Distance Educators and Librarians

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-45
Author(s):  
James Thull
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Educational Success ◽  
Wireless Internet ◽  
Research Skills ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Wireless Internet Access ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
Online Library ◽  
Distance Educators

Well-developed research skills are essential to our student's educational success. For a generation that will create more information than was created by all those who came before them access to information is not an issue, at least for those on the access side of the digital divide. However as that wealth of information grows so does the need for the skill sets that allows one to pull the drops of needed information from the ocean that they have available to search. Students, who have not known a world without Google, smart phones, and abundant wireless internet access, often feel their research skills are good enough but usually fail, not in the search for information, but in the ability to determine what the best information is and how to find it most efficiently. Online library research classes are one of the best methods for providing students with the skills they need to succeed. Designing, implementing, and teaching library research classes allows librarians to communicate research skills that meet our students at their point of need. This paper will provide an examination of the benefits for students, libraries and faculty in providing these classes, an overview on how they can be structured to meet the information literacy needs of any student and basic information on how to create library research classes at any institution of higher education.

Distance Educators and Librarians

2016 ◽  
pp. 1502-1512
Author(s):  
James Thull
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
Wireless Internet ◽  
Research Skills ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Wireless Internet Access ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
Online Library ◽  
Distance Educators

Well-developed research skills are essential to our student's educational success. For a generation that will create more information than was created by all those who came before them access to information is not an issue, at least for those on the access side of the digital divide. However as that wealth of information grows so does the need for the skill sets that allows one to pull the drops of needed information from the ocean that they have available to search. Students, who have not known a world without Google, smart phones, and abundant wireless internet access, often feel their research skills are good enough but usually fail, not in the search for information, but in the ability to determine what the best information is and how to find it most efficiently. Online library research classes are one of the best methods for providing students with the skills they need to succeed. Designing, implementing, and teaching library research classes allows librarians to communicate research skills that meet our students at their point of need. This paper will provide an examination of the benefits for students, libraries and faculty in providing these classes, an overview on how they can be structured to meet the information literacy needs of any student and basic information on how to create library research classes at any institution of higher education.

Librarians and the Evolving Research Needs of Distance Students

2018 ◽  
pp. 203-216
Author(s):  
James J. Thull
Keyword(s):  
Internet Access ◽  
Educational Success ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Research Skills ◽  
Online Class ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Online Library

Well-developed research skills are essential to a student's educational success. Students, who have not known a world without internet access often feel their research skills are good enough but usually fail to determine what the best information is and how to find it most efficiently. They have been raised in a world of instant access and instant gratification. Today we can book flights, buy cars and communicate across the globe with a keystroke. But asking Google for an answer is not equivalent to doing research. While these tools are constantly improving, and in our lifetimes will replace the need for research skills, the time has not yet come. Today our students still have a need for finding reliable scholarly information and online library research classes and services are the best methods for providing students with the skills they need to succeed. Designing, implementing, and teaching library research classes and embedding online research services into all online class offerings allows librarians to communicate research skills that meet our students at their point of need.

scholarly journals KONSEP PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DALAM MEMBENTUK PRIBADI ANAK YANG SHALIHAH

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Ulin Nadlifah Ummul Khoir
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Success ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Moral Cultivation ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Good Manner

Noble character is a reflection of one's personality, in addition to the superior morality will be able to bring someone to the high dignity. Lately, a good manner is costly and hard to find. The lack of understanding of moral values contained in the Qur'an and Hadith will further aggravate the condition of a person's personality, even life seemed to feel less meaningful. To form a noble personal, moral cultivation against children should be encouraged from an early age, since its formation will be easier than after the child's adulthood. Al Akhlaq Lil Banat book discusses some manners to apply in life, good family environment, school or community. It will create private-mannered accordance with the guidance of the Qur'an. It is a kind of literature review. To obtain representative data in the discussion, it is used library research to find, collect, read, and analyze the books with no relevance to the research problem. The relevant references then is compiled, analyzed, so as obtained as conclusion. To achieve success in the educational process, the material in the book Al Akhlaq Lil Banat can be used as a reference in order to achieve educational success. The material presented in this book is not only refers to the relationship between man and God (transcendental), but also on the relationship between humans (anthropocentric), such as morality to parents, relatives, neighbors, peers and also to the adab or ordinances, such manners visit, walking, traveling, and so forth.

Free Wireless Internet Park Services

2012 ◽  
pp. 429-447
Author(s):  
Shafi Al-Shafi
Keyword(s):  
Good Practice ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Public Parks ◽  
Wireless Internet ◽  
Internet Safety ◽  
Wireless Internet Access ◽  
Global Information Society ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
Speed Response

This chapter examines the adoption of free wireless Internet parks (iPark) by Qatari citizens as a means of accessing electronic services from public parks. The Qatar government has launched the iPark concept with a view of providing free internet access for all citizens while enjoying the outdoors. This concept is enabled by an ICT infrastructure and broadband facilities, which is considered as regional good practice. By offering free wireless Internet access, the Qatari government encourages its citizens to actively participate in the global information society with a view of bridging the digital divide. Using a survey based study this research set out to examine the Qatari citizens’ perceptions of the iPark initiative. Results of the survey showed that there is a positive level of relation between the independent variables, usefulness, ease of use, Internet safety, and Internet speed/response time and one dependent variable, intention to use the iPark in Qatar. The chapter provides a discussion on the key findings, research implications, limitations, and future directions for the iPark initiative in Qatar.

scholarly journals Increasing the Authenticity of Group Assignments in an Online Research Course may Lead to Higher Academic Achievement

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 158
Author(s):  
Cari Merkley
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
The United States ◽  
Annotated Bibliography ◽  
Teaching Presence ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Online Library

A Review of: Finch, J. L., & Jefferson, R. N. (2013). Designing authentic learning tasks for online library instruction. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 39(2), 181-188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2012.10.005 Abstract Objective – To explore what impact assigning authentic tasks to students deliberately grouped by their majors in an online library research course has on student perceptions of teaching quality (teaching presence) and satisfaction. Design – Empirical comparative study. Setting – Medium-size (10,500 full-time students) liberal arts college in the United States of America. Subjects – 33 undergraduate students enrolled in a library research course. Methods – The study focusses on two sections of a one-credit online library research course taught by library faculty. The 17 students in the Spring “express” section were randomly assigned to groups and asked to complete a group annotated bibliography project using MLA style (Class Random). The 16 students registered in the Summer section of the same course were grouped by their majors, and asked to complete a modified version of the annotated bibliography group project in which they were asked to identify and then utilize the citation style most appropriate for their discipline (Class Deliberate). Students in Class Deliberate also received instruction around the role of subject specific citation styles in scholarly communication. Both sections completed a final assignment in which they developed a portal of resources to support their future studies or careers. All 33 students in both sections were invited to complete a modified online version of the Community of Inquiry (COI) survey consisting of 16 questions relating to student perceptions of the course’s teaching and cognitive presences. Questions relating to social presence were not administered. The final grades awarded to all students in both sections were also analyzed. Main Results – A total of 59% of the students in Class Random (10/17) and 67% of the students in Class Deliberate (11/16) completed the online survey. There were no statistically significant differences in the survey responses between the two sections with both groups of students rating the instructor’s teaching presence and the course’s cognitive presence highly. Only 40% of the respondents from Class Random and 46% from Class Deliberate agreed that working with peers facilitated their learning. The mean final grade received by students in Class Deliberate was 95.27 versus 86.15 in Class Random, a statistically significant difference (p

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