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Winning Their Hearts & Minds: Promoting Engagement in Library Instruction

Winning Their Hearts & Minds: Promoting Engagement in Library Instruction. Debra Quast Azusa Pacific University & Steve Brewster Riverside Community College. Four Areas of Engagement. Student to librarian Student to student Student with the curriculum

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Winning Their Hearts & Minds: Promoting Engagement in Library Instruction

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  1. Winning Their Hearts & Minds: Promoting Engagement in Library Instruction Debra Quast Azusa Pacific University & Steve BrewsterRiverside Community College

  2. Four Areas of Engagement • Student to librarian • Student to student • Student with the curriculum • Student with the world of information SCIL Works 2005

  3. Learning Styles: Gen X and Y • Present material in short, focused segments • Offer sessions that stimulate rather than alienate • Design materials that are concise and engaging SCIL Works 2005

  4. Learning Styles: Gen X and Y • Capitalize on students’ enthusiasm for technology • Provide opportunities for personal contact [Costello, et al., 2004] SCIL Works 2005

  5. Student to Librarian • Make connections • Develop librarian/student relationship • Demonstrate care, concern, partnership for success • Tell personal stories/history • Offer tips for student success • Make a seating chart SCIL Works 2005

  6. Student to Student • Student interviews • Team building activities • Contests • Group art • Student demos • Communication SCIL Works 2005

  7. Student with Curriculum • Teach in context • Teach to “Multiple Intelligences” • Use classroom management software • Design active learning labs • Create course Web presence • Make it fun and interesting SCIL Works 2005

  8. Student with the World • Encourage connection with local, state, national, and world events • Create “Web Quest” for beginning of class session • Use events as examples for searching • “Information Access Response” SCIL Works 2005

  9. Topic Poster Activity • Choose a topic for your group • Keywords • Topic sentence • Decorate the poster • Display the poster • Use ballot to vote SCIL Works 2005

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