{"product_id":"practical-academic-library-instruction-learner-centered-techniques-9780838936429","title":"Practical Academic Library Instruction: Learner-Centered Techniques","description":"When you stand alone in front of the class, being in command of your content is only the first step. Knowing how to engage students' participation in ways that foster \"ownership\" ensures that learning is both active and lasting. In this guide, Oehrli shares tried and tested techniques honed from 20 years of practice in both traditional and nontraditional settings. Drawing from educational research, she applies these techniques to the learner-centered teaching of information literacy topics. In this book, which is organized for quick access to techniques at your point of need, you will learn \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to use guiding principles to shape your personal philosophy of teaching;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eways to address the uneven power dynamics of a classroom;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 basic questions to guide your preparation for a class;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epointers for communicating with students in the language of the ACRL Framework;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esimple and subtle ways to build rapport with students;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ereal-world applications of education research concepts such as Keller's ARCS theory of motivation;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emetacognitive techniques that foster student ownership of learning;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eother tips for asking good discussion questions and how to use the think\/pair\/share method to encourage discussion;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etechniques for defusing distraction in the classroom through proximity, pivoting, and pausing; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einteractive methods to uncover students' prior knowledge in research.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJo Angela Oehrli\u003c\/b\u003e is a learning librarian at the University of Michigan Libraries‒Ann Arbor, where she delivers instruction in one-on-one, small group, and large class environments. A former high school and middle school teacher, she has been an adjunct lecturer at the University of Michigan's School of Information and for undergraduate courses in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. In 2017, she won ALA's Library Instruction Round Table's Librarian Recognition Award and the University of Michigan's University Librarian Recognition Award. Oehrli is serving as president of the LOEX board from 2021 to 2023. She holds an MSI degree from the University of Michigan's School of Information.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ALA Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50628914151698,"sku":"9780838936429","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d34fb64f-8fa0-438f-b256-f6f0f842e6e4.jpg?v=1732713133","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/practical-academic-library-instruction-learner-centered-techniques-9780838936429","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}