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

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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University of Huddersfield. 9:15-16:30

CILIP Yorkshire & Humberside Branch and Career Development Group Yorkshire & Humberside invite you to attend this one day workshop, aimed at those involved in teaching within a library setting in all sectors. An excellent opportunity to learn new skills and share ideas and experiences.

Programme Overview
9:15-9:30 Registration/Tea,Coffee.
9:30-9:40 Welcome and Introduction
9:40-10:40 Crosswords, library bingo and quizzes: getting more active learning into our teaching.
10:40-11:00 Refreshments
11:00-12:00 Creativity in Teaching
12:00-13:00 Enquiry Based Learning
13:00-13:45 Lunch
13:45-14:15 Lesson Planning
14:15-15:30 Group Activity (includes refreshments)
15:30-16:15 Poster Promenade
16:15-16:30 Question & Answer session/close

£50 +VAT (£58.75) per delegate for CILIP Members £70 +VAT (£82.25) per delegate for Non-CILIP Members Places are limited to 25, advanced booking is essential. A booking form must be completed to ensure a place.

For a booking form contact Andrew Walsh. Email: a.p.walsh@hud.ac.uk University of Huddersfield, Computing & Library Services, CSB, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH. Tel. 01484 472052

Career Development Group North Eastern Division

Title: Fellowship Evening

Fellowship is the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) highest award which provides recognition for the contribution you have made in library and information profession, many people have already Chartered but have always assumed that Fellowship is something you do at the end of your career.

This evening event will be run by Margaret Watson, a recent Fellow herself, and offers the opportunity for you to find out more about Fellowship and Revalidation, gives you the chance to meet other people who are interested in the process and hopefully encourage you to undertake it yourself.

Date: Wednesday 19th June 2008
Time: 5:00pm
Venue: Sunderland City Library, Fawcett Street, Sunderland
Cost: Free

Booking Procedure:
Tom Relph
Reference Library
Prince Georg Square
South Shields
NE33 2PE
Email: reference.library@southtyneside.gov.uk