Presented at LILAC 2007

1. 26th March 2007 LILAC 2007
Engaging Students Through
Thoughtful Active Learning
Cathy Palmer cpalmer@lib.uci.edu
Melissa Browne mabrowne@ucdavis.edu

2. Catalog Yourself!
On your notecard, please write:
 Your Name and Job Title
 Your Library/Institution
 An Interesting Fact about Yourself
Share this information with one other
person in the room

3. Learning Objectives
Meet other librarians to exchange ideas
about teaching
Discover at least one new learning activity
to enhance your instruction repertoire
Devise a learning activity that meets a
specified learning objective and instruction
scenario

4. How Many of You…
Have waited for what seemed like forever
for an answer to a question?

5. How Many of You…
Have experienced a sea of blank stares?

6. How Many of You…
Have wondered what students are getting
out of your instruction?

7. Active Learning:
Any activity that takes place in the
classroom whereby the students are doing
something besides watching or listening

8. Scenario
Introduction
Groups
Task: Help this instructor make her session
more interactive! Devise a learning activity that
addresses one of her instructional objectives
Presentations

9. Summary
Map learning activities to stated
instructional objectives
Learning is multi-faceted: consider
affective, cognitive and behavioral factors
when designing learning activities
Thank You!

10. Summary
Map learning activities to stated
instructional objectives
Learning is multi-faceted: consider
affective, cognitive and behavioral factors
when designing learning activities
Thank You!