***** APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING *****
Dear all,
I foolishly forgot to include the venue for this event the first time
round, which will be taking place at CILIP in London. Sorry to have caused
some confusion!
CoFHE LASEC will be running the following workshop on information teaching
skills in December at CILIP Headquarters in London. The day will consist
of a mixture of presentation and
group exercises, mixing theory and practical tasks. The event will be of
particular interest to librarians who are looking at developing
information skills programmes at their institutions.
The attendance fee for the day will be £50 + VAT. To book a place, please
contact:
Mark Tonkiss, CoFHE LASEC Treasurer, Carshalton College, Nightingale Road,
Carshalton, Surrey SM5 2EJ. Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: 0208
7706818
If you are interested in finding out more about CoFHE LASEC, please
contact either myself or Mark. We always welcome new members, and our
next meeting will be at CILIP HQ on Friday 7th November, if you are
interested in attending.
Best Wishes,
Nick Turner,
Secretary (CoFHE LASEC).
Tel: 01622 621120
Email: [log in to unmask]
Effective Information Training Skills
A One Day Course for CoFHE LASEC
4 December 2003
Aim
To examine some of the issues surrounding the provision of Information
Skills Training in the HE environment, and consider some strategies for
effective delivery
Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will have:
· An understanding of the context of information literacy
· Provide an opportunity to plan and design your own course
· An awareness of the differing learning styles of individuals and
the implications for course design
· Examined some of the challenges to running information literacy
programmes
· An appreciation of how to maintain interest and put yourself
across effectively
· A knowledge of techniques to develop confidence in speaking to
groups
Course Tutor
Lawraine Wood, MLS, PG Cert TLTM, FCLIP, MILT
Lawraine has had over 18 years of professional experience, which includes
work in the public, academic and special library fields. After 5 years of
teaching information management and career development at the Robert
Gordon University in Aberdeen, she set up her own training and consultancy
business in 1997. At the same time she started working with Sue Hill
Recruitment & Services. Following relocation to Manchester in 1998,
Lawraine's business has continued to grow and she has kept her hand in as
a teacher in a part-time capacity at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Training assignments include contributions to the CALIM CLIP programme,
the NOF funded training for public libraries and individually tailored
programmes for other clients.
At Sue Hill Recruitment and Services, Lawraine acts as a representative in
the north of England and Scotland, conducts interviews in various
locations outside London and runs the graduate recruitment programme.
Lawraine has taken an active interest in professional matters, being a
committee member of various professional bodies since 1986 and has
published in the professional press. She is especially interested in
developing people's confidence and helping them to reach their potential.
Programme
09.30 Welcome, introductions and course objectives
09.45 Understanding the FE/HE environment. What are the issues and
challenges? – Group brainstorm
10.30 Course design: Managing training designed around learning styles;
choosing appropriate methods of delivery. Questionnaire and presentation.
11.00 Coffee
11.15 Initial preparation - Planning exercise. Are you clear about your
aims and objectives? What do you need to think about beforehand, what
needs to be done? What about course materials/handouts/electronic
notifications? Preparation, checklists and decisions.
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Skills assessment for effective delivery – Maintaining your
credibility with the teaching community; negotiations; personal skills for
presentation delivery
Group activity.
14.00 Dealing with different training situations – one to one, group
tutorials, lectures, web-based learning. Learning from others.
14.15 Strategies for developing information skills - Practical session
looking at group activities for learning about specific information tools.
15.15 Tea
15.30 Troubleshooting and evaluation. Dealing with difficult training
situations. Things that can go wrong, including using technology. Looking
at evaluation issues - what are we evaluating? Decisions regarding
monitoring feedback and evaluating costs/benefits of training.
Presentation, questions and answers
16.15 Review and action plan
16.30 Course End
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