Library instruction will be offered in our lab (202 Eiche), your classroom, or via Zoom
Inexperienced students may struggle to focus a topic, select appropriate sources, or evaluate the quality and relevance of those sources. To become proficient, they need plenty of practice. Together, we can develop well-planned and well-timed library instruction, offered on a one-time or semester-long basis, which intentionally provides that kind of practice.
Tips for instruction requests:
- Plan the instruction around a specific activity or assignment.
- Think about specific learning objectives to maximize the value of instruction. For example, after instruction students should be able to, differentiate popular and academic sources of evidence.
- Determine what students may need to know or complete in advance. For example, prior to a lesson on searching for evidence, students could explore general information sources and develop a concept map.
- Consider your role in the session(s). Your participation reinforces the benefits of information literacy in higher learning.
- Think about using the learning objectives to assess the impact of the session(s).
Once I receive your request:
- I will tailor my instruction to meet the learning outcomes you have established for your students.
- In addition to basic “how to find” information, content may include critical thinking, the research process, patents, standards and specifications, business plans, search strategies, and other concepts applicable to your discipline.
- I will be in touch to provide an electronic Library Guide that you can embed in your Canvas course.
- To avoid confusion, we can have the default University Park Library Guide that will appear under Library Resources in the navigation column replaced with my Altoona Library Guide. To do this, I will need the SIS ID codes for your course(s). The codes are found in Settings.