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Classroom Management

for Librarians

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Objectives

• By the end of this class, you will be able to:

• Develop a teaching plan for a class

• Manage classroom discipline and control

• Implement a variety of teaching strategies to improve

teaching

• Effectively integrate technology into teaching

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Agenda

• Preparing to teach

• Discipline and difficult situations

• In class teaching strategies, tips, and activities

• Teaching with technology-what’s new?

• Teaching with technology-strategies and tips

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Introduce Yourself!

• Share with the group: Share with the group: Share with the group: Share with the group:

•Your name

• Your institution

• Your instructional role

•What you would like to learn

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Before You Teach—Prepare!

First Steps

•Carefully assess what you will be teaching

(conversation, questions)

• Become comfortable with the material

• List what you want to cover (50 minutes!)--

Skills sets, concepts

• Design in class activities based on your

objectives

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Awareness

• Time

•Space

• Equipment

• Cost

• Language

• Age and physical abilities of audience

• Travel

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Formulate a Teaching Plan:

Ask Yourself…

•What should students be able to do when

they leave?

•What new knowledge should they

gain/retain?

•What new skills will students acquire? Will

they have a chance to practice them?

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Formulating A Teaching Plan: Assessing

Needs

• Identify and assess the needs of your class

– Work closely with faculty

– Ask lots of questions!

• Identify existing skill level

• Identify special needs

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Elements of a Good Teaching Plan:

Write it Out

• Title of the class

• Time/time frame

•What materials you need

•What handouts to share

• Objectives

• Activities/exercises

• Procedures (Script)/sample searches

• Assessment

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Good teaching plan, examples

• Public Library:

• State Library of Iowa, Computer Lesson Plans and Class

Examples:

• http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/i-

j/infolit/toolkit/compplans

• Academic Library:

• MERLOT search example, results:

• “Lesson Plan on Avoiding Plagiarism”

• http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=57100

2

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Handouts

• Have a point to your handouts

• Number the pages

• Use the correct # of ppt slides on a page – so that

people can still read them!

• Staple if multiple pages

• Provide cover sheet or title page

• Use logo/branding/contact information

• PROOF and reproof!

• If possible, turn them into a web page!

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Handouts, Cont’d.

•Keep student needs and learning styles in

mind

• Provide materials that are useful after the

session

• Avoid clutter in design

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Presentations

•Check equipment

• Use proper lighting

•KISS (simple AND short)

• Orient students to where you are on the

screen

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Physical and Emotional

Preparation

•Dress respectably, but dress comfortably

•Wear “confident” clothes

• Don’t over eat, but don’t be starving!

• If allowed, have water available

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Some Prep Basics…

•Visit the space before teaching

• Have a back up!

•Maintain and carry a

“teacher’s tool box”

–What’s in it?

– Extension cord

–Markers

– Adapters

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Handling Nervousness

•Accept it; don’t fight it

• Take a brisk walk ahead of time

•Don’t sit with legs crossed

• Let arms relax at sides

• Twirl wrist; relax fingers

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Handling Nervousness, Cont’d.

• Lower shoulders

•Wiggle jaws back and forth

•Deep breathing

• “Let go” of nervousness

•Have a warm up routine

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The Voice

•Warm up-Hummmm!

•Make sure your audience can hear you

• If you’re soft-spoken, a microphone might

help

• Use inflection to create variety

• Speak directly to the group

• Establish eye contact

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It’s Time!

Just Before the Class

•Arrive early-Check out the technology

• Acquaint yourself with equipment

•Greet students (creates approachability, lets you be in control of conversations as class begins)

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While You’re Teaching…

•Discipline and control

• Teaching techniques

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Sometimes…A Moment

• Write out what you are going to say ahead of time

• Practice your presentation in advance

• If you lose yourself…

– Give yourself a moment to focus

– Pause, breathe deeply, collect

– Consult your notes (but don’t read from them!)

– Hard question—be honest, jot it down and follow up

– Be honest

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Discipline: Basics

• Establish ground rules – ask up front that they not read email, etc.

• Don’t get into an argument; help them keep face

• Use physical proximity

• Use a nerf ball to indicate who has the floor

• Know your stuff!

• Ask questions of those nearby.

• Depending on presentation ignore latecomer or stop and catch them up.

• Use a “parking lot” for outside issues

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Control

•Clearly explain the class goals and agenda to

let students know “WIIFM”

• Have a strategy for latecomers

• Face student unhappiness head on; if

someone has a problem, ask them how you

can make it better

•Make sure your classroom is conducive to

wakefulness

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Exercise 2: Discussion

Discipline and Control in Your Classroom

•What would you do?

• A small group of students is talking in the

back of the class

• Students sigh and gasp in frustration as

class begins, indicating that “We were “just

in here last week in our English 101 class”

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Exercise 2: Cont’d.

•A student interrupts consistently with off

topic questions or comments

• A student comes in late

• A student is asleep and snoring

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Teaching Techniques

•Use metaphors or analogies to explain a

concept

• “Coke can” analogy “Coke can” analogy “Coke can” analogy “Coke can” analogy

– Controlled vocabulary

• “Pay Per View” Metaphor “Pay Per View” Metaphor “Pay Per View” Metaphor “Pay Per View” Metaphor

– The GOOD information/full text costs money!

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Engage Your Audience With

Questions

•Ask questions to break the sequence of

lecturing

• Ask questions that gain attention or promote

understanding

• Ask questions that gauge knowledge

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What About the Crickets?

•We all know that feeling…silence

• Pause, learn to accept silence--count to ten.

• Rephrase the question, it may be unclear

• Call upon a student

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Using Humor

• Increases retention

•Reduces tension

•Grabs attention

• Can produce a more favorable reaction to a

speaker

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Using Humor

•Props

• Anecdotes

• Personal experiences

• Cartoons

•Humorous questions and examples

•Music

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Humor:

Things to Try•One-liners (Information related?)

•Web Deception (Onion vs. CNN)

• Self-Deprecation

•Wacky but True (Exploding Head Syndrome)

•Music

• Using humor is not for everyone!

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Humor: More Things to Try

• Humorous stories, jokes

• Humorous questions, problem sets

• Warning or cautions on a set of handouts

• Spontaneous humor

• Planned humor

• Comic strips

• Graphics

• Audio clips

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Using Humor: Avoid…

•Ethnic

• Racist

• Sexist

• Religious

• Insult or sarcasm

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Games and Play

• Information Literacy Game, UNCG

•Competition for increased engagement

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Use an “Active Learning”

(Constructivist) Approach

• Active learning principles:

• Familiar experiences as bridges to new experiences (learning transfer)

• Applying concepts to a problem (practice)

• Think critically and act creatively (problem solving)

• Equilibration (de-stabilizing the familiar)

• Group activity

• Reinforcement (defining success)

• Application (new situation)

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Creating Active Learning

• Identify Outcomes (assessment)

• Apply active learning principles

• Choose a method from your repertoire (techniques)

• Establish timing

• Prepare for change

• Identify learning indicators (assessment)

• Discuss and practice

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Active Learning Techniques

• Discussion

• Question and Answer

• Hands-On

• Peer Tutoring

• Discovery Learning

• Case-Based Learning

• Learning by Reflection

• Simulation-Based Learning

• Incidental Learning

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Active Learning Activities

•Peer Tutoring

• Students teach each other

• Can work well in classes of mixed abilities,

grade levels

• Students retain much more of what they

teach- the teachers are learning, too!

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“Case-Based” Learning

•Students learn vicariously through stories

that illustrate effective use of knowledge

and skills

• Case studies

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Incidental (Accidental?) Learning

•Content is linked to fun, game-based

activities. Students “learn in passing”

• Library Jeopardy

•Murder Mystery

• Crossword Puzzles

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Reflection

•Students apply higher-level cognitive skills to

carry out sophisticated analyses.

•Web Site Evaluation

• Journaling

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Role Play

• Instructor creates an artificial environment

to provide learning and the practice of skills

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Discussion: What do you Do?

•Share some examples of strategies that you

have used to engage students and improve

your classroom teaching?

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Remember…

•Don’t give up after one try

• Practice, practice, practice

• Always remember your audience

• Integrate new methods slowly

• Be Yourself

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Day Two: Welcome Back!

•Questions? Comments?

• Classroom technology basics

• Pros and cons of popular teaching

technologies

• strategies and tips

•What’s new in teaching technology?

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Technology:

Your Library Classroom

• Teaching workstation

• Projection

• Student workstations

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The Teacher’s Workstation

in Your Classroom

• Keep the desktop clean and clear

• Establish procedures for installing software

• Maintain secure list of authorizations and passwords

• Arrange it so that the person at the instructor’s workstation can be seen from around the room

• Keep clutter to a minimum

• Maintain an easy distance to controls (lighting & projection)

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Projection Systems

•Maintain directions for use (volume, focus,

brightness)

• Have a back up bulb ($$$)

• Establish procedures for making sure

projector is turned off

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Student Workstations

• Limit access (so software cannot be

installed)

• Keep computers free from unauthorized,

unlicensed, or harmful software

• Deep Freeze

• http://www.faronics.com/

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Teaching Technologies We Like:

Pros and Cons

•Flip Charts/Posters

• PowerPoint Slides

• Videos

•Web Pages

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Flip Charts/Posters

• Yep, this is technology too

• We often forget about how fun they can be!

• Advantages:

• Easy

• Portable

• Visual

• Interactive* (Mindwalk) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/psources/mindwalk.html

• Disadvantages

• Not great for large groups

• Poor handwriting? spelling? Anxiety

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Flip Chart Tips

•Prepare ahead of time

• Use a variety of marker colors

• Avoid using lighter colors

• Have some back up markers

• Use large, clear printing

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PowerPoint

• Advantages:

• Looks professional*

• Good for large groups

• Good prep/organizes thoughts

• Easy to integrate into discussion

• Disadvantages:

• Requires special equipment

• Requires some training/time to create

• Requires decent graphics/composition skills

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PowerPoint Tips

• Keep slides uncluttered

• Slides work best as outlines

• Use bulleted lists

• Choose appropriate backgrounds

• Make font readable (24 pt. minimum)

• Don’t be distracting with:– Images

– Transitions

– Graphics

– Sound

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Expand your PowerPoint with

Slideshare

•www.slideshare.net

• Upload and share slides easily

• Create a “zipcast” online meeting

» Some services are free, some require

a monthly subscription

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PowerPoint Alternatives

•Prezi

• www.prezi.com

•Google Docs presentations

•www.google.com/documents

» Others:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/219882/powerpoint_alternatives_present

ationtool_showdown.html

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Videos

• Advantages:

• Professional looking

• Good for any sized group

• Disadvantages:

• Must be chosen wisely, relevant

• Requires more special equipment

• Copyright concerns

• If using a portion, requires accurate cueing

• Darkened room may make attendees sleepy

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Sharing Video

•You Tube

• Vimeo (for more lengthy segments)

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Web Pages

• Advantages

• Allows “live” demonstration

• Provides many interactive tools

• Is visually appealing

• Disadvantages

• Prone to going down

• Different sites may look different in different browsers

• You may have limited access to online databases if you are teaching in an unfamiliar space

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Web Page Tips

• Create slides as a back up

• Carefully practice online database searches and have many and varied examples

• If you are creating your own page:

• Create the page with audience in mind

• Arrange simply, make it easy to use

• Avoid clutter

• Code for a variety of browsers

• Use frames, graphics, backgrounds, and images wisely

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More Teaching Technology

•Classroom management software

•Workstation management

• “Clickers”

•Web 2.0 (Blogs, Podcasts)

• Tutorials/Asynchronous “Teaching”

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Classroom Management Software

• Improves flexibility

• Helps students stay on track

•Helps manage multiple workstations

effectively

• Desktop control keeps focus on learning

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Classroom Management

Software Products:

•Recent Thread on Information Literacy

Listserv:

• SynchronEyes

•Robotel

• Vision

• Lanschool

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Product List/Comparison: ACRL Chart

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Teaching in an

Electronic Classroom-Tips

• “Team” teach-use an assistant

• If an assistant isn’t available--let students “drive” so that

you can roam hands free

• Be patient and understanding with those who are new to

certain technologies

• Explain what you are doing as you do it

• Demonstrate slowly with deliberate movements

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Tips, Cont’d.

•Remember…YOU are the presenter, NOT the

equipment

• Shut off monitors while lecturing

• Face the class, not the computer or display

• Limit use of the lecture method-hands-on is

key!

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Teaching in an Electronic Classroom-

Methods

•Demonstration method followed by hands-

on practice

• - 10-25 minute “chunks”

• - Session may seem choppy

• - Control of session

• - Group dynamics vary

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Team Teaching

• Librarian/Librarian

• Librarian/Faculty

• Librarian/Assistant

• Librarian/Volunteer

• Share content/demonstrations

• Effectively manage activities

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Hands-On Activities

•Have a well-planned activity with clear

instructions

•Roam the room

•Respond to questions, guide students

• “Queue up” multiple questions; acknowledge

and respond

• “Pair up” people with less technical

experience with those with more

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“Clickers”

• “Student Response Systems” or “Remote Personal Response System”

• Uses remote control like device to send student feedback

• Typically used in large classroom settings

• Can be used in class to assess understanding of fundamental concepts/clarification

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“Clickers” In Action

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Clicker Alternative:

Poll Everywhere

•Use online polling in class

• For use with up to 40 students (free!)

• www.polleverywhere.com

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Learning Management Systems

•Blackboard, Moodle, D2L--many others.

• Design asynchronous materials for teaching

distance learners!

• Conduct online classes

• Share course specific materials

• “Live” reference help

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Tutorials/Virtual Sessions

• Jing (FREE!)

• Adobe Captivate

• Camtasia

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Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr, Twitter

•Facebook—social networking tools of choice

for students

• Libraries have done

promotional/instructional videos on

YouTube

• Tumblr, Twitter—discussion forums

•Where can we integrate parts of our

instructional mission? Should we?

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Thank You for Attending!

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