During the last Polite Debate Society, we addressed Information literacy from the teaching perspective... How to teach the Hard Stuff. In part 2 of the series, panelists from the information literacy community will spend 90 minutes discussing key issues in information literacy assessment. The teaching landscape for IL librarians continues to evolve rapidly. Assessment strategies used previously in the traditional classroom environment are challenging, if not impossible to implement in an educational setting where we use both the physical and virtual classroom, where technology dictates our approach to teaching so heavily, and where many deal with the pressure cooker of the "one shot" class. Still others are learning what kinds of assessment strategies are most effective in the semester long credit bearing information literacy course. In our Polite Debate Society session, our panel will review and critique some common assessment strategies, discuss what works and what doesn't in a variety of settings, and share ideas for best practices in information literacy assessment.
Date: July 19th, 2013
Time: 1:00-2:30 ET
Host: Russell Palmer
Panelists:
Annemarie Roscello, Associate Professor at Bergen Community College in Paramus
Andrea G. Stanfield, Information Literacy Coordinator at the University of West Georgia.
For more information and to register, click here.
No matter what we call it—BI, programming, information literacy/fluency, user education—the instructional role of the librarian is challenging, but rewarding.
Many of us approach instruction with little to no formal training in “how to teach.” We work hard in order to figure it out, we consult our colleagues and friends to discover “what works?” –yet several concepts--the mechanics of searching, plagiarism, scholarly discourse-- remain consistently elusive, and are therefore regularly addressed in professional forums...
While these topics are frequently discussed, they are still challenging to solve. Through our reasoned and polite debate, we will discover great ideas to implement in the classroom, and identify deeper issues to discuss—such as developing a personal pedagogy, the role of teaching partners like faculty, teachers, volunteers and others, and the best tools and resources available to guide us as we work to become better teachers.
Host:
Russell Palmer
Panelists:
Annemarie Roscello, Bergen County College
Jessica Critten, University of West Georgia
Becky Hinton, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
Diane Fuller, Upper School Library at the Gilman School
Date: Friday April 19thTime: 1:00-2:30 PM ET
Seats are available. For more information and to register, click here.
