Librarianship: Teaching & Learning

GAAILS 2021

Greater Austin Area Information Literacy Symposium Presentation Materials

Highlights-

Sparking interest: Using Adobe Spark, Canvas, and Active Learning Strategies to Boost Participation in a First Year Writing Information Literacy Instruction Partnership
Amy James - Director of Instruction and Information Literacy, Baylor University

An Introduction to the Hip Hop Libguide  
kYmberly Keeton, African American Community Archivist, Austin History Center

Let's Talk About Moving Instruction Online!
Gwendolyn “Wendy” Thompson, Instruction Librarian, Texas State University, Round Rock 
Tricia Boucher, User Experience Librarian, Texas State University, San Marcos
Vija G. Mendelson, Reference Librarian, Austin Public Library
Donna Dean, Information & Undergraduate Services Assistant, Texas State University, San Marcos
Jodi Brown, Collection Development Librarian, Texas State University, San Marcos

Meeting the Needs of Students Through Virtual Reading Rooms
Linda Kay, Librarian, Ridgeview Middle School, Round Rock ISD
Amy Lott, Librarian, Pearson Ranch Middle School, Round Rock ISD
Laura Stiles, Librarian, Canyon Vista Middle School, Round Rock ISD

The strategic use of information technology has the ability to transform teaching and learning helping institutions realize EDUCAUSE’s mission to "advance higher education through the use of information technology." All institutions have made educating learners a critical priority. Technology is a means, not an end, toward that goal.

EDUCAUSE focuses on understanding learners, aligning learning principles and practices together and integrating learning technology—all with the goal of improving student success. The strategic use of information technology can enhance student engagement, improve access, and make services more convenient. As IT is integrated into the academic enterprise, a number of other issues are raised such as financing, policies, faculty involvement, and assessment.

Looking to develop leadership skills and abilities to support your institution's teaching and learning mission, consider attending the EDUCAUSE Digital Learning Leaders Institute.

We encourage you to explore EDUCAUSE’s resources on teaching and learning. These include the work of our members as well as material the from the EDUCAUSE Teaching and Learning Program , We hope you will find the material of use and encourage you to contribute to future EDUCAUSE activities in teaching and learning.

Pedagogy for Librarians

Megan Hodge

mlhodge@gmail.com 

Most librarians are required to take classes on reference, collection development, and information organization in library school; courses on pedagogy, on the other hand, are usually optional, if they’re offered at all. This leads most librarians who end up with instruction duties to learn on the job. Activities and assessments can be learned on the fly fairly easily, but these often have little to no bearing on how much students actually absorb and recall weeks later because alone, they are usually insufficient to ensure deep learning. This chapter seeks to add the basics of pedagogy, a subject comprehensively covered in K-12 teacher preparation programs, to the librarian’s instructional repertoire.