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Success Matters Intervention

& MOOC Initiative
An Orientation to Library Research &
Intellectual Property Course

Presented By:
Sherma Edwards
DETT 611 9040
April 26th, 2015

CONTENTS

Course Objectives

Definition of Career & Information Literacy

Why MOOCs- Massive Open Online Course

Characteristics of Nontraditional Learners

MOOC Sample Exercises

Adult Centered Curriculum and Career Development

Opportunities

Course Objectives

Understanding information literacy and its importance

to society.

Accelerated program taught via the web.

Teaching adults learners how to analyze and conduct

research by meeting the criteria for the big 6 skills.

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SuccessMatters Intervention
defines information literacy
as.

a foundation for acquiring attributes

such as decision making, critical thinking
and problem solving skills and learning
how to process information as it relates
to
career
growth
and
personal
advancement.

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Massive Open Online Course

MOOCs will serve as a free non credit career or

professional development class. The course will
incorporate information, career and computer literacy
opportunities

Characteristics of a
Nontraditional Learner

A nontraditional learner is a student who has entered

society as an adult and then reentered college.

Adult learners usually have many life experiences and

have a need to know, and they are often highly
motivated to learn as it relates to career growth and
personal advancement (Hays, 2014, p.1).

Nontraditional learners can be back in the classroom

for a multitude of reasons. These might include a desire
to grow in their place of employment, personal
edification, or to learn skills that will have an impact on
society (Hays, 2014, p.1).

Adult Centered Curriculum

The learners needs will be met with an information

literacy curriculum that is relevant, applicable and
have a real life focus (Hays, 2014, p. 4).

Problem based learning and instruction will be

implemented so that students will become more selfdirected and be able to seek new or additional
methods to find information (Hays, 2014, p.4)

MOOC- Sample Assignment &

Course Objectives
Meeting the Criteria for Big 6 Skills

1)

Identify information needed to complete assignment

(task definition)

2)

Search websites that provide career information

(information seeking strategies)

3)

Find and access sources (locate and access)

4)

Read relevant site information (use of information)

5)

Organize information provided by sites (synthesis)

MOOC- Sample Assignment &

Course Objectives Cont..

6) Evaluate sites (evaluation)

Learners will also be exposed to multimedia technology,
web 2.0 tools, library, Internet sources and copyrighting
information.
Reference

Robinson, K. (2015). Career information literacy.

University of Central Florida Libraries. Retrieved from
https://prezi.com/niwwx_vai3za/career-informationliteracy-presentation/

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MOOC Sample Assignment

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Testing Students Knowledge

Questions & Answers