Tag Archives: instruction

Notes on Plagiarism Tutorials

I’m about to get started on a new tutorial project, and wanted to get a lay of the land.  This one will be a lot different from the Toolkit, since the topic is plagiarism and can’t be covered in 2-3 minutes. And what better way to do that then to ask your Twitter friends what [...]

Reconnect, Reflect, Recharge (Peer Evaluation of Teaching)

Fair Trade: Peer 2 Peer Framework
Lindsay Johnson
Angelique Mondeville
Virginia Pow
University of Alberta Libraries

Library Instruction: discipline focused, teaching by request
Range from large first year courses to specialized smaller ones
Librarians set own priorities for how to meet needs of departments
Individual work has advantages and disadvantages
Mostly one-shot sessions in 50 minutes or less, targeting specific assignments
Challenges: speaking the language [...]

Sunday at Midwinter

 
Saturdays and Sundays seem to always be the busiest at Midwinter, and this one was no different. 
Alexander Street Press Breakfast
Susan and I started the day bright and early with the Alexander Street Press breakfast. It’s always a great event. First, I really think Alexander Street Press understands where information is moving, and they’re leading edge [...]

NCLA Library Instruction 2.0

On Monday and Tuesday I participated in the NCLA Library Instruction 2.0 Conference. I participated on a panel on instruction 2.0 strategies, and in a workshop on using Google Docs/products for teaching. Between that, and having a class (oh, the irony!) that I had to teach back at Wake, I didn’t have much time to [...]

Notes: Progress Update: UNCG University Libraries “Library Resources” Tool

Richard Cox, Lynda Kellam
Yay! My former classmate, Lynda, is presenting!

Realize the big picture: the students aren’t going to come to us…. we need to go to them. And they’re not necessarily interested in us in their social space. So, they integrate into the academic environment.
Left nav side: a Library Resources button. Added [...]