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Teaching Information Literacy with Wimba ClassroomLouis E. Mays

Professor/Librarian

Teaching Information Literacy with Wimba ClassroomLouis E. Mays

Professor/Librarian

Southern State Community College

Cincinnati

Columbus

ClevelandToledo

Dayton

• 2307 students• Diversity of student

ages & situations.• Degrees:

– Allied health & nursing– Human services– Business– Transfer degrees

• Education• Arts• Sciences

Southern State Community College

Southern State Community College• Rural area and sparsely

populated• 25-35% live below

poverty level• Very little cultural

diversity• Many first generation

college students• There is a need to teach

diversity and cultural awareness.

Teaching Low Enrollment Courses with Wimba Classroom

• LSCI 130 Information Literacy in the Digital Age (4 credit hours)– Elective – Used as a substitute for nursing informatics– Teaches access to information sources and

resources provided by the library– Effective if taken before English Composition

102

Today’s Class

• Introduction to

• Signing up for a RefWorks account

• Customizing a RefWorks account

• Exporting references from a research database