Monthly Archives: July 2008

Feedback from Teaching Skills for Librarians (Jackie Dunn)

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Teaching Skills for Librarians
Monday 7th July, Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield.Organized by the Education Librarians Group (CILIP)

I had the pleasure of attending the above course which was held at the University of Sheffield. Despite a very early train at 6.45am the course was very worthwhile and covered the following points:

The Nature of Teaching and Learning
Planning your Teaching
Delivering your Teaching
Assessing your Teaching
Getting Feedback from your Teaching.

The course was extremely useful because it dealt with teaching and learning in the Higher Education sector, it also gave valuable tips on what to do if/when the teaching goes wrong and gave real examples – some quite frightening!

The facilitators Jo Webb (De Montfort University) and Chris Powis (University of Northampton) delivered the session well, it was clear to me that they had run this session many times and were almost acting on ‘auto pilot’ by the end of the day.

I came away feeling very enthusiastic about teaching information skills sessions, although slightly worried about the level of planning involved. This, according
to Jo Webb and Chris Powis, must be done to ensure the session meets the needs of the learners and demonstrates the professionalism of those delivering the teaching itself.

I for one will certainly make use of the information and tips gained from this course.

Useful Websites you may wish to view:

CILIP: http://www.cilip.org.uk/default.cilip
Education Librarians Group: http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/education/default.htm

Jackie Dunn

Web 2.0 policy and practice – 13th August

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ALISS One Day Summer Conference
SOAS Room G50 Philips Building
(Russell Square campus)
13th August 9.30-4.30

On 13th August ALISS (Association of Librarians and Information Professionals in the Social Sciences) will be holding a one day conference on the topical issue of Web 2.0 and libraries. It will include presentations from ongoing projects and practical tips from practitioners. The speakers will include:

* Web 2.0 at the British Library – Adrian Arthur Head of Web Services
and Sally Halper Lead Content Specialist – Business & Management.
* Libraries and social software: lessons from the LASSIE project. Jane Secker LSE Centre for Learning Technology. http://clt.lse.ac.uk/Projects/LASSIE.php
* Croydon College & FE 2.0
Thomas Butler
Library Operations Manager
* Feeds & Start Pages: Keeping Yourself & Your Users Up-To-Date. Matt Lingard, Learning Technologist in the LSE Centre for Learning Technology
* A del.icio.us taster: case studies from the Institute of Education. Gwyneth Price, Collection Development Services Librarian at the Institute of Education and a Fellow of the Centre for Distance Education.
* Enhancing social tagging with a knowledge organization system Brian Matthews Leader, Scientific Applications Group STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/programme_rep_pres/etfd.aspx

Cost: £75 ALISS Members, Non-Members £95. This will include a buffet lunch plus mid morning and afternoon tea/coffee.

Registration: Places are limited. To register contact: Heather Dawson, ALISS Secretary, LSE Library, 10 Portugal Street, London, WC2A 2HD. h.dawson@lse.ac.uk Completed forms can be e-mailed to h.dawson@lse.ac.uk

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Up Close and Personal: our changing roles in a digital learning age

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Friday September 5th 2008
Up Close and Personal: our changing roles in a digital learning age Edge Hill University, Ormskirk

Conference Details and Call for Registration
http://www.nowal.ac.uk/general_programme.php?action=view&sql_id=35

We are pleased to announce that Professor Tara Brabazon, University of Brighton will be one of the keynote speakers at the second NoWAL conference.. The other keynote speakers will be Alison Mackenzie, Dean of Learning Services and Solstice Director at Edge Hill University and Margaret Weaver, Head of Learning and Information Services, University of Cumbria. In addition to the keynote speeches there will be a number of workshops/presentations exploring the themes of the conference.

Our core theme is centred on the transformations that are taking place in the way we think, work and communicate as a result of the pervasive digital learning environment that has become so much a part of our own, and our students’, lives.

The Conference aims to explore the following strands in the context of role change and working differently:

● Innovative partnerships and relationships that are emerging to enhance e-learning support and experiences

● The changing way that staff engage with their users for example via social software, web services, personalized learning, Library 2.0 and the implications for practice

● New roles and skills emerging as a result of the implementation of technologies in the physical, and/or virtual learning environment

● Skills development of our users in a digital world and the impact on our ways of working

This conference is being organized by NoWAL (North West Academic Libraries) in association with SOLSTICE (Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Edge Hill
University) and the University of Cumbria.

Why attend?
The Conference will appeal to a broad range of staff groups and, irrespective of your role, help to develop an understanding of the skills and expertise that might be required to work effectively (now and in the future) to meet the needs of the “net generation”
. Case studies will bring the theme to life.

What delegates said about the first NoWAL Conference:
“Excellent, very well organised. Current topic and good keynotes provided an excellent overview while getting us to think about our own environments.”

“An excellent first NoWAL Conference”

“A very well organised informative day. Keynote speakers were engaging and entertaining and the breakout sessions allowed you to tailor the day to your specific needs.”

Charges
£50 NoWAL members
£75 Non-NoWAL members

Booking Form
http://www.nowal.ac.uk/general_programme.php?action=view&sql_id=35

http://www.nowal.ac.uk/ge…=view&sql_id=35

Web quests, Treasure Hunts, Hotlists and Subject Samplers

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CILIP in Scotland is now accepting bookings for Web quests, Treasure Hunts, Hotlists and Subject Samplers, which takes place in Edinburgh on Fri 12 Sept.

This workshop will introduce ‘webquests’ where learners answer questions by following links to websites. It is intended to encourage learner engagement in active, dynamic, enquiry based e-learning by developing realistic problem solving activities that encourage the application of analytical, creative and critical thinking skills.

The workshop is likely to be of interest to anyone involved in the design, development, delivery or support of e-learning.

For more details and online booking visit:
http://www.slainte.org.uk/events/EvntShow.cfm?uEventID=1552

The CILIPS Autumn CPD programme also features Time management (19 Sep), Communicating with confidence (7 Oct) Setting service targets and standards (8 Oct) and Marc and metadata for beginners (Nov, date to be confirmed).
Booking details will soon be added to SLAINTE events.

http://www.slainte.org.uk…?uEventID=1552.