Fall 2008 -- Eric organized a panel discussion of instructors who have experiencing teaching semester-long classes in library research.

Kudos from attendee:

Hello --

I just wanted to thank the panelists and organizers of yesterday's discussion on teaching for-credit library classes.  It was not only informative and entertaining (really!), but in my case very timely.  I'm teaching my English 3940: Research Methods in Literature course in January for only the second time, and starting to think about ways I might approach the content differently, create more engaging assignments and exercises, etc.  After yesterday's panel I came away with four specific ideas that seem very promising, and excitement is beginning to displace trepidation.  I especially liked Bonna's practice of having students take a crack at indexing -- looking through the other end of the information telescope, so to speak -- and Thomas's strategy of showing them that something they think they know well (e.g., Google or Wikipedia or even the Library Catalog) has a function or two they haven't discovered.  Maybe I'll even bring candy to class now and then if all else fails.  Couldn't hurt.  So, thank you all for sharing your ideas, and know that they'll soon be put to practical use.  -- Fred

Spring 2009 -- Camille and Lynn organzied a discussion on how/whether to introduce the topic of using and/or evaluating non-library resources (Google, GoogleScholar, webopedia) in library instruction sessions.

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