The
First Year Program Library session is an active learning lesson plan customized
for each FYR cluster. Clusters are learning communities consisting of two Liberal Arts
Core Curriculum (LACC) classes plus a one credit FYR class.
During
the Library session, students receive a brief introduction to finding different
formats
of library materials, via the Library web site, or using the Library
of Congress Classification
System. Students are divided into five groups,
and each group is given a different assignment,
requiring them to find and
collect two-four Library items relevant to their cluster (i.e. when we
teach
the Art/Music cluster, students are asked to find an Oversized art book and a
music CD,
while other clusters may find a video and/or DVD relevant to their
two LACC classes).
When
students return to the User Education Room with their Library materials, each
group
shows their peers what they found, how their material may be used,
and how/where they found
it. Sample cluster assignments are provided below,
along with handouts for the Library of
Congress Classification System and
the Top 10 Things Every Freshman Should Know About
the J. Eugene Smith Library.
First
Year Program Resources include links to The National Resource Center for The First-Year
Experience and Students in Transition as well as their listservs. “ The National Resource Center
for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition has as its mission to support and advance
efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education. We achieve
this mission by providing opportunities for the exchange of practical, theory-based information and
ideas through the convening of conferences, teleconferences, institutes, and workshops; publishing
monographs, a peer-reviewed journal, an electronic newsletter, guides, and books; generating and
supporting research and scholarship; hosting visiting scholars; and administering a web site and listservs."
The
link, First-Year Program: Plagiarism & Cheating, leads to an active learning
exercise which
may be lead by Peer Mentors, FYR faculty or librarians (by
request). Students are led through a
series of discussions which help them
understand the implications of plagiarism, cheating and
copyright.
Peer Mentor Resources include Tips for Successful Peer Mentoring, Activities Peer Mentors Can Lead, and
Discussion Generators for various topics suggested by the First Year Program Committee (FYPC).
Top
10 Things Every Freshman Should Know About the J. Eugene Smith Library
Library
Of Congress Classification System
FYP #1: English & Education*
FYP
#2: Business & Sociology*
FYP
#3: Chemistry & Poli Sci*
FYP
#4: Art & Music*
FYP
#5-Economics & Biology*
First
Year Program Resources
First-Year
Program: Plagiarism & Cheating
Peer Mentor Resources
Contact
Information:
E-mail Susan Herzog or Janice
Wilson.
Call
Susan (x54470) or Janice (x55550)
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