Episode 20: The End of Tax Season (for Instruction Librarians)

Listen to Episode 20 (mp3, ~55 minutes)

Rachel, Jason, and Anna are ecstatic to have guest, Mary MacDonald, Associate Professor and Head of Instructional Services and Information Literacy Librarian at the University of Rhode Island. 

Show Notes:

• University of Rhode Island's Plan for Information Literacy
• URI 101: Traditions and Transformations -- Library Experience Session (LibGuide), used in conjunction with the Cephalonian Method
• Innovative library induction: Introducing the 'Cephalonian Method'
• LIB 120: Introduction to Information Literacy at URI
• Burkhardt, J. M., MacDonald, M. C., & Rathemacher, A. J. (2010). Teaching information literacy: 50 standards-based exercises for college students. Chicago: American Library Association.   

Instruction materials Mary recommends: 

• Association of College and Research Libraries Instruction Section. Analysis of instructional environments. American Library Association (Last accessed: 2010 November 23);
• Bain, K. (2004). What the best college teachers do. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press;
• Grassian, E. S., & Kaplowitz, J. R. (2001). Information literacy instruction: Theory and practice. Information literacy sourcebooks. New York: Neal-Schuman;
• Proceedings from LOEX Conference;
• List-Handley, C. J. (2008). Information literacy & technology. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt (and all her earlier works!!!); and
• Check out resources reviewed by ACRL Instruction Section's Teaching Methods Committee.

Episode 19: This Time It's A Reunion

Listen to Episode 19 (mp3, ~56 minutes)

Rachel, Jason, and Anna invited past guests back to chat, and it was not only informative and educational, but great fun!  Joining us for this episode:

• Chad Mairn, Librarian and Part-time Faculty Member at St. Petersburg College
• Twitter: cmairn

• Peter Larsen, Physical Sciences & Engineering Librarian & Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island

• Stephen Francoeur, Information Services Librarian at Baruch College
• Twitter: s_francoeur
• Blog: Digital Reference
• Blog: Beating the Bounds

Show Notes:

• Database Troubleshooting Guide at St. Petersburg College
• PollEverywhere
• Yuuguu -- screen sharing software 
• California Open Source Textbook Project (COSTP) 
• Google Docs -- shared workspace for students
• LIB 120: Introduction to Information Literacy at URI
• A Better System for Classifying Sources
• Bizup, J. (2008). BEAM: A rhetorical vocabulary for teaching research-based writing. Rhetoric Review, 27 (1), 72-86.
• New Podcast Alert: The WGIL Room Issues in library instruction, information literacy, and emerging technology. Give it a listen!

Episode 18: This Really Is September's Episode

Listen to Episode 18 (mp3, ~44 minutes)

Rachel, Jason, and Anna talk about expanding their teaching repertoires:

• transliteracy endeavors,
• upperclass/advanced student teaching methods, and
• guiding from the side

Show Notes:

• Swiss Army Librarian;
  
• Libraries and Transliteracy;
• Jason at Georgia COMO; and
• Rachel's biggest tip when creating active learning exercises [paraphrased].

Episode 17: Collab-o-rama

Listen to Episode 17 (mp3, ~54 minutes)

Rachel, Jason, and Anna talk collaboration -- with faculty, with graduate students, with community organizations, with other librarians, etc.

Show Notes:

• Brad Sucks via Magnatune;
• Jason's excellent collaboration: History of New Media LibGuide;
  
• New Orleans Research Collaborative
  
• Jason's writing a Zotero book

Episode 16: Digital Reference Instructional Strategies

Episode 16 (59 minutes, mp3)

Jason and Rachel are joined by Stephen Francoeur, and discuss "Instructional Strategies for Digital Reference: Methods to Facilitate Student Learning".

It's helpful but not necessary to read the article beforehand.

Full citation:
Oakleaf, M., & VanScoy, A. (2010). Instructional Strategies for Digital Reference: Methods to Facilitate Student Learning. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 49(4), 380-390.

July episode coming soon, article discussion

Hi, folks -- the July episode will be posted very soon. This month we tried something a little different: we're discussing and critiquing an excellent article on incorporating instructional practice into instant message reference services.

We tried to keep the discussion accessible for listeners who haven't read the article, but it's available open-access via RUSQ.

Instructional Strategies for Digital Reference: Methods to Facilitate Student Learning by Megan Oakleaf and Amy Van Scoy (or PDF version)

Episode 15: Technology, Students and Instruction

Listen here (60 minutes, mp3)

In this episode, Jason and Rachel interview Chad Mairn, and we talk about a variety of technology issues and questions, including bringing technology to new populations, QR codes, the future of technology, research, and the library, and how to teach Wikipedia. Oh, and how to update an information literacy tutorial.

Show Notes:

• yuuguu: screen sharing software
• xkcd comic on piracy
  
• QR Codes - more information
  
• Beetagg - QR Code Generator for linking to personal contact information.
• NeoReader - QR Code generator for linking to just about anything.
• CGS 1060 (Basic Computer and Information Literacy) Diigo Group.