Rudy
Rudy introduced the topic and listed some of the challenges associated with assessing library instruction, especially the one-shot sessions that we all teach so much. She would like to build a one minute assessment instrument to be used after an instruction session by both professors and students.
Susan described both peer assessment (within just the librarians), collaborating with the English department to assess info lit skills, and faculty and student evaluation of teaching.
1. Peer assessment:
4 step process – (librarians paired with each other)
1.pre
2. during, after by observee,
3. follow-up with both,
4. repeat for minimum of 2 classes.
Positive feedback is reassuring
2.
Used works cited page of papers to evaluate students' use of resources.
Use a rubric for ENL composition II
3. http://lib.newpaltz.edu/assistance/faculty/facfdbk.html
4. http://lib.newpaltz.edu/assistance/321_eval.html
Sends to all faculty, allows librarians to send it out if they want to.
Kim Davies-Hoffmann, Geneseo
Kim described assessment of students in specific classes and her partnership with an anthropology professor. Several librarians at Geneseo are using an instrument developed by her to assess students' knowledge of databases before they come for a library instruction session. They hope to expand their use.
Tips for assessment:
1. partner with faculty and students
2. Set goals and realize limitations
3. Teach with assessment in mind
Work with factuly to develop course schedule & assessment
Gauge the level of incoming students
Practice makes perfect
4. Assess
5. Results inform further teaching
Do a pre-test for specific disciplines… helps show professors that their students really DON”T know the resources like they think they do.
http://anth229.pbwiki.com
Jennifer Little, Brockport
Jen spoke about assessment of librarians' teaching by professors who brought their classes for library instruction. For more information see her wiki at: http://collaboratory.wetpaint.com
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