Student-Athlete Success

• Nothing
• Yellow Card, Red Card, Green Card
• Guest coaching program
• Connecting with Intercollegiate Athletics

• Instruction, Outreach, and Marketing unit formed
• First initiative: library support for freshmen through the Writing Programs
• Second initiative: outreach to other populations not served by the Libraries
  

• Meeting with Director of Office of Student-Athlete Development
• "Student-Athlete Success" course: UNI 194
• All freshmen athletes must enroll and receive one credit
• Focus is on learning "life skills"
  

• Identified Learning Outcomes:
• One: Exposure to the Physical Library and Its Infrastructure
• Two: Meet Actual Librarians
• Three: Introduce One Library Resource
• Four: Learn Basic Research Skills and Reflect on Process and Evaluation
• Five: Leave Library With Something Tangible
• Six: Integrate Information Literacy With The Entire Course and Beyond
  

• Connect a Life Skill to Research Objective
• Search For An Article in Academic Search Premier
• One-page Essay; Half Summary, Half Reflection
• Draw Magnets for Student to Present Article in Front of Class
  

• Provided Sneak Preview of Library Session to "Academic Coaches" and D-OSAD
• Demonstrated Class Presentation, Reviewed Assignment, Outlined Learning Outcomes
• Introduction to Research Instruction Sessions for Tutors, Mentors
  

• Post-class and End-of-Semester Student Satisfaction Surveys
• Academic Coaches' Feedback
• Library Makes the Team! Permanently Added to Course
• Reflection Portion of Essay=Flop
• Adjusted Assignment for Fall 2007; Short Answers Sub-In

Julie Tharp is an illustrious librarian who works in ASU's Instruction, Outreach, and Marketing unit. Marc Mason is a supremely talented Library Specialist in that same department. Together they fight crime. Oh, and teach a class here and there. You can reach us at: jtharp@asu.edu  and marc.mason@asu.edu

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