Improve Your IL Program

Do you have new staff who need to learn information literacy (IL) basics?

Do you want to engage staff and faculty in enhancing existing IL programs or developing new ones?

On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), where would you place your institution or organization in terms of knowledge and application in each of these areas?

1. What is Library Instruction/Bibliographic Instruction/Information Literacy and Why Do We Need it?
2. How to Identify and Analyze Instructional Problems
3. Goals (Gs), Objectives (Os), and Expected Learning Outcomes (ELOs)
4. Critical Thinking and Active Learning (Definitions, Examples, and Exercises)
5. Selecting Instructional Formats (Synchronous, Asynchronous, Online, In-Person, Print, etc.)
6. Designing/Revising Instructional Materials
7. Synchronous Classroom Management
8. Assessment, Evaluation and Revision
9. Faculty/Librarian Collaboration

Self-help and/or my services as a consultant may help raise IL consciousness and skill levels among library staff and faculty.

SELF-HELP

See Teach Information Literacy & Critical Thinking! for common information-literacy-related problems, expected learning outcomes, methods to address those problems (including detailed exercises, handouts and PowerPoint slide shows), and ideas regarding assessment to determine achievement of expected learning outcomes.

CONSULTANT AVAILABILITY

In August 2012, I offered nine 2-hour interactive workshops to library staff and faculty at the University of San Diego, one on each of the topics listed above. If you are interested in having me offer any of these workshops at your institution or organization, please contact me regarding fees and arrangements: estherg@ucla.edu OR esthergrassian@gmail.com