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MLibrary Instruction 2009-2010
Accomplishments & New Initiatives
What have we been working on?
Instructor College
Various training sessions – including today
 Series of ACRL webcasts on instruction
 New video camera – practice & selfevaluation
 New instructor orientation materials
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◦ Wiki
◦ Mentor list
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CRLT GSI seminar on Creating Effective
Library Research Assignments
Assessment Committee
New workshop evaluation forms
 Assessment plan with CRLT
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◦ instructional effectiveness
◦ student learning
◦ program impact
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Assessment of UROP instruction
Instructional Marketing & Orientation
(formerly Outreach & Promotion)
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GSI survey about library instruction
experience & what would motivate them to
ask for instruction. Outcomes:
◦ 40% do not know about instruction services
◦ Creating suites of instruction materials for
GSIs/Faculty to teach research skills
themselves (UGL)
◦ Informs our CRLT Seminar for GSIs on
designing effective assignments (ICollege)
Learning Communities
Census of campus Learning Communities
(LCs)
 Categorize and prioritize LCs
 Contact new learning communities as we
learn about them
 Developed “menu” of learning modules for
Residential College & other groups
 Split into 4 sub-groups: Outreach/Liaison,
Service Offerings, Marketing/Promotion,
Assessment
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Leveraging Technology
Brownbags on technology issues
 Inventory of instructional needs as
relating to technology
 Video Task Force created several videos
and documented best practices for videos
and screencasts
 Video Gallery on Library website
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http://www.lib.umich.edu/online-video-gallery/all-videos
Additional Accomplishments
Instructor Survey – Fall 2009
 Instruction calendar
 Instruction Wiki
 Hatcher-Shapiro Instruction meetings
 Project Information Literacy Spring Survey
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Questions/comments?
New Initiatives
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Theme: Assessment & instructional effectiveness
Create programming to support and develop a
culture of assessment
Develop plans to market library instruction to
various campus populations
Explore opportunities for orientation activities at
less traditional times of the year, or with groups
who need help beyond standard sessions offered.
Sponsor forum after Oct. ARL Assessment
Conference & ACRL Assessment Immersion
Sponsor technology forum once/twice per year
Populating instruction Wiki
New Initiatives
What would you like to see?
Announcements
All-committee member meeting Aug 19
from 9:30-11:00 in the Gallery
 Instruction wiki consultations
 Instruction mentors
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Ideas? [email protected]