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Teaching skills for librarians

Start date:28-03-2008
End date:08-07-2008

Teaching skills for Librarians

Date: Monday 7th July, 10.00am - 4.30pm
Venue: The Department of Information Studies, The University of Sheffield

A key course aimed at building on your current experiences of teaching information skills in libraries and learning centres. Developing new skills and adapting to new learning environments is essential for increasing levels of information literacy amongst our users.

This one-day participative course will provide stimulating discussion and an excellent opportunity to share experiences. Practical tips for teaching library users will be set within a theoretical framework of teaching and learning.

Places remaining for 20 delegates - early booking is strongly recommended. Please note that a completed booking form is needed to reserve a place.

Presented by:
Jo Webb (De Montfort University, Leicester),=20
Chris Powis (University of Northampton)=20

Provisional outline of the day:
9.45 - 10.00 Registration
10.00 - 10.10 Welcome & Introduction
10.10 - 11.30 The nature of teaching & learning
11.30 - 12.30 Planning your teaching
12.30 - 1.30 Lunch
1.30 - 2.30 Delivering your teaching
2.30 - 3.00 Assessing your teaching
3.00 - 3.20 Tea
3.20 - 4.15 Getting feedback on your teaching
4.15 - 4.30 Final Plenary

Contact: Hannah Rose (h.l.rose@reading.ac.uk) for bookings and more details.

Course fee: = £70.00 + VAT