loex presentation create your own cephalonian method adventure

Create Your Own Cephalonian Method

AdventureAmanda K. IzenstarkMary C. MacDonald

University of Rhode IslandLOEX 2012

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Examples

Previous Content

Librarian:

On your left is the Circulation Desk. It's where you go to check out books and to activate your ID as your library card. You can check out books for 28 days, and renew them for an additional 28 days. If they're overdue, though, the fine is 50¢ per day. This is also where "Reserve" materials are held. If your professor has told you to look at a book or article on Reserve, stop by this desk for assistance.

Same Content, New Questions

Student: Do I need a card to use the Library?

Librarian: Your ID is your library card. Stop here at the Circulation Desk to activate it.

Student: How long can I check books out for? What happens if they're overdue?

Librarian: You can check books out for 28 days. They're 50¢ a day if they're overdue, but you can renew them online.

More Challenging Content

Librarian:

For some of your projects, your professors will specify that you need "scholarly" articles. Scholarly articles are written by researchers (or scholars) and convey the results of their first-hand research. They are generally longer than popular articles, like you would see in magazines like "Time" and "Newsweek," and frequently contain extensive bibliographies.

More Challenging Questions

Student: My professor told me I need "scholarly" articles for my research project. What's "scholarly"?

Librarian:

• Scholarly means written by researchers (or scholars) for researcher (or scholars).

• Generally longer than popular articles.

• Frequently contain extensive bibliographies.

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Your turn!

Overview

1. Create 2-5 questions you might use in a Cephalonian Method session (10 minutes)

2. Swap, shuffle, and test (10 minutes)

3. Share with the group (5 minutes)

Consider & Create (~10 minutes)

Consider: What content are you going to cover?

Tour?Policies?

Finding Articles? Evaluating Sources?

What do you want students to know?

Create:

Two to five questions about that content

Two bullet points to answer each.

Swap, Shuffle, and Test (~10 minutes)

Find a partner

Swap & Shuffle Questions

Ask partner at least 2 questions of your set

Check: o Do the questions stand on their own?o Do they reflect real life student needs?o Can they be answered briefly?

Share your creations!

Share with everyone!Contribute to the Question Bank

LOEX 2012 Cephalonian Question Bank

bit.ly/loexcephform

Add questions by June 1

• Name, institution and questions and answers in Google Form

• See the results and we'll include contributions in our paper (with credit for you, of course!)

Further ReadingsBarnes, C. and Walton, E. (2007). Large-group induction at the University of Sussex Library: Adapting the Cephalonian Method.

SCONUL Focus, 40(21), 57-58. Retrieved from http://www.sconul.ac.uk/publications/newsletter/40/21.pdf

Hegarty, N., Carbery, A., & Hurley, T. (2009). Learning by doing: Re-designing the first year information literacy programme at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) libraries. Journal of Information Literacy, 3(2), 73-87. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lih&AN=47478472&site=ehost-live

Moran, M. (2009). Effective induction Cardiff Cephalonian. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/Mike_Moran/effective-induction-cardiff-cephalonian

Morgan, N.(Undated). The official Cephalonian method page. Retrieved from http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/educationandtraining/infolit/cephalonianmethod/index.html

Morgan, N., & Davies, L. (2004). Innovative library induction: Introducing the ‘Cephalonian method’. SCONUL Focus, 32(2), 4-8. Retrieved from http://www.sconul.ac.uk/publications/newsletter/32/2.rtf

Thank you!

Amanda K. Izenstarkamanda@uri.edu

Mary C. MacDonaldmarymac@uri.edu

University of Rhode IslandLOEX 2012