TEACHING OURSELVESdeveloping a learning community for library instructors
Lynn Jones | Lisa Ngo | UC Berkeley
LOEX 2010
Berkeley is a large decentralized campus, with more than 20 library service points.
A great deal of library instruction goes on at Berkeley.
• 600+ sessions
• 15,000+ students
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Instruction is done by subject specialists and by instruction
librarians.
Who teaches in the Library?
Subject Specialists
Full Time Instructors
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Who teaches in the Library?
Berkeley’s Instructor Development Program
has been active since Spring 2009.
The planning document is at http://tinyurl.com/IDTFreport
Themes and topics were given to us.
Designing events was up to us.
A community of practice is a group
of people who share their experiences
to improve their skills.
“Community of Practice”
http://www.ewenger.com/
Topic categories
Educational theory
Faculty consultation and Assignment design
Designing effective instructional materials
Instructional techniques and Teaching tips
Instructional and classroom technologies
Evaluation and assessment
Event types
Lectures / presentations by experts
Lightning talks
Journal / reading club
Workshops
Reflective practices
Open observation
We’ve met in a variety of venues.
Informal
Even our classrooms.
Web “events”
Videos to watch and blog on
Blogging on readings or events
Recorded lecture
LOEX encore presentations
Things we haven’t tried yet
Recording ourselves teaching
Teaching buddies
Teaching portfolio
Acting / voice / improv lessons
Assessment
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Event attendance
Journal Clubs
Lightning Talks
Workshops
Presentations
Web
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Survey responses
Lightning talks
Journal Clubs
Workshop activity
Lecture / Presentation
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Useful?Number of respondents
Survey responses
“... I have built a more solid group of peers that I consider go-to sources for advice ...”
“I have a new focus on engaging my students as a higher priority than covering content...”
“I have been thinking about ways... in which I can advocate for more incorporation of active learning techniques into our unit's curricula ...”
“... I am more conscious of instructional design when creating lesson plans...”
The timing of events matters.
Everyone is very busy.
Our own prep time is limited.
The program is a work in progress.
Our Community