Handout for presentation by Curt Friehs and Cindy Craig at the 15th Annual New Reference Research Forum, ALA Annual, Chicago, July 12, 2009.

1. 15th Annual New Reference Research Forum
Measuring the Effectiveness of Online Tutorials:
A Pragmatic Approach
Curt G. Friehs, Business Librarian, Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
cfriehs@kckpl.lib.ks.us
Cindy Craig, Social Sciences Librarian, Wichita State University
cindy.craig@wichita.edu
Full presentation on Slideshare: http://tinyurl.com/ldoo4b
Literature Sources
Dewald, N. H. (1999). Web-based library instruction: What is good pedagogy?
Information Technology and Libraries, 18(1), 26—31.
Friehs, C. G. & Craig, C. L. (2008). Assessing the effectiveness of online
library instruction with finance students. Journal of Web Librarianship, 2(4),
Chicago Hilton, Waldorf 493—509.
1:30-3:00 pm Sunday, July 12th
Kirschner, P. A., Sweller, J., Clark, R. E. (2006). Why minimal guidance during
instruction does not work: An analysis of the failure of constructivist,
discovery, problem-based, experiential, and inquiry-based teaching.
Educational Psychologist, 41(2), 75—86.
Sweller, J. (1994). Cognitive load theory, learning difficulty, and instructional
design. Learning and Instruction, 4, 295—312.
Templeman-Kluit, N. (2006). Multimedia learning theories and online
instruction. College & Research Libraries, 67(4), 364—369.
Online Tutorials
Value Line Online tutorial (video)
library.wichita.edu/reference/Tutorials/ValueLine/ValueLine.html
BIOSIS Previews tutorial (video version)
tinyurl.com/6s2vrw
BIOSIS Previews tutorial (HTML version)
tinyurl.com/6gwsnl
Useful Software
Camtasia Studio: www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp
Adobe Captivate: www.adobe.com/products/captivate/
SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences): www.spss.com