Information Detective: The
Freshmen Experience at
Georgia College
Jolene Cole
Instruction Coordinator
Assistant Professor of Library Science
[email protected]
Georgia College
Overview
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The Development
The Implementation
The Assessment
The Future
Program History
• No official collaboration with Freshmen Seminar
Courses (Run by The Center for Student
Success)
• Very few seminar instructors introduced the
library to their courses
Turning Point
• URACE Grants
• New faculty/librarians
Logistics
• 40 iPad minis
• By in from Center for Student Success
• In-Class or Outside Class (Flexible)
• Used Socrative App and LibGuides
Bullet Slide
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Bullet Point 1
Bullet Point 2
Bullet Point 3
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Bullet Point 1
Bullet Point 2
Bullet Point 3
What is it?
A smart student response system that empowers
teachers by engaging their classrooms with a series
of educational exercises and games. Runs on
tablets, smartphones and laptops.
Cost? Currently Free (Free for over a
year, but they say it won’t be free
forever.
Assessment? Student responses are
visually represented for multiple
choice, true/false and short answer and
Auto-graded. Teachers may download
reports.
Compatibility? Any Internet Browser, mix of
smartphones, tablets and computers.
Is there a Student Limit per Room?
The limit is 50 students logged in a one time. You can have as
many as you’d like throughout the day.
Where are my Reports?
Reports can be downloaded or emailed after you complete a Quiz. You must be
working on a laptop or desktop for the download function to work.
You can also download or email reports by selecting “Manage Quizzes” from
your teacher dashboard. Then select the Reports tab to choose the activity.
Assessment
Freshman Seminar Students: (Came to Classroom)
2012-2013:
31
2013-2014:
427
Total number of Freshman who completed
activity:
1254 out of 1701
74% of incoming class
Assessment
Average Score: 85.9%
(of those who fully completed project)
Average Score: 83.8%
(Everyone)
*9 gradable clues/questions
Issues
• Socrative Update
• Having to go back and forth between
apps/websites
• Verbiage of specific questions
• Socrative – brain freezes? aka skipped
questions
Highlights
• Great Collaboration across campus
• Great word of mouth among instructors
• Students were excited to use the
equipment / no lectures!
• Great participation numbers
READY
PLAYER
ONE
Fall 2014 – Spring 2015
Updates
Eliminating LibGuide hints
Moving to texting hints (LibAnswers)
and/or QR Codes
Electronic media check-out forms
Alternative Methods
Other courses:
• English 1101
• One-Shot instruction (space races)
• Semester Long Library Courses (space
races, Exit Tickets, Quick Questions)
Resources
Socrative
www.socrative.com
Georgia College Library LibGuide
http://libguides.gcsu.edu/InfoLitDetective
My Contact Info:
Jolene Cole
478.445.0989
[email protected]
THANK YOU!