NELIG Meeting - 12/03/2010

Date	–	Friday, December 3, 2010
Time	–	9:00 - 12:30
Topic	–	Project Information Literacy - "Conducting Qualitative Research with Your Students"
Locations	–	Adams Library at Rhode Island College in Providence Tisch Library at Tufts University in Medford, MA Glickman Library at University of Southern Maine - Portland, ME

at Rhode Island College:
	Assessment 360 - Susanna Cowan from UConn      presentation
	Librarians as Amateur Ethnograpners - Kendall Hobbs and Diane Klare from Wesleyan      handout     presentation
at Tufts University:
	The Data Assessment Team at Tufts University who have been conducting qualitative research
		Data Assessment Team Charges and Objectives / Undergraduate Focus Groups Overview / Faculty Research and Teaching Study Report / Ethnographic Study
	Laura Saunders, Visiting Professor at Simmons College who used qualitative research methods to complete her PhD Dissertation "Literacy as a Student Learning Outcome"
		Qualitative Research - Observations & Think-Aloud Protocol / Recommended Readings / Group Activity
at University of Southern Maine:
	Roberta Jordan who conducted a longitudinal study of the impact of a laptop program on high school students’ information literacy skills using qualitative research methods.      Perception and Reality: A Study of Information Literacy Skills
	Kathy Labadorf from UConn and their Assessment 360 program.      Undergraduate Technology Survey

 

NELIG Chairs:

Sara Marks
Instruction and Outreach Librarian
UMass Lowell

Kieran Ayton
Reference and Web Services Librarian
Rhode Island College