Librarian instructors in an undergraduate science course: a 20 year evolution
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2021-05-27
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Abstract
"SCIE 311: Write and Review Scientific Reports" is a long-running course at the University of Calgary that seeks to build students' skills as both users and producers of scientific literature. Over the past 20 years this course has increasingly placed emphasis on the student experience with the addition of small group teams, replacing the learning outcomes from writing product to writing process and inclusion of four lectures devoted to in-library learning and free work time. What started with one instructor and one librarian and a group of 30 science undergraduate students has expanded to three sections, with three instructors, three librarians, and 90 second, third and fourth year chemistry, geology and natural sciences students. This session will explain the evolution of librarian involvement as instructors in the course. Notably, librarians have had a supportive environment with creative and critical freedom to suggest changes and expansion to the librarian content. Librarians currently teach critical appraisal, searching, and citation management. Join us for a conversation of what librarian-faculty partnerships look like, and how librarians are partners in student learning and undergraduate research for SCIE 311.
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presentation, Mount Royal, Calgary, AB
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SCIE311, librarians, writing, librarian-faculty partnership
Citation
McClurg, C., Lee, J., Ganshorn, H. (2021, May 27). Librarian instructors in an undergraduate science course: a 20 year evolution. [Conference presentation.] Calgary, AB.