Tag Archives for Pedagogy
Five Trends Changing Higher Education That Librarians Need to Watch | From the Bell Tower
Higher education has a reputation for staying the same. That’s never been more of a myth than right now. Some of the changes have little impact on academic librarians. Others require more of our attention. Read More
Engagement Insights: Survey Findings on the Quality of Undergraduate Education – Annual Results 2017
Students in courses with more inclusive practices reported greater learning and engagement, according to new survey results released by the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). About 3 in 5 college students said their courses emphasized sharing their own perspectives … Continue reading
Getting on the Map: A Case Study in Digital Pedagogy and Undergraduate Crowdsourcing
The author, Shannon Kelly, argues that crowdsourcing opportunities can offer a way for faculty at small liberal arts colleges and universities to increase digital literacy among their students. She suggests that such assignments be framed with supporting undergraduate coursework. She … Continue reading
Whose Knowledge? Representing Indigenous Realities in Library and Archival Collections
Indigenous knowledge and perspectives typically reside outside the publishing mainstream—and often outside print traditions altogether—that are at the core of archival, library, and other institutional collections. Read More
Digital Humanities Pedagogy as Essential Liberal Education: A Framework for Curriculum Development
Digital humanities projects and methods are becoming increasingly common in undergraduate humanities classrooms. Digital projects and exercises allow students to engage with new technology, collaborate with peers, graduate students, and faculty, and produce tangible scholarship that is publicly visible. The … Continue reading
A Splendid Torch: Learning and Teaching in Today’s Academic Libraries
Six essays, written collaboratively by current and former CLIR postdoctoral fellows, explore the contributions that today’s academic libraries—as providers of resources, professional support, and space—are making to learning and teaching. Topics include the continuing evolution of the learning commons, information … Continue reading
We used problem-based learning in library instruction and came to question its treatment of students
Two instruction librarians at a medium-sized liberal-arts college on the East Coast of the United States replaced their lecture-style teaching with Problem-Based Learning (PBL). They collaborated with two English instructors to bring PBL to a two-session sequence of library instruction. … Continue reading
To Enable Powerful Learning, Put Pedagogy Before Tech
There was an emphasis on describing in detail what effective use of technology meant to them. As the results poured in there were a few consistent responses that stood out. Most attendees flat out stated that they or their schools/districts … Continue reading
Beyond the One-Shot: Intensive Workshops as a Platform for Engaging the Library in Digital Humanities
This article explores how librarian participation as instructors in week-long intensive classes—a common workshop format in Digital Humanities (DH)—can advance a variety of library objectives, while also uniquely supporting the DH community. Read More
SUTD ends its education partnership with MIT but will continue collaborating on research
SUTD concludes a seven-year partnership with MIT meant to develop a curriculum and pedagogy based on problem solving. SUTD will, however, continue partnering MIT in research. Read More