  Institute
• Working Professionals
• Local and distributed
• MS, MBA, MEng
• Cohorts and individuals

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Research Workshop EvaluationRevision 1
Spring 04

• Three new things learned in workshop
• Most useful topics
• Least useful topics
• Topics youd like to learn more about
• Fished for reference questions by indicating
  space for contact information

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Research Workshop EvaluationRevision 1
Demographics

• Visited the library before?
• Used electronic resources before?
• Would now use library or electronic resources?
• First Research Workshop at Rensselaer

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Limits to One-Shot Sessions
Druecke, Lorenzen

• One visit, not building relationship
• Faculty set tone for formality and participation
  
• Time is short
• Faculty can limit content
• No direct test or grade

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Boost Motivation
Librarian
Students
Faculty
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Planning and Motivation Cycle
Syllabus
Plan workshop
Library Resources
Instructors Observation
Faculty Participation
Teach Workshop
Survey Students
Record Survey Results Observations
Evaluation Report
Student Participation
Faculty and Library Director
Revise Workshop
Suggestions
Revise Survey
Word of Mouth
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Research Workshop EvaluationRevision 2 Fall
04

• Suggest changes for future workshops
• Delete Would you now use library electronic
  resources?

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Research Workshop EvaluationRevision 3 Spring
05
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Research Workshop EvaluationRevision
3 Demographics
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Selected New Learning Over 4 Semesters
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Planning and Motivation Cycle
Syllabus
Plan workshop
Library Resources
Instructors Observation
Faculty Participation
Teach Workshop
Survey Students
Record Survey Results Observations
Evaluation Report
Student Participation
Faculty and Library Director
Revise Workshop
Suggestions
Revise Survey
Word of Mouth
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Questions?