2. Just a couple of thoughts:
-In IL and other library presentations...get
their(students) attention in the first 10 minutes.
-Wow...are we really ahead of the curve
when it comes to assessment; it was amazing
how many people were asking questions in
the Assessment breakout session about issues
that we already address.
3. my takeaways:
We really should implement Google Scholar.
I am curious if we can implement RSS feeds or a listserv
of library information for interested Associates.
Libraries can do much to support accreditation.
See the file attachment box in the buzz for the
pamphlets scanned by Elizabeth
4. Poster Sessions I liked:
Sca(n)venger Hunt: Using QR Codes to make it
more fun! by Ramapo College of NJ
Reaching Online Learners: Tools to Meet their
Needs
Sessions I liked:
I went to the one on copyright ad all I learned is
that even in the non-profit academia each case is
being considered for itself - no general rules!
The second session about ebooks - ebooks will
take over academic libraries soon, so we should
really work harder to promote them including in
the catalog - (but not like we have them
now!), some kind of marketing campaign (maybe
we can do something about it, after we market
our new circulation policies - I can work on it with
VIA:)
5. Poster Sessions:
After seeing the types of poster sessions that are being
approved at VALE I really felt like we(Berkeley
Librarians) have so many interesting things to be
showing off in poster sessions. I definitely can’t stress
enough how simple some of these posters were. It truly
made me feel like we could/should be have a stronger
presence at VALE next year.
Sessions:
We at Berkeley are not the only librarians who
struggle to get faculty to understand library lingo
and
Effective classroom management. I learned about
a great rule of thumb to live by: the 3 P’s
1. Planning- plan out what you want to do ahead of time.
Be as detailed to yourself as you can
2. Pacing- Section out your session if you have to. Make
sure to leave room for activities and assessment
3. Performance-teaching is like a performance. Make sure
you know what you are going to say.
6. Classroom Management
Continued….
Use verbal cues to keep students focused in IL
session (example: “you might want to write this
down…..its important”
The first 10 minutes of your session sets the tone. If
you bring low energy and the lecture style in the
beginning, students will not be prepared/
enthusiastic about doing an activity at the end.