Adventures of an instructional librarian
Used when a post has to do with teaching, learning, or education.
I love talking about teaching and more specifically innovative teaching practices. One of my goals this year is to actually sit down and write an official teaching philosophy. A teaching philosophy helps you define your values, goals, and beliefs regarding both teaching and learning. This is really challenging! So I’ve … Read more
How we talk is greatly influenced by our audience’s level of expertise on a topic. In my last few posts, I have reflected on authentic conversations in the classroom. Creating authentic conversations in library information instruction is extremely important in ensuring that students understand the role of the library in … Read more
Scholarship as conversation, one of the six frameworks for information literacy adopted by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Board in 2016. Since then, these six frames have been the focus of information literacy instruction in academic libraries. At its core, scholarship as conversation attempts to teach students … Read more
Memorable teaching moments are usually authentic It’s funny how some of our most memorable teaching moments are the most authentic. I remember once, I was teaching an entry-level psychology class. One of the exercises I use is to have students look at five different types of sources. Typically, these include … Read more