Library staff are happy to come to your in-person or web conference classrooms to provide customized instruction about researching or using technology.
Research Sessions - Contact Julie Chapman at 920-498-5490 to schedule daytime or evening sessions. For best results, inform students in advance that they will be working on a project that requires sources. Please provide Julie with a copy of the project so that she can prepare a customized session for your students.
Technology Sessions - Contact Jaime Jorns at 920-498-5694 or Carole Parish (evenings) at 920-498-6289 to schedule a technology overview for students. Students can also watch our brief Technology 101 videos.
It's the right thing to do for your students.
Reduces Student Anxiety
Library research is the #1 academic fear of college students, and library instruction has been shown to reduce that anxiety.
Encourages Students To Use Critical Thinking Skills
Evaluating the quality of the sources they find is frequently a new concept to college students. Library instruction can show them how to use critical thinking skills to evaluate their sources.
Saves Students Time
Literature shows that today's students require more library instruction than ever before to help them make the best use of their time and find the information they need.
Improves Quality of Student Research and Papers
When students use better quality sources, the quality of their papers improves. Some students have reported higher grades on their papers after library instruction made them familiar with library resources and how to best use them.
Reduces Student Perceived Barriers to Requesting Help
Once they've been in the Library and interacted with a librarian, they feel more comfortable asking for help when they need it.
To set up library instruction contact julie.chapman@nwtc.edu or 920-498-5490.
Want to introduce your students to the research process?
Have them use the multimedia Research Skills tutorial to find out what they already know and teach them more.
Use the Faculty Guide to Research Skills to learn how you can incorporate different multimedia tutorials into Canvas (and the Gradebook!)