On National Teacher Day, meet the 2024-25 Kenan Fellows
LILAC 2010: 'Who dares to teach must never cease to learn'
1. “ Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.” (John Cotton Dana) Dan Pullinger, Faculty Team Librarian (Science & Engineering) Michelle Schneider, Academic Skills Development Officer (IL)
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4. “ In order to facilitate students' 'getting of wisdom', librarians who design and deliver information literacy programs should see themselves as teachers rather than trainers.” (Lupton 2002) Training Teaching Skills to use a particular tool/library Transferable skills that can be applied “ Library/resource centred” “ Learner centred” Emphasis on location and retrieval Holistic educational outcome Surface learning Deep learning Bolt on/one-off lecture in a module Embedded in curriculum Teaching librarian Teacher librarian
5. What skills and knowledge do we need to be effective in teaching our students?
MS In this session, we are going to look at… What is the context in which we now find ourselves? Are we adequately prepared to deal with it?
MS Flipchart for responses
MS Mandy Lupton’s opinions: we see ourselves as somewhere in the middle.
MS Shout out exercise – flipchart for responses
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DP Introduction of academic skills vision - over the next 5 years FTLs expected to teach a broad range of academic skills as well as ‘traditional IL skills’. In response to demand from departments.
DP We’ve had to develop our own skills in these areas because of teaching activities like this: Centre for Molecular Nanoscience SOMS5100M Generic Methodologies for Nanotechnology SOMS5110M Generic Methodologies for Bio-nanotechnology Mixture of training and teaching. What demands are being placed on me by this? Wide range of topics – academic skills teaching is new to me so worked with colleague – work alone in the future? Little academic input – more collaboration needed? Help to provide context. Design and marking of assignments – Nanotechnology is essential for the development of smart materials. Discuss. “Training essay” worth 10% of module grade. Have to work within a limited timeframe and with limited access to students – MSc course run jointly with University of Sheffield – blended learning approach in future? Students at different levels – large number of international students – how can I make content appropriate to all of them?
DP Shout out exercise (or put in pairs if necessary) – flipchart for responses What teaching do you do? What demands are being placed on you?
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DP ULTA-1 - aims to develop further your teaching skills and professionalism: through helping you to gain an understanding of student learning and exploring ways in which this can be supported in an increasingly diverse student population developing your ability to enhance your own teaching practice through reflection encouraging innovation and the use of technology in teaching PDPLT (LibTeach) – elements of ULTA but with more of a library focus The aim of the Programme is to provide an opportunity for library teachers who have a significant element of teaching in their work to reflect on their teaching practice and consider its “fitness for purpose” for the 21 st century; to explore possible developments in teaching and learning practice; and to consider how technology can be best used to enhance the learning experience of those attending library courses. It is also intended to support library staff to gain externally recognised membership of the HEA.
DP Groups to feedback Radical ideas Ideas to take back to own institutions
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