Finding the Time to be Active in the

Library Classroom

Virginia Library Association Annual Conference,

October 27, 2016

Lucinda Rush, Miriam Bridges, & Joleen McInnis,

Old Dominion University

Rachel Stott, University of Colorado-Denver

Engage in active learning that you can modify for your

own teaching situations

Articulate the value of active learning strategies in one-

shot library instruction in order to increase student

engagement within your own instruction programs

Share your ideas and experiences with incorporating

active learning into one-shot instruction sessions to

further participants’ information literacy toolkits.

Today You Will:

Active Learning

Active Learning

In Higher Education

In Academic Libraries

Active Learning: A (VERY) Brief

Introduction

Detlor, B., Booker, L., Serenko, A., Julien, H. (2012). Student perceptions of information literacy instruction: The importance of active learning.

Education for Information, 29(2), p.147-161. doi:10.3233/EFI-2012-0924

Wong, H. K. (2001). The First Days of School: How to be an Effective Teacher. Harry K. Wong Publications.

On your white index card, write down a problem or

obstacle that you have when trying to incorporate active

learning into your one-shot instruction sessions.

You have ONE minute!

What’s YOUR Problem?

What Did You Choose?

A. Laffy Taffy

B. Almonds

Laffy

Taffy

Almonds

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Laffy Taffy: flikr | Steven Depolo

Almonds: Wikimedia Commons | Luigi Chiesa

Cephalonian Method

Cephalonian Method, (2016). In Wikipedia. Retrieved September 30, 2016 from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalonian_method

What Types of Active Learning Have You

Used in One-Shot Instruction Sessions?

A. Game-Based

B. Flipped Classroom

C. Card Sorting

D. Peer-Led Feedback

E. Pair & Share

F. Hands-on Database Searching

G. Writing Prompts

H. Other

I. NoneGam

e-Bas

ed

Flipped

Cla

ssro

om

Card S

orting

Peer-L

ed Fe

edback

Pair &

Share

Hands-o

n Dat

abase

Sear

chin

g

Writ

ing P

rom

pts

Other

None

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Today We’re Going to Explore

Facilitating Discussion

Game-Based

Card Sorting

Peer-Led Feedback

Problem-Based

Facilitating Discussion

Group Discussion Prompts

Describe your favorite active learning

activity.

What is an active learning success that

you’ve had?

What is a pitfall that you’ve run into

during active learning?

I have a

question

about

that

I tried

that & it

didn’t

work!

Yes! I

love this

idea!

Wrapping Up Discussions

We have time for 2 takeaways

from the audience. Any

volunteers?

Game-Based Learning

Library Edition!

Information Ethics Board Game

• Go for nostalgia, not

fancy technology

• Keep it simple and

familiar

• Content is key

1.Pokemon

2.Election

3.Wine

4.Boolean

5.Hoverboard

Sterling, J. (2014). Don’t do their work: Active learning and database instruction.

LOEX Quarterly, 41(2). http://commons.emich.edu/loexquarterly/vol41/iss2/4

Peer-Led Feedback

Topic Tumbler

1. Write down keywords for your topic

2. Trade papers with a partner

3. Write down keywords for your partner’s

topic

4. Trade back

Card Sorting

Information Process Cards

Arrange your cards from least to greatest according to the

process that you have been assigned. You have ONE minute!

Seeber, Kevin P. (2015). "Teaching 'Format as a Process' in an Era of Web-Scale Discovery." Reference Services Review,

43 (1), pp. 19-30. An open access preprint of this article available at http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/14514

3 Minute Discussion

How do you think

students’ answers would

compare to yours?

How could you use this

activity to facilitate a

class discussion?

Which types of classes

and students do you see

this being most useful?

Process

LENGTH

EDITING

TIME

RESEARCH

EASE

Formats

SCHOLARLY

ARTICLE

WIKIPEDIA

TWEET

BLOG

NEWS ARTICLE

BOOK

More Card Sorting

On the other side of your white index card, write down at

least one solution to your active learning problem.

Did You Solve Your Problem?

What Do You Think You’ll Try In The

Future?

A. Stoplight Cards

B. Guided Group Discussion

C. Clickers or Polling

D. Cephalonian Method

E. Heads Up

F. Creating A Game

G. Card Sorting Activity

H. Topic Tumbler

I. An idea that came from group discussion

Stoplig

ht Card

s

Guided G

roup D

iscuss

ion

Clicker

s or P

olling

Cephalonia

n Met

hod

Heads U

p

Creatin

g A G

ame

Card S

orting A

ctiv

ity

Topic

Tum

bler

An idea

that

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Wrapping Up

Additional Resources

For a full references list & more resources,

check out our LibGuide:

http://guides.lib.odu.edu/activelearning