About this Event
The course which aims to build on participants’ current experiences of teaching information skills in libraries and learning centres, offers stimulating discussion and an excellent opportunity to share experiences. If you are working with young people, students, small groups of library users or staff this course will help you develop your skills as a teacher and trainer.
Aims
To enable participants to understand theories of teaching and learning and to map these on to their own experience of teaching.
To provide participants with strategies to plan, deliver, assess and evaluate their teaching activities.
Objectives
At the end of the workshop participants will:
- Be able to relate theories of teaching and learning to their experiences of teaching
- Be able to plan a teaching and learning event
- Be able to match appropriate teaching methods to learning needs
- Have strategies to assess the effectiveness of their teaching
- Have strategies to evaluate their teaching
About the facilitators
Chris Powis is Head of Library, Learning and Student Services at the University of Northampton. Jo Webb has worked in senior roles at a number of university libraries including Sheffield Hallam and De Montfort.
Both Chris and Jo are National Teaching Fellows. They have delivered this programme to a wide range of audiences across the UK, Hungary, Slovakia and Finland. Chris and Jo wrote Teaching Information Skills: Theory and Practice and 101 Tips for Information Literacy Teaching (with Helen Blanchett), both published by Facet.
Costs: £100 plus fees for LIEM members, £125 plus fees for non-LIEM members (includes lunch and refreshments)
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street, Leicester, United Kingdom
GBP 109.05 to GBP 136.14
