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I n s t r u c t i o n a l L i t e r a c y a n d t h e L i b r a r y E d u c a t o r C h a r B o o t h 2 0 1 1 1 : I n s t r u c t i o n a l L i t e r a c y

a | R e f l e c t i v e p r a c t i c e i s t h e a c t o f u n d e r s ta n d in g a n d s h a p in g y o u r s k i l l s a n d a b i l i t i e s

t h r o u g h o u t t h e t e a c h in g a n d t r a i n i n g p r o c e s s . M e ta c o g n i t i o n i s t h e i n t e r n a l e l e m e n t o f

r e f l e c t i o n , w h i l e c o l l a b o r a t i o n i s i t s e x te r n a l e l e m e n t .

b | E d u c a t i o n a l t h e o r y p r o v i d e s e v i d e n c e - b a s e d i n s i g h t i n t o t e a c h in g a n d l e a r n i n g . I t

c o n s i s t s o f l e a r n i n g t h e o r y ( h o w p e o p le s y n th e s i z e i n f o r m a t i o n a n d c r e a te m e a n in g f r o m

i n s t r u c t i o n ) , i n s t r u c t i o n a l t h e o r y ( t e a c h in g m e th o d s i n o n - s i t e a n d e - l e a r n i n g c o n te x t s ) , a n d

c u r r i c u l u m t h e o r y ( c o n te n t k n o w le d g e s p e c i f i c t o s u b je c t s a n d a u d ie n c e s ) .

c | T e a c h in g t e c h n o lo g ie s a r e t h e t o o l s a n d m e d ia t h a t f a c i l i t a t e l e a r n i n g i n f a c e t o f a c e ,

o n l i n e , a n d b l e n d e d i n s t r u c t i o n , a s w e l l a s m e th o d s f o r e v a lu a t i n g a n d s e le c t i n g

t h e m e f f e c t i v e l y .

d | I n s t r u c t io n a l d e s ig n i s a l e a r n e r - f o c u s e d m e th o d f o r i n t e g r a t i n g r e f l e c t i o n , t h e o r y , a n d

t e c h n o lo g y i n t o y o u r t e a c h in g a n d t r a i n i n g a p p r o a c h .

2 : Q u a l i t i e s o f E f f e c t i v e I n s t r u c t o r s

> L i s t t h r e e a d j e c t i v e s t h a t d e s c r i b e t h e b e s t a n d w o r s t e d u c a t o r s y o u r e c a l l f r o m y o u r t i m e a s a l e a r n e r . B e s t I n s t r u c t o r = _______ _ __ ___ _ ____ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W o r s t In s t r u c t o r = _____ _ ___ ______ _ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > T h e s e a r e t h e q u a l i t i e s y o u y o u r s e l f m o s t l i k e l y t r y t o r e p l i c a t e a n d a v o i d ( h o p e f u l l y i n t h a t o r d e r ) .

3 : R e f l e c t i v e S t r a t e g i e s

M e t a c o g n i t io n i n c l u d e s a c t i v i t i e s a s s im p le a s o b s e r v i n g l e a r n e r s i n t h e m o m e n t , d o i n g

t h r e e - q u e s t i o n r e f l e c t i o n s a f t e r t e a c h in g i n t e r a c t i o n s ( w h a t w e n t w e l l ? w h a t b o m b e d ? w h a t

s h o u ld I f o l l o w u p o n ? ) , c o n c e p t / c u r r i c u l u m m a p p in g ( m in d o m o .c o m ) , a n d b u i l d i n g t e a c h in g

p o r t f o l i o s .

G le a n in g i s c a p tu r i n g a n d d o c u m e n t i n g a s p e c t s o f y o u r t e a c h in g a n d l e a r n i n g e n v i r o n m e n t

t h a t a r e s i g n i f i c a n t o r i n s p i r a t i o n a l , f r o m d i s c u s s i o n c a p tu r e o r r e c o r d i n g t o t a k i n g p h o to s o f

e v e n t s o r s t y l e s a n d m a te r i a l s t h a t i n s p i r e y o u . A t t r i b u t i o n i s k e y t o g l e a n in g : g i v e c r e d i t

w h e r e c r e d i t i s d u e .

C o l l a b o r a t i o n t a k e s m a n y f o r m s , s u c h a s m e n to r s h ip , p e e r o b s e r v a t i o n , c o - t e a c h in g ,

s k i l l s h a r e s , p r o fe s s i o n a l d e v e lo p m e n t r e s o u r c e s , r e c o g n i z i n g t h e a c c o m p l i s h m e n ts o f

c o l l e a g u e s , a n d b o n d in g a n d t e a m - b u i l d i n g a c t i v i t i e s . A l l o f t h e s e b u i l d c o m m u n i t i e s o f

p r a c t i c e .

4 : The USER Method Char Booth , 2011

1 | U n d e r s t a n d . B e c o m e f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e l e a r n i n g s c e n a r i o .

a | S ta r t b y i d e n t i f y in g a p r o b le m t h a t i n s t r u c t i o n c a n s o l v e b y a s s e s s in g n e e d s . I n t h i s s t e p , y o u a s k , “ W h a t i s t h e c h a l l e n g e l e a r n e r s f a c e , a n d h o w c a n I h e l p t h e m m e e t i t ? ”

b | T h i s i s f o l l o w e d b y a n a ly z in g t h e s c e n a r io , w h ic h i n v o l v e s c o n s id e r i n g t h e

c o n d i t i o n s a n d c o n s t r a i n t s o f e a c h e le m e n t o f i n s t r u c t i o n – l e a r n e r , c o n te n t , c o n te x t , a n d e d u c a to r .

2 | S t r u c t u r e . D e f i n e w h a t y o u w a n t l e a r n e r s t o b e a b le t o a c c o m p l i s h a s a r e s u l t o f t h e i n t e r a c t i o n , a n d t h e s t r a t e g i e s y o u w i l l u s e t o p r e s e n t a c t i v e a n d l e a r n e r - f o c u s e d c o n te n t .

c | B e g in b y c r e a t in g t a r g e t s – g o a l s , o b j e c t i v e s , a n d o u t c o m e s – t h a t h e l p y o u

s t r e a m l i n e y o u r i n s t r u c t i o n a l m e s s a g e s a n d e v a lu a te i f l e a r n i n g h a s o c c u r r e d . d | B r a i n s to r m m e th o d s t o a ) i n v o lv e l e a r n e r s u s i n g d i f f e r e n t i a t e d d e l i v e r y

t e c h n iq u e s , t e c h n o lo g i e s , a n d a c t i v i t i e s , a n d b ) e x t e n d t h e i n t e r a c t i o n t h r o u g h s c a f f o l d i n g a n d s u p p o r t .

3 | E n g a g e . C r e a t e y o u r i n s t r u c t i o n a l o b j e c t s a n d d e l i v e r t h e l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e : e | D e v e l o p t h e m a t e r i a l s y o u w i l l u s e t o i n s t r u c t . T h i s b e g in s w i t h c r e a t i n g

p r o to t y p e s , g a th e r i n g f e e d b a c k , t h e n r e v i s i n g a n d f i n a l i z i n g y o u r l e a r n i n g o b je c t s . f |D e l i v e r in s t r u c t io n b y c a p tu r i n g l e a r n e r a t t e n t i o n , p r e s e n t i n g s t r e a m l i n e d

i n s t r u c t i o n a l m e s s a g e s , a n d c o m m u n i c a t i n g y o u r t e a c h e r i d e n t i t y . 4 | R e f l e c t . C o n s id e r w h e t h e r l e a r n i n g t a r g e t s h a v e b e e n m e t a n d h o w y o u m ig h t im p r o v e y o u r i n s t r u c t i o n a l p r o d u c t . g | A s s e s s y o u r im p a c t b y d e te r m in i n g i f p a r t i c i p a n t s h a v e m e t t h e d e s i r e d

l e a r n i n g t a r g e t s . h | B a s e d o n t h i s a s s e s s m e n t , c o n s id e r w a y s t o r e v is e a n d r e u s e y o u r c o n te n t i n

t h e f u t u r e .

5 : USER Ins t ruc t ion P lann ing Templa te

1 - Understand a Ident i fy problem

b Analyze Scenario Learners - ______________________________________________

Context - _______________________________________________

Content - _______________________________________________

Educator - ______________________________________________

2 - Structure c Def ine Targets Goal - __________________________________________________

Object ive - ______________________________________________

Outcome - ______________________________________________

d Create Content

3 - Engage e Del iver Message

f Involve & Extend Invo lve - ________________________________________________

Extend - ________________________________________________

4 - Reflect g Assess Impact

h Revise & Reuse Revise - ________________________________________________

Reuse - ________________________________________________

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