INLS 502 User Education

User Education

Course Schedule Fall 2013
Class/Date	Topic	Readings	Class Activities
1 Aug 20	Welcome & introductions Job descriptions Course overview, expectations & input Lecture slides [pptx]
2 Aug 22	Definitions of library instruction Current state of library instruction History of library instruction Lecture slides [pptx]	Booth, C. (2011). Chapter 1: Teaching Effectiveness. In Reflective teaching, effective learning: Instructional literacy for library educators (pages 3-15). Chicago: American Library Association.	Discuss Instruction Observation Review & Reflection Assignment (due by Nov. 14) Discuss class discussion leader assignment & expectations (you need to sign up for 1 reading). Intro/overview of user education User Education timeline
3 Aug 27	No Class
4 Aug 29	Continued Lecture slides [pptx]	Kolowich, S. (2011). What students don't know. Inside Higher Ed. Read some of the comments too. Watch two library instruction tutorials from NCSU: Picking your topic IS research From idea to library	Discuss Instruction Experience Project and begin thinking of opportunities Handout: Instruction Experience Opportunities Handout: Examples of previous projects Guest speaker: Andreas Orphanides (Dre) Librarian for Digital Technologies and Learning Research and Information Services at NCSU
5 Sept 3	Information literacy Lecture slides [pptx]	Palmer, C. (2011). This I believe...all libraries should be teaching libraries. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 11(1), 575-582. Association of College & Research Libraries. (2000). Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.
6 Sept 5	Information Literacy continued Lecture slides [pptx]		Map learning outcomes to ACRL standards ACRL Standards (reformatted version) Sample lesson plans from S.O.S. for Information Literacy project
7 Sept 10	Learning and Learning theory Lecture slides [pptx]	Rossiter, M. (2007). Possible selves: An adult education perspective. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 114, -15. doi: 10.1002/ace.252 Leondari, A. (2007). Future time perspective, possible selves, and academic achievement. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 114, 17-26. doi: 10.1002/ace.253 This entire volume is introduces the construct of possible selves and its potential applications in the field of adult education. Please read the first two pieces for class - but some of the other articles might be of particular interest to you. Recommended / future reading: Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1993). The evolving self. New York: HarperPerennial. Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1991). Flow: the psychology of optimal experience. New York: HarperPerennial.	Brief chat with Cathy Palmer, Head of Education and Outreach, University of California, Irvine Libraries Discuss Teaching Philosophy assignment (due Sept 26)
8 Sept 12	Learning and Learning theory continued		Erin Holmes with join us for a few minutes to talk about the Community Workshop Series
9 Sept 17	Learning and Learning theory continued Lecture slides	Willingham, D.T. (2009). Why don't students like school? A cognitive scientist answers questions about how the mind works and what it means for you classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Chapter 1: Why don't students like school? p 3-23.
10 Sept 19	Evidence based library and information practice Learning Styles Lecture slides	Asher, A. & Miller, S. (2011). So you want to do anthropology in your library? Or A practical guide to ethnographic research in academic libraries. ERIAL Project.	Discussion leader: Meredith Lewis EBP: what does it entail? Learning styles self-quiz in class VAC Quiz Visual-Auditory-Kinaesthetic Discuss context description and needs assessment component of instruction project (due Oct 22)
11 Sept 24	Instructional design and teaching Lecture slides	Willingham, D.T. (2009). Why don't students like school? A cognitive scientist answers questions about how the mind works and what it means for you classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Chapter 7: How should I adjust my teaching for different types of learners? P 147-168.	Discussion leader: Jessica McAdams Discuss instructional technology PechaKucha presentations http://www.pecha-kucha.org/
12 Sept 26	Instructional design and teaching continued	Pugh, L. (2003). Chapter 2: What we need to know about learners, pages 11-27. Practical training techniques. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. Pugh, L. (2003). Chapter 3: What we need to know about content, pages 29-47. Practical training techniques. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.	DUE:Teaching Philosophy Statement Please bring a hardcopy to class Guest speaker via Skype: Char Booth, Instruction Services Manager and E-Learning librarian at the Claremont Colleges Library, CA Discuss Information technology
13 Oct 1	Instructional design and teaching continued
14 Oct 3	Teaching	Wiggins, G. P. (2005). Understanding by design (Expanded 2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Chapter 1: Backward Design, p. 13-34 Chapter 4: The Six Facets of Understanding, p. 82-104 Video presentations by Grant Wiggins: Grant Wiggins - Understanding by Design (1 of 2) Grant Wiggins - Understanding by Design (2 of 2)	Guest speaker: Jonathan McMichael, Undergraduate Experience Librarian, UNC
15 Oct 8	Presentation skills, visual display of information, audience response systems, online tutorials, print handouts, and more Lecture slides	King, S.B., King, M., & Rothwell, W.J. (2001). Chapter 7: Demonstrating effective presentation skills, pages 167-203. The complete guide to training delivery: A competency-based approach. New York: American Management Association.	Discussion leader for King, King & Rothwell: Robert Correll Introduce Tuning Protocol and Critical Friends
16 Oct 10	Teaching	Arends, R.I. & Kilcher, A. (2010). Chapter 3: Motivation and student learning, pages 55-76. Teaching for student learning: Becoming an accomplished teacher. New York: Routledge.
17 Oct 15	Assessment and evaluation Lecture slides	Durrance, J.C. & Fisher, K.E. (2003). Determining how libraries and librarians help. Library Trends 51(4), 541-570. Handout: ACRL Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices Handout: Example from University of Kansas Libraries on how instruction librarians are assessed Tuning Protocol for Critical Friends feedback structure
Oct 17	No Class: Fall Break
19 Oct 22	Instructional Technology Lecture slides	Watch an English 333 instruction session conducted by Kim Duckett in Elluminate (sign in as guest with your email address and name) http://slms.delta.ncsu.edu/play_recording.html? recordingId=1261501469650_1314830037653	DUE: Instruction Experience Context desicription and needs assessment Elluminate/BBCollaborate demo and practice Please bring your laptop to class today Critical Friends Forum: Instruction Experience
20 Oct 24	Innovation and creativity in instruction Lecture slides	Heath, C., & Heath, D. (2007). Made to stick : Why some ideas survive and others die. New York: Random House. Introduction 3-24; Chapter 3 Concrete 98-129.	Discussion leader: Jonathan Rountree
21 Oct 29	Partnerships in learning	Meulemans, Y.N. & Carr, A. (2013). Not at your service: Building genuine faculty-librarian partnerships. Reference Services Review, 41(1), 80-90.	DUE: Instruction Experience learning objectives and design plan Discussion leader: Nicole Downing
22 Oct 31	Facilitating student participation	King, S.B., King, M., & Rothwell, W.J. (2001). Chapter 8: Demonstrating effective questioning skills and techniques, pages 205-231. The complete guide to training delivery: A competency-based approach. New York: American Management Association.	Discussion leader: Barbara Kaplan
23 Nov 5	Presentation practice
24 Nov 7	Contexts outside the library classroom Lecture slides [.pptx]	Mages, W. & Garson, D.S. (2010). Get the cite right: Design and evaluation of a high-quality online citation tutorial. Library & Information Science Research, 32 (2), 138-146 Recommended reading: Interpretation reading recommendation: Ham, S. (1992). Environmental interpretation: A practical guide for people with big ideas and small budgets. Golden, CO: North American Press National Association for Interpretation provides standards for interpretive methods and other ideas for interpretors	Instructional Technology Presentation: Concept Mapping Jessica McAdams Instructional Technology Presentation: MOOCs Meredith Lewis
25 Nov 12	Continued	Harker, E. (2000). Learning about learning. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 26 (2), 156-160	Discussion leader: Laura Pavlech Instructional Technology Presentation: Qualtrics (at UNC) Laura Pavlech Instructional Technology Presentation: Poll Everywhere Jonathan Rountree
26 Nov 14	Catch up		Due: Instruction Observation Review & Reflection Assignment Guest speaker: Donna Bailey Teaching and Learning Consultant in the UNC Center for Faculty Excellence User Education Jeopardy! Instructional Technology Presentation: Many Eyes Robert Correll
27 Nov 19	User Education in archives and special collections Lecture slides [.pptx]	Yakel, E. (2002). Listening to users. Archival Issues, 26(2), 111-127.	In-class instruction delivery: Jonathan Rountree Instructional Technology Presentation: Wix Barbara Kaplan Look at primary source literacy and education; health information education; helpdesk support and training
28 Nov 21	Communication and outreach		Library Communications, Outreach and Public Relations Extravaganza! Panelists: Judy Panitch, Director of Library Communications, UNC Chapel Hill David Hiscoe, Director of Communications Strategy, NCSU Libraries Aaron Welborn, Director of Communications, Duke University Liraries
29 Nov 26	User Education in archives and special collections Lecture slides [.pptx]		Discuss self-evaluation on instruction experience assignment (due Dec 5) Discuss revision of teaching philosophy statement (Due Dec 10) In-class instruction delivery: Barbara Kaplan
	No Class: Thanksgiving Break
30 Dec 3	Last day of class Lecture slides [.pptx]		Due: Self-evaluation on instruction experience Due by Dec 10: Polished version of teaching philosophy statement Parting thoughts on librarianship and instruction User Education JEOPARDY! [.pptx]

User Education

Course Schedule Fall 2013