Presenters
Kelly Delevan, Information Literacy Librarian at Syracuse University
Brie Baumert, Reference and Instruction Librarian at Carleton College
LOEX
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Session Abstract
Is there an activity you've used in your one-shot library instruction that you'd like to revise or improve? Do you want to infuse that activity with Universal Design for Learning (UDL), critical information literacy and anti-racist principles? Do you have ideas to share with others on these topics? Do you want to leave LOEX with something you can implement right away? We'll guide you through a small group activity that will allow you to share, reflect upon and improve your instructional activity. Attendees will leave the session with resources that they can share with their colleagues at their home institutions.
Participants will:
- Evaluate activities for pedagogical effectiveness in order to strengthen student engagement.
- Engage with peers to build working relationships for the future.
Resources from the Session
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LOEX Session WorksheetIs there an activity you've used in your one-shot library instruction that you'd like to revise or improve? Do you want to infuse that activity with the Universal Design for Learning, critical information literacy and anti-racist principles? We'll guide you though a small group activity that will allow you to share, reflect upon and improve your instructional activity.
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Assignment Charrettes ToolkitFrom the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, the Assignment Charrettes Toolkit provides tools, materials, and resources to adapt to local and regional context, along with institutional examples and relevant resources.
Suggestions for Expanding at Your Home Institution
Recognizing the time limitations of the breakout session, we wanted to provide some suggestions of how to expand this work at your home institution.
- Facilitate a charrettes activity with your library department. For example, in small groups, read one another's lesson plans/instruction activity, offer feedback/suggestions, and discuss insights and ideas as a group. Other session topics can include: alignment of lesson plans with ACRL Framework, assessment approaches, accessibility in instruction, learning outcomes, etc.
- Attend a free webinar on UDL through CAST or the Carterette Series and have an intentional conversation about what you learned with your colleagues.
- Learn how to make your LibGuides more accessible from NYU Libraries and work as a department to update previous guides.
- Acknowledge racism in disciplinary, institutional, and departmental contexts at your home institution. Ask and explore the question, "How is racism operating in this space?". Facilitate conversations as a staff about racism in the library and instruction classroom.
- Interrogate your positionality and unconscious bias. What identities do you bring to the classroom, and how might these impact your learners? What biases do you hold, unconscious or not, and how can you identify these in the classroom? Have a conversation with your department about what these biases look like in the classroom and how you can work to shift your perspective.
