Coordinating IL Instruction and Scalability
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The document discusses challenges faced by the instructional team at the University of South Dakota in coordinating library instruction for large general-education courses. It highlights the lack of training for librarians in teaching and the need for uniformity and quality in instructional sessions. The proposed solution is the use of LibGuides to aid in scaffolding library instruction for students.
Coordinating IL Instruction and Scalability
- 1. Coordinating IL instruction and scalabilitySharing Instruction in Large General-Education Courses
- 2. IL Coordinator IssuesUniversity of South DakotaInstructional Team = IL Coordinator and Instructional Services LibrarianIL-mandated coursesFreshman CompositionHonors EnglishIntroduction to LiteratureAdvanced CompositionSpeech CommunicationFall 2010: 44 sections of Freshman English at main and satellite campusesGen-ed IL instruction shared with 9 other faculty librarians
- 3. IL Coordinator IssuesLIS programs don’t train librarians to teach.Subject liaisons don’t all have expertise in gen-ed subjects like literature.Library colleagues have limited time for instructional planning/design.Gen-ed one-shot library sessions must contain uniform content and high-quality instruction.How to ensure uniformity and quality of instruction in large general-education courses?
- 4. Solution: LibGuides!LibGuides are currently used to supportstudent learning during and after libraryinstruction.Let’s use them to scaffold instruction by library faculty before and during library sessions.