California Clearinghouse on Library Instruction
 

 

2005 Spring Workshop
Finding the Teachable Moment:
Integrate, Collaborate, Appreciate

 

May 20, 2005
San Jose State University, King Library
2nd Floor Meeting Room

Program Schedule
9:00 - 9:30     Coffee, Tea and Registration
     
9:30 - 9:45       Welcome and Orientation
     
9:45 - 10:30       Panel Discussion: Responses to "Information Literacy Makes all the Wrong Assumptions" with panelists Ilene Rockman, Mari Miller, Kyzyl Fenno-Smith, and Sandy Warmington.
     
10:30 - 11:30       Keynote Address: Kyzyl Fenno-Smith, Education/Instruction Librarian, CSU East Bay -- It's all about you: Helping students find *learnable* moments in class, in the library, in life. Student development strategies for reflection, persistence, and critical evaluation in information literacy curricula.
     
11:30 - 12:15       Audience Discussion - Finding the Teachable Moment
     
12:15 - 1:15       Lunch
     
1:15 - 2:15       The Element of Surprise in Teaching -- Dr. Brenda Lee Shook, Associate Professor of Psychology, and Elizabeth Nelson, Librarian, National University, Sacramento Academic Center
     
2:15 - 3:15       Real-World Constructivist Pedagogy: Deconstruct and Build from There
A Brief Guide to Selected Resources
Deconstructing the Search Process: American Family and Indian Casinos
Information Competency in the California Community Colleges
Pam Baker, CSU Monterey Bay and Topsy Smalley, Cabrillo College. Based on activities students can undertake to deconstruct and implement critical thinking steps involved in creating a focused research topic, the presentation will provide teaching examples that build on that deconstruction and can be used in a variety of instructional settings, from one-shot instruction sessions to Reference Desk encounters.