What is critical pedagogy and how can librarians use it as a tool for instruction? By teaching students to question the hierarchies implicit in the materials they encounter, librarians can motivate the next wave of information activists.
Nandita Mani, Ph.D., led an engaging conversation on Design and Development Considerations for Flipping Instruction with faculty and staff from the library on April 23, 2015. This well-attended session covered an overview and history of flipped classrooms, multiple group activities, and thought provoking take-home questions.
Library instructional spaces are often difficult to characterize, given the unique challenges that are inherent to the work. You usually have one shot, one chance to simultaneously orient learners to the library system, successfully root them within the context of the lesson, and (by way of delivering a great session) convince them to come back to the space another time.
We would like to introduce to you the members of the 2011/2012 Instructor College Steering Committee.