INLS 111: INFORMATION RESOURCES
AND SERVICES I
School of Information and
Library Science
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
SOURCE/USER INSTRUCTION
PRESENTATIONS
Much
of what reference personnel do today involves instruction, whether it be
presentations in front of large groups, the preparation of pathfinders, or
one-on-one instruction at the point of use.
Throughout
the semester, groups of students will teach the class to use some
library/information resource following sound instructional and learning theory.
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Each
group will be comprised of approximately 4 students.
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Each
group will be randomly assigned a type of reference source such as
encyclopedias, biographical tools, or dictionaries.
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For
each presentation the remainder of the class will play the role of fellow
library colleagues who are taking a refresher course on this type of material.
The presenters will take the roles of reference staff who are instructing their
colleagues in the use of these tools. This is a very common model in the
library world today.
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Each
group will provide the audience with the selection/evaluation criteria for the
type of material they are presenting.
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Each
group should select exemplar print or electronic resources to illustrate their
points.
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Mode
of presentation – Powerpoint slides, in-class exercises, demonstrations – it is
entirely up to the members of the group.
Current educational theory supports the use of active learning
strategies to get the class involved and keep them alert while making the material
relevant.
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The
remainder of the class will participate as students and evaluate the
presentations along with the instructor.
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Each
group will write up an analysis of its instructional development process and
discuss what they learned from the experience and why they made the decisions
they did.
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Presentations
should be limited to 30–40 (max.) minutes.
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This
assignment will count for 10% of your semester grade.