Effectively training novice instructors how to teach in the classroom and in one-on-one settings is a perennial challenge in librarianship. Four librarians at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign collaborated to develop a series of online Canvas tutorials to reconceptualize and revitalize teaching graduate assistants about library instruction fundamentals in the areas of lesson plan review, classroom management, instruction practice and reflection, and research consultations. This presentation will explore the process of creating tutorials, the reasoning behind the tutorial topics chosen, assessment data from participating graduate assistants, and benefits, lessons learned, and applying this process to a variety of training contexts.
Participants will identify the benefits and challenges of creating and utilizing online library instruction tutorials in order to create online training tutorials for their own libraries and teaching contexts.
Participants will:
- Recognize foundational tutorial topics for novice library instruction learners in order to incorporate topics into training practices at their own institution and context.
- Identify the benefits and challenges of creating and utilizing online library instruction tutorials in order to create online training tutorials for their own libraries and teaching contexts.
- Recognize foundational tutorial topics for novice library instruction learners in order to incorporate topics into training practices at their own institution and context.
