Instructional Literacy and the Library Educator: Reflective Habits for Effective Practice
To be presented August 11, 2011 as part of Trends in Library Training and Learning.
Whether or not "instruction" appears in our job titles, librarians of all stripes find ourselves in the position of teaching and training our users, colleagues, and peers, and often more frequently than we ever expected to. Despite this reality, we ourselves don't often fully perceive this changing role. At a time of massive transition in the profession, the library's teaching mission must be integrated more meaningfully into the learning communities we support. Developing instructional literacy is key, and reflective practice suggests viable strategies for the on-the-ground library educator. In this keynote, Char Booth introduces a series of concepts to empower librarians to become stronger designers and educators.
Archive viewing options:
- View full Archive (combined archive of audio, slides, and chat)
- View the slides (ppt)
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Related resources:
- Session Handout (pdf attached or linked here) Including Instruction Planning Template
- Curriculum Mapping Example: Environmental Analysis at the Claremont Colleges: http://tinyurl.com/claremontlib-eamap
- Blog (info-mational): infomational.com
- Build Your Own Instructional Literacy, Char Booth, American Libraries, April 2010
- Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning: Instructional Literacy for Library Educators, Char Booth, ALA Editions, 2011
- Critical Library Instruction, Maria T Accardi, Emily Drabinski, and Alana Kumbier, 2010
- Democracy and Education, John Dewey, 1916
- Designing Effective Instruction, Gary R Morrison, Steven M Ross, Jerrold E Kemp, and Howard K Kalman, 2007
- Learning Theories: An Educational Perspective, Dale Schunk, 2004
Questions for discussion:
- Did you feel ready to teach and/or train when you entered the library field? Why or why not? How could you tell?
- Do you feel that you are part of a "community of practice"?
- If not, how could you begin to build a support and learning network?
- If so, how does your community of practice benefit your work?
