Instruction
Selected Instruction Projects
- Leading Instructional Services Team project to create a "gamification"/badging structure for the UA Libraries' online learning objects (will be presenting on this topic twice at the ALA 2013 conference in Chicago, IL).
ACRL TechConnect post
Literature review on motivation in gamified learning scenarios [PDF]
Blog posts: December 11, 2012 | January 17, 2012
- Created workshop for faculty on designing effective research assignments, offered through the UA's Office of Instruction and Assessment Teaching Academy
Blog post | Presentation
Download full presentation for presenter notes detailing more information
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Developed library instruction portion of Dean of Students Office mandatory workshop on academic integrity for students caught cheating; focuses on using the UA Libraries to do research and avoid plagiarism
Blog post | Presentation
Download full presentation for presenter notes detailing more information
- As part of retention efforts and being embedded in academic support for athletes, planned three instruction sessions over the course of the semester at point of need: beginning research, evaluating sources, and avoiding plagiarism. Used game design to deliver the session on evaluating sources, having the students explore memes and use the CRAAP Test to determine credibility of sources. University of Arizona Libraries
Blog post | Lesson plan | Game worksheets | Individual handouts
- Developed instruction and murder mystery for "Mystery in the Stacks" summer program to orient high school students to the University of Arizona Libraries
Blog post | Mystery
- Designed and incorporated introduction to library research with zines into humanities course for library-related instruction; includes purpose, learning outcomes, lesson plan, and handouts, El Centro, Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD)
Listed in Lesson Plans on the Barnard College Library Zines site [http://zines.barnard.edu/lesson-plans]
- Created comic handout to instruct students on access services (includes QR code to incorporate mobile device compatability), El Centro, DCCCD
