Judi Cousar

Location: charlotte, nc

About me

I am an Academic Librarian. I earned my MLIS from University of South Carolina, at Columbia in 2007. I have my BA in Art History from Winthrop University.

While I did not complete my degree, I also have a background in Early Childhood Education. I'm also a mom to 2 wonderful little boys.

Interests

reading, running, sewing, knitting, crocheting

Skills

customer service, research, apa style

Activity

Judi Cousar

Blog

I am not a classroom instructor, so I do not teach every day or entire courses, I do teach students about information literacy and library usage. As indicated in the course, Gen Y students are fluent in using technology and accessing information, but are not as savvy as interpreting and evaluting information and using it to think critically. I hope to use some of the strategies suggested in the lessons to help Gen Y students understand the value of using trusted library resources over quick access websites in a Google Search. Questioning is a good strategy that I can use… >>>

Judi Cousar

Discussion

Interesting Perspective

By the course information, I would be labeled a Gen Y. I was born in 1981. However, I feel more like I fit better with the Gen X description. While I did have access to computers fairly early in life, they did not become part of my everyday existance until High school. I didn't have my first cell phone until I was 19. I also witnesses the transition from paper to computers since I lived in a less affluent, rural area. My dad has been in the computer industry for over 35 years and I grew up learning about it,… >>>

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]]> I am an Academic Librarian. I earned my MLIS from University of South Carolina, at Columbia in 2007. I have my BA in Art History from Winthrop University.

While I did not complete my degree, I also have a background in Early Childhood Education. I'm also a mom to 2 wonderful little boys.

]]> I'm the librarian and I only see the students on occasion in the classroom. However, I see the struggle students have with implementation of iPads in the classroom. Many instructors have no idea what to do with them. Some classes have been updated to incorporate interactive lessons, but others have not. Just using the tablet to access the e-textbook is not enough. As a librarian, I can see how it is a useful took for quick access to looking up information. Teachers do have to take the time to plan approrpriate uses for technology in the classroom so that it is meaningful for the students. I hope we can expand that here on our campus and move beyond just e-textbooks.

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Judi Cousar

Location: charlotte, nc

About me

I am an Academic Librarian. I earned my MLIS from University of South Carolina, at Columbia in 2007. I have my BA in Art History from Winthrop University.

While I did not complete my degree, I also have a background in Early Childhood Education. I'm also a mom to 2 wonderful little boys.

Interests

reading, running, sewing, knitting, crocheting

Skills

customer service, research, apa style

Activity

Judi Cousar

Blog

I am not a classroom instructor, so I do not teach every day or entire courses, I do teach students about information literacy and library usage. As indicated in the course, Gen Y students are fluent in using technology and accessing information, but are not as savvy as interpreting and evaluting information and using it to think critically. I hope to use some of the strategies suggested in the lessons to help Gen Y students understand the value of using trusted library resources over quick access websites in a Google Search. Questioning is a good strategy that I can use… >>>

Judi Cousar

Discussion

Interesting Perspective

By the course information, I would be labeled a Gen Y. I was born in 1981. However, I feel more like I fit better with the Gen X description. While I did have access to computers fairly early in life, they did not become part of my everyday existance until High school. I didn't have my first cell phone until I was 19. I also witnesses the transition from paper to computers since I lived in a less affluent, rural area. My dad has been in the computer industry for over 35 years and I grew up learning about it,… >>>

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]]> I am an Academic Librarian. I earned my MLIS from University of South Carolina, at Columbia in 2007. I have my BA in Art History from Winthrop University.

While I did not complete my degree, I also have a background in Early Childhood Education. I'm also a mom to 2 wonderful little boys.

]]> I'm the librarian and I only see the students on occasion in the classroom. However, I see the struggle students have with implementation of iPads in the classroom. Many instructors have no idea what to do with them. Some classes have been updated to incorporate interactive lessons, but others have not. Just using the tablet to access the e-textbook is not enough. As a librarian, I can see how it is a useful took for quick access to looking up information. Teachers do have to take the time to plan approrpriate uses for technology in the classroom so that it is meaningful for the students. I hope we can expand that here on our campus and move beyond just e-textbooks.

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