IDE Final
Project - The Plan for Class
Teaching Environment
The
library instruction scenario I chose to use is a one-shot instruction session
for a Freshman English course (ENGL 1301). Students in this course are
generally traditional students who are primarily in their first year of college.
The class always consists of 25 students and I will have them for a 75 minute
session. The class will be delivered in person, and I will incorporate a
LibGuide so there may be online components. Our classroom in the library
has computers for everyone and a smart board.
Students in this course all have a similar assignment which is to write an
argumentative essay on a current issue topic.
As this is primarily a writing
course students are applying practical knowledge but there is also a critical
thinking component to deciding what to write and how to use sources, therefore
the class is a combination of both the practical and theoretical. In As
an instructor, I try to give them practical knowledge, like how to access a
database, and theoretical knowledge.
Learning Outcomes
Students should know:
- how to access the library catalog and library databases
- how to formulate a search in each
- how to determine if a source will be useful and reliable
- how to determine if an article if scholarly
- how to get help from a librarian
Assessment and Learning Theories
To start, I might give students a scenario similar to the following – You need to write an argumentative paper on offshore drilling. Formulate a search using keywords to use in a library database that will give you credible and reliable results. What databases did you use and why? What search proved to be the most useful?
To start, I might give students a scenario similar to the following – You need to write an argumentative paper on offshore drilling. Formulate a search using keywords to use in a library database that will give you credible and reliable results. What databases did you use and why? What search proved to be the most useful?
Learning
goals for course
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Ways
of assessing this kind of learning
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Actual-teaching
learning activities
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Helpful
resources, people, things
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how
to access the library catalog and library databases
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-Forward-looking
scenario type questions- ex. You have an assignment for psychology what would
be an appropriate database to use, etc.
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-watch a
video before hand
-“real doing”
going to the catalog and the databases
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-online
videos
-online tutorials
-Libguide
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how
to formulate a search in each
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- Forward-looking
scenario type questions (search in database with keywords)
-Self-assessment
– did you get good results
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- in class
brainstorming
-“real doing”
doing search
-reflective
pair-share on how their searching went
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- video on
brainstorming
- video on “
the right number of keywords https://vimeo.com/12861706
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how
to determine if a source will be useful and reliable
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-Forward-looking
scenario described above
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-Have students
determine if a source is reliable and explain why according to the CRAAP
method
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-LibGuide
-Librarian
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how
to determine if an article if scholarly
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-Forward-looking
scenario described above
-self-assessment
with tutorial
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-have students
determine if an article is scholarly and explain why
-check self
with tutorial
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-LibGuide
-Librarian
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how
to get help from a librarian
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Self-assessment
– poll described above
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-Quick poll
about contacting a librarian
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-LibGuide
with poll
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Teaching Tools and Technology
For my instruction class, I will be
taking full advantage of the fact that our instruction room does have
computers. The students will be asked to watch online videos and tutorials
before coming to class, and during class they will be asked to use various
databases and use online tutorials for self-assessment. Most of the materials
will be presented on a LibGuide. Last semester, in another course I had
students post keywords and synonyms in a Padlet I had embedded in a LibGuide.
I may try that approach again for this course. Finally, I will have a
poll embedded in my LibGuide as an additional activity.
Reflection
I think that reading everyone’s post has been immensely helpful to me in planning this class and rethinking some of my own ideas. Also, the materials on assessment have been very useful. I have generally thought that assessment was something very formal and always geared towards something that provides data to show administrators, and although we do that sort of “assessment” at my library, it has not been as useful to me in determining the actual needs of my students. This class has shown me how student learning activities can also be construed as assessment and given me ideas of how to incorporate these into a one-shot. The backward design theory has also helped me really tie the assessment to the student goals.
Other Helpful Blogs
I haven’t had as much time as I would have liked to read other blogs but I do plan on continuing to do so. When I did read blogs I focused on those that were in situations similar to mine. I also found the comments on my blog or discussion posts useful. For instance, I am reconsidering having all my learning goals as they may just not be accomplished in a 75 minute one-shot.
Here are some blogs I found useful:
https://abbyrovner.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/ide-final-project/
http://ucla-ide.blogspot.com/2015/05/final-project-julie.html
I also enjoyed reading this one because I frequently teach a class similar to this Political Science class and I would like to revamp it as well - http://m-librarian.blogspot.com/2015/05/ide-final-post.html
In general, I feel that critical pedagogy is essential to becoming a better instructor as is keeping abreast of the current literature. I enjoyed many of the readings in this section and I hope to read more in the next few weeks. In week 1, I liked the article/site on progressive pedagogies because I do believe that it summed up what we try to do with a student centered backwards design approach. In week 4, I enjoyed the article on CMS systems and their impact on student learning. It was a good companion to the blog I mention in my week 4 post on Libguides.
Reflection
I think that reading everyone’s post has been immensely helpful to me in planning this class and rethinking some of my own ideas. Also, the materials on assessment have been very useful. I have generally thought that assessment was something very formal and always geared towards something that provides data to show administrators, and although we do that sort of “assessment” at my library, it has not been as useful to me in determining the actual needs of my students. This class has shown me how student learning activities can also be construed as assessment and given me ideas of how to incorporate these into a one-shot. The backward design theory has also helped me really tie the assessment to the student goals.
Other Helpful Blogs
I haven’t had as much time as I would have liked to read other blogs but I do plan on continuing to do so. When I did read blogs I focused on those that were in situations similar to mine. I also found the comments on my blog or discussion posts useful. For instance, I am reconsidering having all my learning goals as they may just not be accomplished in a 75 minute one-shot.
Here are some blogs I found useful:
https://abbyrovner.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/ide-final-project/
http://ucla-ide.blogspot.com/2015/05/final-project-julie.html
I also enjoyed reading this one because I frequently teach a class similar to this Political Science class and I would like to revamp it as well - http://m-librarian.blogspot.com/2015/05/ide-final-post.html
Critical
Pedagogy
In general, I feel that critical pedagogy is essential to becoming a better instructor as is keeping abreast of the current literature. I enjoyed many of the readings in this section and I hope to read more in the next few weeks. In week 1, I liked the article/site on progressive pedagogies because I do believe that it summed up what we try to do with a student centered backwards design approach. In week 4, I enjoyed the article on CMS systems and their impact on student learning. It was a good companion to the blog I mention in my week 4 post on Libguides.
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