If we take away what we “know” about the limitations and
benefits of one-shot library instruction—what would be left? If
we stopped manufacturing “teachable moments”—where might
we find them? Leave your preconceptions at the door and come
join an aggressively positive conversation about the possibilities of
instruction beyond the classroom walls. Share insights, innovations,
and inspiration. Take home some new ideas. Come prepared to
contribute and explore!
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The database demo
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Covering 7,500 topics in 50 mins
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Teaching to the “middle”
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The “library orientation” session
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Wikipedia bashing
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“Outsider” syndrome
29. • Faculty Expectations
• Legacy of IL Instruction on Campus
• Campus Culture
• Budget (Resources / Funding)
• Time (Planning / One-Shot Session)
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34. • The “happy-productive worker” thesis
• Happy workers…
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Are opportunistic, outgoing, and optimistic
Follow their interests
Exhibit personal strengths
Are in the “flow”
35. • Happy work environments exhibit…
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Freedom
Challenge
Meaning
Positive social atmosphere(s)
43. Think big! What would your ideal IL instruction
look like if you could do anything you wanted?
What is the biggest obstacle to your dream?
How can you incorporate aspects of your ideal
instruction into your current teaching?
44. REFERENCES:
Cropanzano, R., & Wright, T. A. (2001). When a 'happy' worker is really a
'productive' worker: A review and further refinement of the happy-productive
worker thesis. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice And Research, 53(3),
182-199. doi:10.1037/1061-4087.53.3.182
Henderson, S.J. (2000). ‘Follow your bliss’: a process for career happiness.
Journal of Counseling & Development, 78(3), 305-316.
Zelenski, J. M., Murphy, S. A., & Jenkins, D. A. (2008). The happy-productive
worker thesis revisited. (Clinical report). Journal of Happiness Studies, 9(4),
521-538.