Creating the one-shot library workshop : a step-by-step guide / Jerilyn Veldof.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Veldof, Jerilyn R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library orientation.

Library institutes and workshops.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Good instruction should not be left to chance and luck…This book is intended to provide you with a deliberate process of instructional design and the essential background information to ensure the resounding success of your library workshops.—Jerilyn Veldof from the Introduction. Whether teaching research skills to college freshman, Internet skills to seniors, or staff development sessions to employees, librarians are repeatedly called on to deliver instruction in their library settings. Many librarians have never learned the basics of instructional design, much less how to effectively deliver

Contents:

Assess needs

Analyze learners

Brainstorm content

Filter content

Group content into modules

Create task analysis

Create teaching points

Write objectives

Build evaluation tools

Create checks for understanding

Revisit the need-to-knows

Brainstorm teaching methods

Choose teaching methods

Structure workshop

Develop materials

Pilot workshop

Change workshop as needed

Deliver workshop

Evaluate workshop

Change workshop.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8389-9847-X

OCLC:

476043936