Teaching Strategies

This morning kicked off the 15 week “class” in teaching for librarians. To make sure we are all on the same page, and to give a broad overview of the course, we started with a presentation introducing Instructional Design:

The handout included the following:

Frameworks for Instructional Design:

• Reality
• Process
• System
• Discipline
• Science
• Instructional Technology

Who does it?

• Teachers
• Librarians
• Distance Educators
• Instructional Designers
• Content Developers
• For-profit Educators
• Corporate Trainers

What does it do?

• Needs assessment
• Goals and objectives identification
• Audience and setting analysis
• Content development
• Delivery development
• Evaluation
• Redesign

Where does it happen?

• In your office
• In the classroom
• In your inbox
• Wherever you get your evaluations

When does it occur?

• All the time: before, during, and after the class

Why does it happen?

• To meet required objectives
• To anticipate student needs
• To meet the needs of unique audiences
• To clarify your intention
• To speed up the process
• To demonstrate continued improvement

A lot informs this process. In this “course” we’ll discuss: instructional design models, taxonomies of learning, educational psychology, educational theorists, multiple intelligences, learning styles, teaching styles, learning theory, problem based learning, active learning, inquiry learning, classroom management, and assessment.

This Spring Semester Roz and I will be leading weekly sessions on instruction. We’re planning to cover a lot: instructional design, educational theory, teaching and learning styles, while giving everyone the opportunity to swap and share along the way.

We’re going to attempt to model teaching strategies along the way, so this is the online component. Please note that the schedule is in the sidebar to the right. We might post optional discussion questions/posts/videos along the way, too.

Feel free to leave comments to let us know what you’d like to make sure we cover, and we’ll do our best to meet your needs!