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Resources for Librarians

Active Learning

Tips and techniques to engage students in the classroom

Active and Student Centered Learning - Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Illinois State University provides a variety of teaching tips links including critical thinking, learning styles, problem-based learning and much more

pdf icon Research Strategy Worksheet

Library Instruction Wiki - Find handouts, tutorials, suggested reading, and more!

Blonde in a library - humorous video clip (requires RealPlayer)

Senteo Audience Response System - info about clickers and other links

Wikipedia Discussions

The Onion article - http://www.theonion.com/content/node/50902

Colbert Report (YouTube) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvA2_wX1p4o

Nature article (compares Wikipedia & Britannica) -
http://www.nature.com.lib-proxy.nd.edu/nature/journal/v438/n7070/full/438900a.html

Scholarpedia - http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Main_Page

Bibliography

Handbook for Information Literacy Teaching

Share your Teaching Tool Kit - Best Practices in Library Instruction

Library Instruction Annotated Bibliography (Active Learning)

Library Instruction Annotated Bibliography (Course Integrated Instruction)

Library Instruction Wiki - Bibliography

 

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