Collaborative Empowerment Teams: Library Instruction & Faculty Development, Study notes of English Language

Download Collaborative Empowerment Teams: Library Instruction & Faculty Development and more Study notes English Language in PDF only on Docsity! Teaching Empowerment Teams  (TET) How do we fit library instruction into TET structure?   TET Goals and Faculty Roles Expected Outcomes: • “to acknowledge & share exemplary teaching practices.” • “to remediate – through informal peer review and  feedback – less than exemplary teaching.” • “to create a structure that supports continuous  observation and review of teaching practices so that  those that are successful are shared and integrated into  use.” 1 Background TET Faculty Roles: • Three of four faculty members. • Share syllabi = course materials • Observe another faculty member at least two  times – document & provide commentary. • Debriefing and evaluative meeting. • Memo to TET Coordinator. • Meeting for faculty. 2 Fort Lewis COLLEGE Y Background >TET — A worthwhile endeavor ¢ Learn from each other and strengthen teaching strategies. ¢ Build on the experience going forward Process ‐Meetings All Members: • January: Plan process and schedule observations • Feb/March: Several meetings to discuss experiences • April: Two meetings to discuss and plan presentation Instructor‐Observer: • Additional meetings and communications to share  goals/plans pre‐class and feedback post‐class • Written reports of each observation 6 Process Elements of Observations: • Identify – Goals – Materials – Content – Engagement – Teaching techniques • Provide recommendations 7 Exemplary - Preparations ¢ Develop relationship with faculty — Phone, email, confer in person e Learn about the class — Syllabus, text, assignments, and schedule — Attend class prior to instruction Exemplary ‐ Preparations • Design and structure lessons in concrete  manner • Design lessons to stimulate critical  thinking • Prime students with a “pre‐lab” handout  or assignment • Be over‐prepared and comfortable with  your plan 11 7 Exemplary - During Session Greet/engage students when entering class, creating a comfortable tone Provide roadmap, handout or visual, of session’s focus Start with hands-on activity to engage and set tone for participation Fort Lewis COLLEGE 7 Exemplary - During Session ¢ Provide access to class materials and resources (class website with handouts an d | In ks) http://faculty.fortlewis.edu/Schmiedel_T/Comp/250/250.htm ¢ Provide several means of contact (email, phone, office hours) Exemplary - Specific Techniques ¢ Don’t just demonstrate; have students follow on computers ¢ Distinguish between databases, such as Academic Search and vendors EBSCO Exemplary ‐ Specific Techniques Draw analogies between databases and  applications with which students are familiar: • How Google uses Boolean operators • Relate subject headings to tagging (used in  flickr and social networks) • Distinguish between relevance/date ranking • Relate back of book indexes to electronic  indexes and controlled vocabulary 17 Remediate ‐ Preparation • Don’t get caught with extra time – have a  back‐up and additional activities • Ensure ample time for planned activities • Incorporate hands on activities • Budget time for students to work on their  own research topics; be available for  questions 20 Fort Lewis COLLEGE 7 Remediate — During Session ¢ Be conscious of instructional pace when moving between multiple browser windows. — Rapid jumps can be confusing — Allow time for students to follow along — Talk about what you are doing while you are doing it Remediate – During Session • Keep it simple and appropriate to level • Resist tendency to over‐explain, which  may overload students; sometimes “less  is more” • Consider layering instruction to reach  advanced students with helpful  information 22 Create Continuous Review • Library instruction will be strengthened and improved by a  systematic process of continuing peer observation.  – Creates an effective, informal series of instructional  training sessions for faculty, which are otherwise missing  due to ongoing staffing issues – Helps formalize structure and function of instruction,  identifying techniques that provide success  – Lends coherency to diverse range of one‐ and two‐ session classes – Results in a positive impact on students, faculty and  administration 25 Fort Lewis COLLEGE V Create Continuous Review ¢ 7 points of focus for ongoing peer evaluations (all librarians invited to participate) y Create Continuous Review ¢ Establish guidelines for: — how to observe, — what to observe, and — how to present feedback * Train all participating librarians ¢ Have a publicly accessible instruction calendar 27 Fort LEWIS COLLEGE 7 Documents Appendix A: http://faculty.fortlewis.edu/Schmiedel_ T/TETAppendixA.pdf Link to pdf copy of our report: http://faculty.fortlewis.edu/Schmiedel_T/FinalReport.pdf Link to this PowerPoint presentation: http://faculty.fortlewis.edu/Schmiedel_T/TETAppendixA.pdf 30 Fort Lewis COLLEGE V Questions? 31