Becoming Confident Teachers : A Guide For Academic Librarians
Claire. McGuinness
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Burlington : : Elsevier Science, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (247 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Becoming Confident Teachers: A guide for academic librarians; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; About the author; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The evolving role of the teaching librarian; Teaching librarians and the information literacy revolution; Who is the 'teaching librarian'?; Should librarians teach?; Teaching librarians - what do academics think?; Teaching librarians and professional education; Exercises and refl ections; Notes; 2 Teaching librarians: 10 concepts shaping the role; Developing a 'teacher identity'; Reflective practice. - 'I'm having trouble keeping the students interested in class - they seem bored and unmotivated. Is there anything I can do?''It seems like everyone on campus is using the VLE/CMS for their teaching, and I feel left behind - how can I get started with i; 'I have to teach a group of adult learners and I find it intimidating - how can I live up to their expectations?'; 'A lecturer has asked me to give a one-hour session with her class, but no specifi c idea of what she wants me to cover - how can I develop an effectivesession?'; Exercises and reflections. - 5 Personal and professional development as a teaching librarianEvaluation of teaching performance; Student evaluation of teaching; Peer evaluation of teaching; Applying for teaching grants and awards; Teaching portfolios; Reflective journals and blogs; Mentoring; Professional learning communities; Creating and sustaining communities of practice; Publishing in journals and presenting at conferences; Exercises and reflections; Note; 6 What librarians think: teaching and learning in the real world; Librarians' work roles, training and involvement in teaching. - Broad learning frameworksInstructional needs assessment; Writing goals, objectives and intended learning outcomes; Selecting teaching and learning activities; Creating effective learning materials; Aligning assessment with learning outcomes and activities; Promotion and outreach; Exercises and reflections; 4 Confidence-zappers and how to handle them; 'Attendance at our elective information literacy workshops is poor - what can I do to encourage students to sign up?'; 'How can I facilitate active learning with such a large group of students? Is it possible to do more than lecture?'. - Developing a personal teaching philosophy and pedagogical knowledge baseThe virtual learning environment; Teaching a diverse student base; Information literacy for graduate students and researchers; Instructional training for librarians; Action research in practice; Reinvigorated strategies for collaboration; Advocacy - spreading the word; Exercises and reflections; Notes; 3 Preparing teaching librarians for practice: focusing on the basics; What are the basics?; Conceptualising information literacy; Articulating the educational mission of the library; Learning theories. - Involvement in teaching networks and communities. - Becoming Confident Teachers examines the teaching role of information professionals at a time of transition and change in higher education. While instruction is now generally accepted as a core library function in the 21st century, librarians often lack sufficient training in pedagogy and instructional design; consequently finding their teaching responsibilities to be stressful and challenging. By exploring the requirements and responsibilities of the role, this book guides teaching librarians to a position where they feel confident that they have acquired the basic body of knowledge and proce
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| Emner | Academic librarians -- Training of.
Academic libraries -- Relations with faculty and curriculum. Electronic information resource literacy -- Study and teaching (Higher). Information literacy -- Study and teaching (Higher). Vis mer... Library education (Continuing education).
Research -- Methodology -- Study and teaching (Higher). Informasjonskompetanse Library & Information Science Social Sciences Undervisning bibliotek brukertjenester brukerundersøkelser undervisningveiledning |
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| ISBN | 9781843346296
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