Stewart Library, Weber State University
Information Literacy Program
Stewart Library has two state of the art electronic classrooms. These facilities, room 31 and room 138, have been carefully designed to meet the goals of the information literacy program and to reach out to the wider learning community. The instructional setting duplicates the equipment and technology that is available to library and Internet users in the reference area, and what is generally available on campus. The environment is designed to maximize active learning using a wide variety of teaching methods. University faculty and staff may request a session or schedule a classroom anytime by using our online request form.
The facilities provide students with individual hands-on experience. Each of the 25 student stations has recessed monitors enhancing classroom communication. Large screen projection is available from the teaching station. Teachers may use a PC or a MAC. The facilities enable the instructor to demonstrate all of information systems available to the library's users. Large bulletin boards, white boards, video, audio, cd players and ELMO overhead projector are provided. Free laser printing is also available. Computers are kept up to date with standard software and plug ins.
The instructional setting also includes round tables seating 30 and is flexible enough to accommodate a variety of teaching methods and learning styles. These classrooms have been used as models for other electronic classrooms across the campus and throughout Utah. (See: Arlitsch, Kenning, "Building Instruction Labs at the University of Utah," Research Strategies 16:3 (1998) 199-210.)
In addition, information literacy instruction sessions can, and are, scheduled in many other locations across campus, off campus and online for distance learners. Some evening classes are provided in the local high schools. There is a small branch campus library in Davis County. Instruction is provided there, and at the North Ogden campus, in an electronic classroom.
Last modified 04/02/2003 . Please send comments to Carol Hansen, Professor and Instruction Services Librarian.