Flip-flop: reflections on reversing flipped information literacy instruction for pre-college health professions

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Kim Mears MLISPeter Shipman MLIS

Robert B. Greenblatt MD LibraryGeorgia Regents University

About Georgia Regents University

• Formerly Medical College of Georgia (MCG)• Formerly Georgia Health Sciences University (GHSU)• New name, consolidation• MCG is now medical school name

University Libraries• Greenblatt Library serves the health sciences campus• Kim Mears (co-instructor)• Peter Shipman (co-instructor)

SEEP• Summer Educational Enrichment Program• Pre-college – 10 participants• Sciences, writing, library seminar• Recruitment pipeline

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Library Research Seminars• 2013: 5 sessions, 1.25 h• Information literacy content• 5% effort of total program• health sciences focus

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Why Flipped?

• Student attitudes / student performance

• SEEP environment– High-performing, motivated

students– 1:5 ratio for hands-on– Multi-session format

• Replicate undergraduate LMS experience

• Librarian experience

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Influences• Don’t Lecture Me – NPR, 2012• Lose the lecture message• More attention from instructors• LMS availability

SEEP Flipped• Echo360 capture, uploaded to Desire2Learn• Conversion to online testing• Institutional barriers• Lower scores when flipped

Reflections• Constants / variables• Create more guided content• Accept LMS and online testing will be novel• Emphasize outside class study / time management• Recorded content dependence• Keep test structure and point system• Student feedback

– More hands-on– Avoid repeating concepts– Focus discussions