You can use instructional design techniques to make your library instruction presentations more effective. First, learn from an expert the basic elements of instructional design. Next, listen and observe as an instruction librarian discusses and demonstrates creative strategies for making your presentations more interesting. Finally, brainstorm and share your ideas with poster session presenters from school, public and academic libraries.
Speakers are
Molenda, the co-author of Instructional Media and the New Technologies of Instruction, 4th ed. (Macmillan, 1993) will address the basic elements of instructional design.
Hensley will discuss and demonstrate his ideas for making presentations more interesting and creative.
Following the speakers, there will be time for you to share your thoughts and ideas with poster session presenters from different types of libraries. Poster sessions will highlight new and creative ways librarians are instructing their patrons.
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