Marquette University Launches an Innovative Approach to Information Literacy With Storyline 360

El desafío

Marquette needed a scalable to help new university students achieve academic information literacy

• Marquette University needed a scalable way to provide comprehensive, self-paced, accessible training on library resources and services to new students. 
• Their goal: to increase student proficiency with electronic search tools to research and draft high-quality academic papers. Ultimately, they wanted to empower students to become confident and independent library users by developing their research skills.
• They needed to ensure that their training modules were relevant and timely to capture student interest and encourage learning. They also had to adapt to changing landscapes of electronic search tools and students’ academic research abilities, and faced limited time, resources, and librarian availability to participate in introductory classes.

The Answer

With Storyline 360, Marquette delivers comprehensive student training while saving library staff hours

Marquette University chose Storyline 360 as part of a blended learning solution to teach information literacy to new students. The university created short modules for a foundational course that all incoming first-year students take. Marquette staff designed these modules to introduce students to research skills for academic writing. Students can access the modules anytime providing a self-paced and flexible learning experience.

Choosing Storyline 360 helped the university deliver vital skills to first-year students while saving librarians time. Administrators also collect valuable data to determine the most effective for improving student research skills. Moreover, the program provides students with an engaging experience through multimedia and interactive content. This approach has proven beneficial in providing a consistent and practical training program for students. 

Overall, Articulate 360 has enabled Marquette University to deliver a comprehensive and effective training program on research skills to new students while providing librarians with valuable feedback to improve the program over time.

Liberando el potencial humano

Marquette está promoviendo la alfabetización académica en todas las universidades con sus cursos accesibles

• Marquette’s team uses Storyline 360 to advance academic skills by creating interactive modules that introduce research skills and information literacy to incoming first-year students.
• Los personajes de la Content Library de Articulate 360 se convierten en guías amigables y fáciles de identificar a través de los módulos de capacitación. La narración con avatares hace que el alumnado se identifique con el material, por lo que puede sentirse más cómodo al buscar ayuda y orientación.
• Marquette University released its Storyline 360 training modules to other universities through GitHub. This collaborative resource sharing helps advance student information literacy beyond the university and promotes innovation in the field.
• A hybrid approach of classroom instruction and Storyline 360 modules has saved librarians countless hours of classroom time.

Al compartir sus módulos Storyline 360 con otras universidades, Marquette University ofrece a innumerables estudiantes las habilidades y la capacitación necesarias para toda una vida de investigación de alta calidad.