University of North Texas Child Development course was transformed to improve student information literacy skills. The four outcomes: increased faculty and librarian collaborations, improved awareness of library resources and services, better student comprehension related to research, and integration of technology into the course. Team-oriented educational activities will be demonstrated.
Goals:
1. Increase awareness of faculty and librarian collaborations
2. Increase awareness of library resources and services to students
3. Increase integration of technology into the course
4. Increase students’ comprehension of evidence-based research in child development
Background:
Teaching Undergraduate Child Development using Team-Based Learning™.
Course student learning objectives (SLOs) include teaching students about the importance of finding, reading, and understanding research-based evidence to corroborate and further their knowledge. One goal is to have students understand the process for finding articles using library resources. The instructor introduces the students to a basic understanding of evidence-based research.
Description: The course goal is to provide the student with an in-depth study of issues surrounding physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of children. Through the library instruction session, students apply what is learned to complete the “Journey to the Essence of Research” to find and explain outcomes from research-based articles. Topics are related to the field of child development.
Outcomes: Feedback from an informal survey of the students showed the library instruction session helped them effectively find research-based articles.
Conclusion: We will continue to work together. We hope to expand this collaborative process to include other human development classes in the College of Education. Faculty-librarian partnerships enhance and promote library services and students are the beneficiaries.