Three applications for planning classes

3 tools combined — Scrivener, Evernote and Workflowy — eases some of the trepidation of organizing materials in a coherent way. Read @ProfHacker

How not to reach out

Advice for instruction librarians on reaching out to discipline faculty… Read @EmbeddedLibrarian

Around the web: cool linky stuff for science undergrads

A science subject librarian? Or work with science undergrads? Here’s a list of key links… Read @ConfessionsSciLibrarian

“Using instructional design principles to develop effective information literacy instruction: the ADDIE model”

Many academic librarians conduct instructional activities, but few possess more than a passing knowledge of pedagogical theory. One way librarians may overcome the pedagogical theory knowledge gap in designing effective library instruction is through… Read article @CRLn

The short game and the long game

In library instruction its easy to concentrate on tools or how to do things… But they are just tools. If we only spend time on them we’re giving students skills for the present, but compromising their future. Tools change… Read on @Information Tyrannosaur

Flipping out: pre-flip planning

When our residency librarian decided to lead a group of instruction librarians to test the “flipped classroom” in library instruction, I welcomed the opportunity to discover how “flipping” might transform my classes. Read on… @ACRLog Related: The Flipped Classroom

Questioning learning styles

Thoughts on the pro and con of learning styles theory. @info-mational Read…

Discussing discourse

From a language/lit librarian. In exploding the article… you figure out who the author builds upon (citations and allusions) to move backwards in time… who has cited the work to move forwards in time. And you Read Instrumentally to figure out… Read on @PegasusLibrarian

“CUNY’s critical thinking skills initiative: redesigning workforce education through information literacy learning”

If students can think critically about online research in an academic setting, they can transfer these skills easily to the workplace… @CRLn Read …

“Co-teaching relationships among librarians and other information professionals”

Full text available here

Building a pedagogy

Thoughts on developing a comprehensive information literacy curriculum for the library, what needs to be added, what left out in workshops. @ACRLog Read more

What do you know about first-gen students?

Some of the challenges first-generation students face, and the likelihood of such students going on to or graduating college is growing startling worse. @ LibraryJournal Read more

“Google Spreadsheets and real-time assessments”

Published October 2012, this is a little gem. Shannon R. Simpson explains how to get instant feedback for library instruction using Google Drive spreadsheets, which allow up to 50 users to access a spreadsheet (composed of assessment questions) at one time (note: Google Docs is now known as Google Drive). Read full text here

The entrepreneurial library

Having an entrepreneurial mindset is about finding ways to do more of the things you want to do than you could if you just relied on your own internal resources…. Seeking funding. Seeking mutually-beneficial opportunities with other people and groups. @Information Wants to Be Free Read more …

Waiting on Wikipedia

I wonder when Wikipedia will cross the line into acceptable-for-use-as-a-cited-source territory. Will it ever? Has it already? @ACRLog Read more …

The DIY patron

Rethinking reference and instructional services in light of the DIY mindset. @AL Technology in Practice Read more …