Apologies for cross posting
Are you interested in the
development of teaching and learning in a library and information context?
As part of a National Teaching Fellowship
I am engaged in a funded project to establish an international community of
practice amongst library and information staff who teach. Please note
that this is not simply aimed at those of us in education libraries (School,
College or University) but at all library and information sectors.
I have been involved in teaching and
learning as a librarian for many years, both as a subject librarian and with
the Edulib project and its spin offs. My project comes from a belief that
teaching and learning is a core part of our professional identity and we should
not only recognise this but take active steps to include it in our professional
development. Although many of us have teaching qualifications, and are
actively engaged in developing teaching skills, I believe that the nature of
the teaching in which we engage is distinctive enough to warrant investigation
and discussion in the same way that say historians or chemists have their own
networks. The project is intended to work on the pedagogy of learning and
teaching in our context and not necessarily the content, building on projects
like Edulib and Big Blue. It will not be looking to duplicate the
excellent work done on information literacy by Information Science educators
and colleagues across the world, as evidenced by IFLA, eLit and the forthcoming
LILAC conference.
At the core of the project will be a
Web portal on teaching and learning for information professionals bringing
together best practice, learning objects and case studies on issues like
learner motivation, delivery methods, assessment and evaluation in our
context. I am looking for collaborators to work with me on this exciting,
and I think, vital project. If you are interested please contact me at [log in to unmask]
or 01604 892229 or accost me at LILAC
Chris Powis
Learning Support Co-ordinator
NN2 7AL