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9780081001936 English 0081001932 The Fortuitous Teacher: A Guide to Successful One-Shot Library Instruction discusses how librarians have become accidental teachers in the academic university setting. It covers how (if at all) librarians are prepared by MILS programs to teach, compares typical characteristics of teachers versus librarians, and presents tactics on how to learn effective teaching skills on the job. In addition, readers will learn about the history of library instruction, the different types of library instruction, and the dynamics of one-shot library instruction, classroom culture, faculty buy-in, and collaboration. Examines how MILS programs prepare librarians to teach Compares the typical characteristics of effective teachers and librarians Offers advice for new academic librarians who take on the role of classroom teacher Explores future trends in library instruction and how to apply this to one-shot instruction sessions, The one-shot library instruction session remains a fixture in academic library instruction. At the same time, academic librarians are searching for ways to improve and maximize the effectiveness of this type of session. Instructional methods such as the traditional lecture are no longer relevant in today's academic library classroom. Most academic librarians have not been prepared to teach in their Masters in Library Science (MLS) programs and must gain practical teaching skills on the job and through experience, mentorship, and collaboration. The Fortuitous Teacher: A Guide to Successful One-shot Library Instruction has been written as a guide for academic instruction librarians, new librarians, and library science students to help them to prepare for and conduct successful one-shot library instruction sessions. Sarah Cisse is a Reference and Instructional Librarian at the Alvin Sherman Library Research and Information Technology Center at Nova Southeastern University. She received her Masters in Information and Library Science (MILS) degree at Pratt Institute in 2005. She began her library career at the Metropolitan College of New York as an Information Specialist. Sarah's research interest is in studying how classroom dynamics impact the effectiveness of library instruction at the university level. The approach presented in this book reflects the author son going work in the area of assisting libraries to continually improve academic library instruction. Key Points, Discusses librarians in the role of "fortuitous teacher" in the academic university setting and how they are prepared to teach, Examines the history of library instruction and reviews different types of library instruction, and specifically the dynamics of one-shot library instruction, Shares practical tips from other librarians for successful collaboration with faculty in one-shot instruction sessions Book jacket.
9780081001936 English 0081001932 The Fortuitous Teacher: A Guide to Successful One-Shot Library Instruction discusses how librarians have become accidental teachers in the academic university setting. It covers how (if at all) librarians are prepared by MILS programs to teach, compares typical characteristics of teachers versus librarians, and presents tactics on how to learn effective teaching skills on the job. In addition, readers will learn about the history of library instruction, the different types of library instruction, and the dynamics of one-shot library instruction, classroom culture, faculty buy-in, and collaboration. Examines how MILS programs prepare librarians to teach Compares the typical characteristics of effective teachers and librarians Offers advice for new academic librarians who take on the role of classroom teacher Explores future trends in library instruction and how to apply this to one-shot instruction sessions, The one-shot library instruction session remains a fixture in academic library instruction. At the same time, academic librarians are searching for ways to improve and maximize the effectiveness of this type of session. Instructional methods such as the traditional lecture are no longer relevant in today's academic library classroom. Most academic librarians have not been prepared to teach in their Masters in Library Science (MLS) programs and must gain practical teaching skills on the job and through experience, mentorship, and collaboration. The Fortuitous Teacher: A Guide to Successful One-shot Library Instruction has been written as a guide for academic instruction librarians, new librarians, and library science students to help them to prepare for and conduct successful one-shot library instruction sessions. Sarah Cisse is a Reference and Instructional Librarian at the Alvin Sherman Library Research and Information Technology Center at Nova Southeastern University. She received her Masters in Information and Library Science (MILS) degree at Pratt Institute in 2005. She began her library career at the Metropolitan College of New York as an Information Specialist. Sarah's research interest is in studying how classroom dynamics impact the effectiveness of library instruction at the university level. The approach presented in this book reflects the author son going work in the area of assisting libraries to continually improve academic library instruction. Key Points, Discusses librarians in the role of "fortuitous teacher" in the academic university setting and how they are prepared to teach, Examines the history of library instruction and reviews different types of library instruction, and specifically the dynamics of one-shot library instruction, Shares practical tips from other librarians for successful collaboration with faculty in one-shot instruction sessions Book jacket.