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Breakout Session #4

Saturday, May 10th: 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Creating Student-Centered Learning: A Constructivist Approach to Information Literacy Instruction [Meeting Room P&Q]

This workshop focuses on constructivist pedagogy, which involves the instructor facilitating active and interactive learning. This student-centered pedagogy builds upon students' knowledge and skills and emphasizes personal responsibility for learning.

Pam Baker, Coordinator for Library Instruction, California State University, Monterey Bay
Kathlene Hanson, Electronic Resources Coordinator, California State University, Monterey Bay

Enhanced Staff Development Programs: Strengthening the Personal Through Collegial Reflection [Hall of Fame]

Creative in-house professional development for public services staff and students is often our most challenging instruction. This rich combination, however, generates an exciting dynamic that results in improved classroom teaching.

Trisha Mileham, Valparaiso University
Ruth Connell, Valparaiso University

Fanning the Flames: Strategies for Combating Burnout and Reinvigorating Instruction [Ballroom D]

Bibliographic instruction is often repetitive, producing tedium and burnout. This presentation outlines strategies including collaboration, self-reflection, and evaluation that provide librarians with tools to combat burnout and reinvigorate instruction sessions.

Katherine Harris, Lisa Barnett, Melissa Browne, Ball State University Libraries

Teaching as a Live Encounter: Sharing the Authentic Self Invites Student Learning [Ballroom C]

Good teachers teach who they are. Effective teaching involves live encounters in safe places. When we share our authentic selves, students respond. This workshop, grounded in Parker Palmer's work and others', will address ways to connect to our inner, passionate selves and create safe spaces. Includes presentation and reflective discussion.

Elizabeth O. Hutchins, Reference/Instruction Librarian, St. Olaf College

Words, Music, and Movement: Media's Effect on Learning [Meeting Room L&M]

This session will demonstrate a 30-minute activity that can be used to explore the intellectual and emotional impact of various media in a class or a professional development workshop. A group discussion of how various forms of media affect learning will follow the demonstration.

Angela Megaw, Reference/Instruction Librarian, Gainesville College

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