Portland State UniversityPDXScholar

Library Instruction West 2014 Library Instruction West 2014

Jul 25th, 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Step Away From the Computer! Successful Information LiteracyInstruction and Improved Student Learning WITHOUTTechnologyNancy NoeAuburn University Libraries

Let us know how access to this document benefits you.Follow this and additional works at: http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/liw_portland

Part of the Information Literacy Commons

This Event is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Library Instruction West 2014 by an authorizedadministrator of PDXScholar. For more information, please contact pdxscholar@pdx.edu.

Nancy Noe, "Step Away From the Computer! Successful Information Literacy Instruction and Improved Student LearningWITHOUT Technology" ( July 25, 2014). Library Instruction West 2014. Paper 30.http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/liw_portland/Presentations/Material/30

Step Away From the Computer: Instruction without Technology

Nancy Noe

Auburn University Libraries

Library

Instruction West 2014

• Personal use of technology – PC and iOS – Fully loaded computer labs – iPads in instruction – iPad campus initiative

She’s really not a luddite. Really.

• Recent research re: student learning, technology & neuroscience

• iPad initiative • Instruction listserv threads • Conversations w/colleagues after

conferences – unable to recall many sessions

Interest in Topic?

• Hand to Brain Connection • Movement • Multitasking/Distraction

Relationship to student learning ande memory/recall Bloom’s Taxonomy – Begin with the ability to Remember

Technology, Learning and the Brain

• Hand to Brain Connection – Writing

• Stimulates Reticular Activating System (RAS). Filter of the brain’s information processing system

• Increases memory of factual detail • Increases ability to synthesize and generalize

information • Increases conceptual understanding

– Typing • Stimulates language processing center

– Drawing • Stimulates creativity & engagement, perhaps higher

cognitive functions

Technology, Learning and the Brain

• Movement – Increases blood flow/oxygen to brain – Increases connections among neurons – Increases attention on task at hand – Encourages active participate – Increases positive social interactions – Releases excess energy and redirects

focus

Technology, Learning and the Brain

• Multitasking/Distraction – Only 3-5% of population can multitask

effectively – In general, everyone performs best when

focused on one task at a time – When using laptops, 40-46% students fall

off task and are less satisfied with learning experience (Mueller, Oppenheimer study)

– Chronic multi-taskers exhibit lowered cognitive control

Technology, Learning and the Brain

• Active learning Something other than mimicking a sample search on a computer Activities which engage students in critical inquiry and problem solving; student centered work or discovery

Technology, Learning and the Brain

Mind mapping Writing thesis statement/research question Scholarly vs popular Citation puzzle Colored note cards White board lists Worksheets (carbon paper*) Keywording Abstracts Highlighters Blank floor maps/Ethnographer for an hour LC Call order numbering

*Carbonless paper allows students to take a copy with

them, leaving librarian a copy to use for assessment

Examples in the classroom

Your ideas???

Examples in the classroom

• What it means for students – Affective aspect – Active participation – Need to understand expectations

• What it means for instructors – More planning and preparation – Guide on side, NOT sage on stage – Setting expectations

Examples in the classroom

noenanc@auburn.edu

@nancynoeWDE

Friday, August 15, 2014

Contact Info