Teaching to teach

A regional collaboration for library

instruction training

Lindsay Marlow

University of South Dakota

Lindsay.Marlow@usd.edu

Sarah Young

Cornell University

sy493@cornell.edu

Scavenger Hunt!

1. A wooden pencil

2. An Apple device of any type

3. A reusable water bottle

4. A photo you have taken outside of the USA

5. Non-US currency

6. A non-fiction book

7. A new business card

8. The names of the final

members of Nirvana

Today’s presentation

Describing a model for a successful library

instruction training program

An opportunity to reflect on how this might

look in your local environment

Library

Instruction

ACademy

Leadership

Library

Instruction

ACademy

Leadership

Chapter 1How LILAC came to be

Filling

the

training

gap

Julien, H. (2005). Education

for information literacy

instruction: A global

perspective. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 46(3), 210-216.

Describes the role of

information literacy

in academia

Designs effective

assessments

Presents instructional

content in diverse

ways

Designs appropriate

instruction

Creates a learner-

centered

environment

% who acquired it in library school

% who feel it should be learned in library school

6.3

5.7

10.1

3.1

18.2

62.7

63.3

66

74.2

71.7

Source: Westbrock, T. and Fabian, S. 2010. College & Research Libraries, 71(6): 569-590

Attainment vs. Need

Kim Davies-Hoffman

Coordinator of Instruction and Reference Services

Milne Library, SUNY-Geneseo

Michelle Costello

Educational and Instructional Design

Milne Library, SUNY-Geneseo

January 2009

June 2009

January-May 2010

January-May 2013

Teaching Tips

from the

Trenches

SUNY-LA

Workshop

Planning…..

Participants from a

wide range of libraries

and backgrounds

Drawing on

the network

of regional

talent

Funding

a library

instruction

program

Who are your stakeholders?

What are the training gaps for the

librarians in your region?

What might the geographic scope be for

a similar program in your region?

Who are the potential collaborators in

your region, both in libraries and outside

of libraries?

Th

ink

Chapter 2 How LILAC works

Consider the

timing of

your training

program

Workshops

Observations

PresentationsMoodle

Assignments

Implementing the curriculum

Assess-ment

Teacher as Performer

Classroom Management

Technology

Collaboration

Understanding Users

Pedagogical Theory

The role of classroom

observations

Dealing

with

logistical

challenges

Th

ink

Consider the logistics of a similar program in your region. Are your stakeholders near or far? Would distance learning work?

Would the key components of your program be similar or different than LILAC?

Would your program span all library types or focus on one?

Consider timing. Would your program occur over a semester or would it be a three-day immersion?

Epilogue Back into the classroom

Thank you!

References

Davies-Hoffman, K., et al. (2013). Keeping pace with information literacy instruction for the real world: When will MLS

programs wake up and smell the LILACs? Communications in Information Literacy, 7(1), 9-23.

Julien, H. (2005). Education for information literacy instruction: A global perspective. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 46(3), 210-216.

Westbrock, T. and Fabian, S. 2010. Proficiencies for instruction librarians: Is there still a disconnect between

professional education and professional responsibilities? College & Research Libraries 71(6), 569-590.

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