tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77145501969978802672024-02-19T04:27:01.946-08:00Library Instruction CookbookDr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714550196997880267.post-14203468135324624632010-06-29T16:22:00.000-07:002010-06-29T16:22:42.339-07:00Cognotes Review of Preconference - June 27, 2010, p. 25<a href="http://webspace.ship.edu/dlcook//CognotesSessionReviewJune27-2010.pdf">Read the Review!</a><br />
We got an excellent review of our preconference, written by Kathryn Shields of High Point University.<br />
DougDr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714550196997880267.post-56677353446530563222010-06-28T19:16:00.000-07:002010-06-28T19:16:52.002-07:00Ryan's PowerPoint and HandoutFolks<br />
Here are Ryan's PowerPoint and his planning handout. Let him know if you have a question<br />
Doug<br />
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<a href="http://webspace.ship.edu/dlcook/ADDIE-Presentation-ALA-2010-Sittler.pptx">Ryan's PowerPoint on Instructional Design</a><br />
<a href="http://webspace.ship.edu/dlcook/ADDIE-Chart-ALA-2010.docx">Ryan's ADDIE planning Sheet</a>Dr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714550196997880267.post-88598899924409740382010-06-28T19:01:00.000-07:002010-06-28T19:01:24.572-07:00Practical Pedagogy Preconference, ALA Washington, DC June 25, 2010<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Vk8n744suZuCPjhli0kAVA?feat=blogger" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_G7Xzyj02g-Y/TClOqirsHWI/AAAAAAAAFGs/msc_PC3XDqc/s200/IMG_0982.JPG" width="200" /></a>Practical Pedagogy Preconference at ALA 2010 Washington, DC<div><br />
</div><div>Thanks to all of you who attended the preconference at the Madison Hotel. We enjoyed meeting each of you. We hope that you will be able to use some of the information we shared with you. Please feel free to contact Ryan or Doug if you have any questions about anything we worked on.</div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Dr.Library.Guy/ALAPreconferencePracticalPedagogy?feat=directlink">All the photos we took are available.</a></div><div>Cheers</div><div>Doug and Ryan</div><div><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Vk8n744suZuCPjhli0kAVA?feat=blogger" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
</a></div>Dr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714550196997880267.post-27125997074398912972010-06-21T10:30:00.000-07:002010-06-21T10:30:52.957-07:00Cookbook Presentation ppt from April 16, 2010Sheesh! Time flies. I am finally putting this ppt on the web.<div>On Friday, April 16, 2010 at the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg, PA Ryan and I were the keynote speakers for the PA Library Association Library Information Round Table Committee's workshop. It was excellent with a broad coverage of topics.</div><div>Doug</div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://webspace.ship.edu/dlcook/CookbookPaPA-4-16-2010.pptx">Our ppt on the Cookbook</a></div><div><br />
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</div>Dr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714550196997880267.post-15524124754922415322010-06-21T09:54:00.000-07:002010-06-23T08:49:46.165-07:00ALA Pre-conference Handouts for Part 1 of the WorkshopI am including the links to the handouts for the first session of the workshop, which is comprised of Doug Cook overviewing recent educational theories and strategies.<br />
Cheers<br />
Doug<br />
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1. <a href="http://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=18kf7_eAABVqlKqRKKYSogXaUauj94hXLI_5h6-fA7C0&hl=en">Outline for Session 1 - Educational Theories and Strategies</a><br />
2. <a href="http://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1x3ArEhWDmD_-1jaglJsZU0_xWZbVTrIUjb1aE8r1kJo&hl=en">Chart of Educational Theories from "Practical Pedagogy"</a><br />
3. <a href="http://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1-IiFwYvG-rxUKd9ExHJIAzBWzDd3dRe-xr366MqhfAw&hl=en">Sample Worksheet using Situated Learning strategies to teach Freshman Composition</a><br />
4. <a href="http://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1dLvGP_lBLdCeSNgZ5RXsYsq2wqxi9wHuV2Oiu7WFtgM&hl=en">A list of Interactive Teaching and Learning Strategies</a><br />
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5. <a href="http://webspace.ship.edu/dlcook/Intro%20and%20PedagogyFinal.pptx">PowerPoint for Session 1</a>Dr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714550196997880267.post-64760677338896259522010-06-20T06:32:00.000-07:002010-06-20T06:32:34.225-07:00The Chefs are on the move!Doug and Ryan will be presenting an ALA Preconference on Friday, June 25 from 1:00-4:30 at the Madison Hotel. We will be presenting on our first book <i>Practical Pedagogy for Library Instructors.</i> <br />
Watch here for details as we will be posting our handouts, etc. on this site.Dr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714550196997880267.post-68489898193482436602010-01-23T13:04:00.000-08:002010-01-23T13:09:58.144-08:00It's Done!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidG5BQZS_1g_AopNo3AGgiF2xzAzbWE1MyrnvWbScWjBaQWsbsuDI2hMIFsx1HLvSaz1faWzrF2Ee1_VcyfhNmIxivW976I8Oq-B-VuZLEvbQRfFUNT7mAWMog2jZToJuDaP9z2Hfe6L9J/s1600-h/cookbook.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidG5BQZS_1g_AopNo3AGgiF2xzAzbWE1MyrnvWbScWjBaQWsbsuDI2hMIFsx1HLvSaz1faWzrF2Ee1_VcyfhNmIxivW976I8Oq-B-VuZLEvbQRfFUNT7mAWMog2jZToJuDaP9z2Hfe6L9J/s200/cookbook.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430044288789896370" /></a> How time flies! The book has been done for a while and is available from ACRL and ALA. It's also available on Amazon.<div>Thanks to all the chefs who contributed.<br /><div>Cheers</div><div>Ryan and Doug</div></div>Dr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714550196997880267.post-70903208430980502212009-03-29T14:09:00.000-07:002009-03-29T14:16:37.304-07:00Progress of the CookbookWe are about halfway through laying out the recipes. We decided to send each author in the first four sections of the book their recipes in draft form. I just got feedback from them this week. Now I need to make corrections and get them to ACRL. Hopefully when ACRL sees the first half of the book they will have some advice for us. <br /><br />Since we have had to layout each recipe ourselves, this process has taken much longer than we thought. After we clean up Sections 1-4, I will lay out sections 5-7 and go through the vetting cycle again.<br /><br />Ryan just crafted the book Preface, etc. So things are going well (but slowly).<br />Cheers<br />Doug [and Ryan]Dr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714550196997880267.post-92090614176247201202009-01-07T08:06:00.001-08:002009-01-07T08:21:38.379-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkKdi5FYlT2WkhJszetLI5smZJvm5B-srlTvpN44oJuGsiEwcT3veo8rlcspUuNPg2XB7rR6Av5mYGA3hbNDrNdbePbCUxILqEqQbK9jIRd94ioPuqDJf2yYdfxbIlt7UVwE-lsrAuIjs/s1600-h/Bergart+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288586934245622290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkKdi5FYlT2WkhJszetLI5smZJvm5B-srlTvpN44oJuGsiEwcT3veo8rlcspUuNPg2XB7rR6Av5mYGA3hbNDrNdbePbCUxILqEqQbK9jIRd94ioPuqDJf2yYdfxbIlt7UVwE-lsrAuIjs/s200/Bergart+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Gentle Readers<br />We have all our recipes and are editing them for grammar and style. We had e-mail conversation yesterday with the publishers regarding formatting. So we are still on schedule.<br /><br />Just edited a great recipe from Robin Bergart, Academic Liaison Librarian, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, tentatively called "Undergraduate English Potpourri: Peer Teaching of Periodical Indexes."<br /><br />Here are two great excerpts: (Aren't Librarians Great!)</div><div><br />Excerpt 1: "The notion of a controlled vocabulary can be very titillating."<br /><br />Excerpt 2: "Try if you can to fit the candy with your particular class theme, e.g. for a class on British Literature use English toffee or Quality Street chocolate; for a class on science fiction use rocket candy. While some may see this as bribery, providing sugar to students sits on firm pedagogical footing. It awakens the taste buds and olfactory channels (two sadly under-utilized senses in most library instruction classes). It induces a mental state of curiosity and wonder (what is this piece of candy doing on my computer!?). And if done right, it creates a rich environment whereby the candy in question contributes to and amplifies the theme of the particular English Literature class."<br /><br />Bon Appetit!<br />Chef Doug</div>Dr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714550196997880267.post-22560365701334161652008-12-20T10:05:00.000-08:002008-12-20T10:16:20.688-08:00Annotated Bibliographies: The Good, The Bad, and The…Tasty?<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G7Xzyj02g-Y/SU01xwXjjFI/AAAAAAAAB_g/xjhzygwb0Pk/s1600-h/Seely-annotation.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281937066889022546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G7Xzyj02g-Y/SU01xwXjjFI/AAAAAAAAB_g/xjhzygwb0Pk/s200/Seely-annotation.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Fellow Library Chefs,<br />I just finished editing a recipe on annotating that was so good that my wife absconded with it as soon as I showed it to her. She wants to use it to teach her Children's Literature students how to annotate a bibliography of Caledecott Award winners.</div><br /><div>This recipe was written by Sara R. Seely, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Boise State University, and will be available for all next summer.<br />Cheers</div><div>Doug</div>Dr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714550196997880267.post-88807290167535925132008-12-18T09:19:00.000-08:002008-12-18T09:33:09.941-08:00Lenon the Literary Lion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNh6fPBmDdyi-urc_1GXfhx8tqXFctv2BjB1ZFZEICm3NvOnYDfwq1hFb23VlNr-J0EvFOJrzJnobKhYP1akniRoPqhxvXh4s77Yl2jgtEX0XaXllpe-R2RIKBOeoYAw678Q7_6kArgQB/s1600-h/RyanlenonIMG_2410%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281181363145054370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNh6fPBmDdyi-urc_1GXfhx8tqXFctv2BjB1ZFZEICm3NvOnYDfwq1hFb23VlNr-J0EvFOJrzJnobKhYP1akniRoPqhxvXh4s77Yl2jgtEX0XaXllpe-R2RIKBOeoYAw678Q7_6kArgQB/s400/RyanlenonIMG_2410%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Chefs<br /><div>Just got this picture from Jacqueline Ryan. This is Lenon the Literary Lion who is 'purr-fectly' delighted to be a part of the Library Instruction Cookbook.</div><div></div><div>Jacqueline's recipe [or is it Lenon's] is "The Art of Choosing the Very Best Ingredients - Website Evaluation 101." Vivian Milczarski [not pictured] is her co-author.</div><div>Doug</div>Dr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714550196997880267.post-59612476978802058682008-12-17T08:30:00.000-08:002008-12-17T09:13:13.222-08:00Quote from the new bookFolks,<br />I was just editing the text of the book this morning and ran across a great quote from a "dessert recipe" Called "Bib Salad: Finding the Full Text of the Sources They Cited" by Stephanie Rosenblatt, Education Librarian, California State University, Fullerton.<br /><br />"Researchers use bibliographies to talk to each other across time."<br /><br />Cheers<br />DougDr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714550196997880267.post-48516042780023020172008-03-23T18:24:00.000-07:002008-03-25T06:53:54.348-07:00Call for Proposals<strong><span style="color:#330099;">Hellu, Leebrery Instroocgturs. Bork! Bork! Bork!</span></strong><br /><br />Doug and Ryan are at it again, only this time it’s <span style="color:#330099;">Chef Ryan and Chef Doug</span>. We have the approval from ACRL to do a Library Instruction Cookbook. If you are a Gourmet Instructor, we want your recipes for instruction.<br /><br />Working Book Title: The Library Instruction Cookbook: 50+ Active Recipes for 1-Shot Sessions. By Chef Ryan Sittler and Chef Doug Cook (Chicago: ACRL, summer 2009).<br /><br />Read on for details……<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Ground </span><span style="color:#330099;">Rules</span><br />1. Your submission must describe an activity (We are working on the assumption that students learn best when they are involved in the process.)<br /><br />2. The lesson plan for the activity cannot involve more than 10 minutes of librarian talk. (Our second assumption is that you like to hear yourself talk more than students do. We’ll give you 10 minutes to introduce the activity.)<br /><br /><p>3. Your proposal must address as much of the following as possible: </p><ul><li>Title </li><li>Your Name, University, and E-mail</li><li>Potential Cookbook Category</li><li>Occasion</li><li>Activity Goal/Purpose</li><li>Main Ingredients (Equipment, supplies, etc)</li><li>Preparation (before the class starts)</li><li>The Instruction Session</li><li>Main Instructional Technique</li><li>Subject/Discipline addressed</li><li>Length of session – one to two hours</li><li>Audience/Class size – freshmen, no more than thirty</li><li>ALA Information Dietary Standards Addressed </li><li>Cautions </li><li>Reaction/Reflection –</li><li>Instructional Resources/Handouts </li></ul><p>4. If your submission gets chosen you need to include a picture of your students in action.<br /><br />5. Creative is good! Light, nutritious, and filling are good. This is a cookbook! <span style="color:#330099;">"Ve-a vunt yuoor receepes fur oooor Leebrery Instroocshun Cuukbuuk." The Swedish Chef. </span></p><br /><p>6. We need 3-5 page chapters for teaching activities in the following Cookbook Categories:</p><ul><li>General Library Orientation</li><li>Database Demonstration</li><li>Evaluation of Resources (Web site, journal article, primary vs. secondary sources, magazine vs. journal, etc.)</li><li>Specialized Subject Research (archives, local information, subject oriented, etc.</li><li>Advanced Research (seniors, graduate students, etc.) </li></ul><p>7. E-mail <a href="mailto:dr_library_guy@yahoo.com">Chef Doug </a>if you want to see sample chapters…..Or see the folloiwng blog entries<br /><br />8. We also plan to publicize this blog with the book as a way to allow readers to provide the Library Instruction Community with feedback. (feedback....cookbook...it's made in heaven...)<br /></p><br />9. E-mail your proposals to <a href="mailto:dr_library_guy@yahoo.com">Doug Cook</a> and to <a href="mailto:rlsittler@aol.com">Ryan Sittler</a>, by May 15, 2008. If your proposal is accepted, the final recipe will need to be submitted to us (tentatively) by December 31, 2008. We are planning for the cookbook to debut at ALA Annual 2009.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;"><strong>Bun Epeteete-a!</strong></span> <span style="color:#330099;"><strong>Bork! Bork! Bork!</strong></span>Dr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714550196997880267.post-18069608780676362822008-03-23T18:14:00.000-07:002008-03-23T18:19:56.809-07:00Sample Recipe - from Ryan<span style="color:#330099;">Sample Recipe - Ryan Sittler<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Title</span> - Close Encounters of the IL Kind<br /><br />Ryan Sittler, Instructional Technology/Information Literacy Librarian and Assistant Professor, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Occasion</span> - This is intended for students who are being asked to give a persuasive speech on “a controversial topic of their choosing.” They have already had a decent overview of library resources in a previous session.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Purpose</span> - Provides students with an opportunity to get re-acquainted with the research process, provides students with an opportunity for peer assistance, allows students opportunity for a “practice” persuasive speech experience.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Main Ingredients<br /></span>· Computer access (preferably laptops) for all students. <br />· PowerPoint software. <br />· An instructor’s station with projector. <br />· A 2 gb flash drive.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Preparation</span> – This sessions requires little advanced preparation, other than making yourself aware of the types of resources available to your students on the topics under discussion.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">The Instruction Session</span> –<br />1. Review actual speech class assignment with students.<br />2. Remind them that they have had library research experience in the past.<br />3. Mention a few key resources for research purposes (Catalog, Databases, web, etc). Keep presentation to 10 minutes.<br />4. Break class into four groups.<br />5. Group 1 will research “alien abduction” to prove that it is “real.”<br />6. Group 2 will research “alien abduction” to prove that it is “fake.”<br />7. Group 3 will research “UFO sightings” to prove that they are “real.”<br />8. Group 4 will research “UFO sightings” to prove that they are “fake.”<br />9. Research must be supported by scholarly resources… “good” websites are allowed.<br />10. Each group will produce a PowerPoint presentation, not less than 6 slides (including a title slide with group members listed), supporting their “standpoint.”<br />11. Present this exercise as a “contest” to see which group can be the most convincing.<br />12. Groups have (on average) 25 minutes to conduct research and create PowerPoint presentation.<br />13. Collect presentations on Flash drive so that you may project them from the instructor’s station.<br />14. Groups present their findings.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Main Instructional Technique</span> - Mini-demonstration, small-group work, peer assistance, presentations<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Subject</span> – Speech, Human Communications<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Length of session</span> – one hour, minimum<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Audience/Class size</span> – freshmen, up to forty students max<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">ALA Information Dietary Standards Addressed<br /></span>Standard One: “The information literate student determines the nature and extent of the information needed”; 1.1.<br />Standard Two: “The information literate student accesses needed information effectively and efficiently”; 2.1, 2.2, 2.3.<br /><br />Standard Three: “The information literate student evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system”; 3.1, 3.3.<br /><br />Standard Four: “The information literate student, individually or as a member of a group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose”; 4.1, 4.2, 4.3.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Cautions<br /></span>· Students may balk at their “assigned” viewpoint. Tell them that they may include a slide refuting their standpoint if they feel very strongly about the topic. <br />· Make sure that you have items in your collection that facilitate research on this topic. Scholarly books and articles DO exist.<br />· There is usually one PowerPoint “guru” in each group… seek that person out, and make them mandatory presentation creator. All students must assist in research.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Reaction/Reflection</span> - Most students groan at the topic. Most students also groan over the fact that they have to physically do something. However, past experience indicates that many students are willing to stay AFTER class if it means that they can “out do” the other groups. Ultimately, this becomes a very fun project… I have had it result in applause on more than one occasion. (Provides a good opportunity for student ingenuity, and the speech professor will enjoy the practical experience, as well.)Dr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714550196997880267.post-16802732416781825962008-03-23T18:01:00.000-07:002008-03-23T18:12:28.734-07:00Sample Recipe - from Doug<span style="color:#330099;">Sample Recipe - Doug Cook<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Title</span> - Local Research: Can I do the “Ghosts of Gettysburg” for My Paper?<br /><br />Doug Cook, Distance Librarian and Professor, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Occasion –</span><br />Freshmen Composition students are asked to do a group PowerPoint presentation and individual short papers. In preparation they are asked to do group research on a Local Landmark – for example, town history, a local park, etc. In the past, students have researched Hersheypark, Gettysburg Battlefield, Carlisle Indian School, burning of Chambersburg during the Civil War, Appalachian Trail, Pine Grove Furnace State Park, etc. Each student eventually focuses on a piece of the larger topic.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Purpose -</span> Introduce students to the vagaries of local and historical research. Get each group started by using readily available resources. Searching the typical databases does not always work for those of us in small-town universities.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Main Ingredients<br /></span>· Computer access for all students. <br />· An instructor’s station with projector.<br />· Blackboard/Whiteboard<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Preparation</span> – Students should have chosen topics before the session. Compile resources on each of their general topics. Topics of this type can often be found in newspapers, travel magazines, archival documents, historical books, etc. Local historical societies, public libraries, or a visitor’s center at the landmark itself may be helpful.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">The Instruction Session</span> –<br />1. Ask students to sit in their assigned groups.<br />2. To get students talking to each other, ask each group to describe the specifics of their topic to the whole class. This is a good time for you to begin highlighting specific resources which would be applicable. Keep track of topics on the board.<br />3. Do a mini-lecture and discussion (no more than ten minutes) highlighting the following resource types and how to find them, particularly in regard to their research topics.<br />· Books, media<br />· Newspapers<br />· Travel magazines<br />· Web resources<br />· Site visits<br />4. Give students time to begin research and discussion in their groups. Circulate to answer questions and identify profitable resources and topics.<br />5. Reserve the last ten minutes for debriefing as a group<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Main Instructional Technique</span> – mini-demonstration, small-group work in computer lab<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Subject</span> – English Composition, Local History<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Length of session</span> – one to two hours<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Audience/Class size</span> – freshmen, no more than thirty<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">ALA Information Dietary Standards Addressed</span> –<br /><br />Standard One: “The information literate student determines the nature and extent of the information needed”; 1.2.<br />Standard Two: “The information literate student accesses needed information effectively and efficiently”; 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4.<br /><br />Standard Three: “The information literate student evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system”; 3.1.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Cautions</span> – Students have a hard time understanding that they need to use actual resources – books, Web sites, interviews, etc. – for this project. They occasionally have difficulty finding the resources themselves.<br /><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Reaction/Reflection</span> -<br />I enjoy facilitating this session because it uses a different approach to the obligatory freshmen writing assignment – Abortion, Handguns, etc. I am continually challenged by the unusual topics students latch on to. One young man, on a Gettysburg Battlefield group, became fixated with the Ghosts of Gettysburg. He had heard that ghosts still haunt the battlefield and the town. This is not particularly a scholarly subject but I didn’t want to dampen his enthusiasm. We started with Google and found a Web site advertising Ghost Tours. It turns out that there is a tremendous amount of Web traffic regarding this topic, including numerous photos and accounts from ghost hunters and paranormal sites. One of the tour guides has written a number of books about the ghosts. Unfortunately we didn’t have them in the University library, so we checked the local public library, where they are available. Gettysburg ghosts have also been the subject of numerous local newspaper articles. I also encouraged him to take the Ghost Tour and interview the tour guide. What seemed to one skeptical librarian to be a bizarre topic, turned out to be pretty exciting. (I still need to take the Ghost Tour myself.)<br /><br />Thanks to Dr. Cathy Dibello, English Dept., Shippensburg U. for the original recipe.Dr. Doug Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943492566693315607noreply@blogger.com0