The Librarian's Guide to Teaching

By Amanda Piekart

This podcast is hosted by two instruction librarians that are interested in sharing their experiences teaching information literacy, discussing current trends, and having meaningful conversations abou... more

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How many episodes does The Librarian's Guide to Teaching have?

The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.

The Librarian's Guide to Teaching episodes:

November 03, 2020Project Info Lit "Covid-19: The first 100 days of U.S. news coverage” Report & Interview with Alison Head
Show Notes:
In this episode, Amanda and Jessica chat with researcher, Alison Head, to discuss the new Project Information Literacy Report called “Covid-19: The first 100 days of U.S. news coverage”.
Topics & Takeaways:
Topics & Takeaways (Part 1)
How can the PIL COVID report help librarians and educators discuss news, media and visual literacy with students?

How can students learn to reclaim their information agency? How can students exert control over the on-slught of news coming at them?

Reach out to Alison at [email protected] with how you are using the report in the classroom & how students are responding!

We need to pull up 30,000 feet to look at the landscape of news with students and how sources develop rather than just evaluating individual sources.

While the CRAAP test is a great framework for evaluation, Facebook and social media have changed the arc of information and the strategies that we use for sources. Social media amplifies our attention around certain media and visuals.

Since COVID is a news topic that has touched everyone around the world in all disciplines, it can be a topic that can engage students across disciplines/topics.

Resources referenced in this episode:
PIL's list of Covid-19 misinformation resources

Project Info Lit’s Publications

Librarian’s Guide to Teaching: Episode 9 with Barbara Fister on the Algo Report

SIFT (The Four Moves) - Mike Caulfield

Sam Wineburg, Stanford Researcher on Twitter

Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World by Carl T. Bergstrom, Jevin West

You Think You Want Media Literacy… Do You? By Danah Boyd

Casting a critical eye on "fake news" literacy and post truth pedagogy - CLAPS 2020 (Source of the quote, “You can’t SIFT yourself out of QANON”)

How the COVID-19 crisis has prompted a revolution in scientific publishing - Fast Company - 8/5/2020
This episode's theme music:
Srivastav, A. (2013). Merry Go Round [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/909-music/arnav-srivastav-merry-go
Here's where you can find us:
Podcast: @Librarian_Guide
Jessica: @LibraryGeek611
Amanda: @HistoryBuff820
Email: [email protected]
Be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen to the podcast!
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36min
October 20, 2020 Academic Ableism, Librarianship & #CripLib
.Show Notes:
In this episode, Amanda and Jessica chat with Katie Quirin Manwiller about Academic Ableism and Criplib.
Resources referenced in this episode:
http://teaforteaching.com/149-academic-ableism/
Katie’s ACRL 2019 ACRLog blog post
UDL Framework
CripLib website for future chats
Library Juice Academy Course on UDL
This episode's theme music:
Srivastav, A. (2013). Merry Go Round [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/909-music/arnav-srivastav-merry-go
Here's where you can find us:
Podcast: @Librarian_Guide
Jessica: @LibraryGeek611
Amanda: @HistoryBuff820
Email: [email protected]
Be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen to the podcast!
...more
48min
October 06, 2020Mentoring: A view from both sides of the relationship
In this episode, Amanda and Jessica chat about their experiences with mentoring - from both sides as mentors and mentees - as well as share some resources.
Resources referenced in this episode:
Critical Librarianship & Pedagogy Symposium

How to Ask Someone to be Your Mentor – Dos and Donts

Getting into the Club: Existence and Availability of Mentoring for Tenured Librarians in Academic Libraries by Juliann Couture, Jennie Gerke, and Jennifer Knievel in C&RL News

LibVoices Podcast: Episode 7 Dr. Raymond Pun on Engagement and Community Building

ALA Mentoring Resources

@BlackLibrarian Instagram
This episode's theme music:
Srivastav, A. (2013). Merry Go Round [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/909-music/arnav-srivastav-merry-go
Here's where you can find us:
Podcast: @Librarian_Guide
Jessica: @LibraryGeek611
Amanda: @HistoryBuff820
Email: [email protected]
Be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen to the podcast!
...more
34min
September 24, 2020Mini Episode 4: How are you preparing for Virtual Conference Season?
Show Notes:
In our fourth mini episode, Amanda and Jessica take a look back at episode 6 which was making time for professional development and discuss an interesting article about virtual conferences that are our new reality.
Resources referenced in this episode:
[Virtual] Conference Season Is Here: Are you prepared? By Jasmine Wallace

Evernote
This episode's theme music:
Srivastav, A. (2013). Merry Go Round [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/909-music/arnav-srivastav-merry-go
Here's where you can find us:
Podcast: @Librarian_Guide
Jessica: @LibraryGeek611
Amanda: @HistoryBuff820
Email: [email protected]
Be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen to the podcast!
...more
19min
September 16, 2020Formative Assessment: An Interview with Mary-Michelle Moore
In this episode, Amanda and Jessica chat with Mary-Michelle Moore, a Teaching & Learning Librarian at UC Santa Barbara about formative assessment and a plan that she designed for student assessment in class.
Topics & Takeaways:
When librarians enter the classroom for a one-shot session, even with faculty feedback prior to class, it can be difficult to know the extent of prior knowledge students have.

By asking students for feedback before and during a session about information literacy, we bring student experiences into the learning and also get real time information on how to move the learning forward.

Implementing formative assessment in the classroom can allow librarians to collect information during a session to see what students need for learning and it can vary from basic questioning to bouncing between different topics/activities.

Forms of formative assessment discussed:
Think, Pair, Share

Padlet

Wooclap Audience Response

When asking students for information, balance how much information is given to them (overload) while also providing enough detail to explain the “why” behind the activity/assessment and the “what” that is expected.
Resources referenced in this episode:
“Using Formative Assessment Techniques to Customize a Standard Lesson Plan to an Individual Section” - Mary-Michelle Moore’s presentation at the California Information Literacy Conference

Wooclap Audience Response

Padlet

Facilitating student learning and engagement with formative assessment by Jennifer Jarson - ACRLog.org

Types of summative assessment and formative assessment - by ResourcEd Blog
This episode's theme music:
Srivastav, A. (2013). Merry Go Round [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/909-music/arnav-srivastav-merry-go
Here's where you can find us:
Podcast: @Librarian_Guide
Jessica: @LibraryGeek611
Amanda: @HistoryBuff820
Email: [email protected]
Be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen to the podcast!
...more
31min
September 09, 2020Mini Episode #3: What to do When Tech Fails
Show Notes:
In this episode, Amanda and Jessica take a closer look at a topic covered in episode 5 - classroom management. They discuss technology in the classroom and share some ideas/tips of how to recover when tech fails in the class.
Biggest takeaway - Preparation is everything!
Resources referenced in this episode:
What to Do When the Technology Fails in Class By Colette Bennett on ThoughtCo, Updated February 12, 2020

Classroom Technology Fails: How to Prepare for Disasters by Shannon Treichel on Medium, March 29, 2019

Padlet
This episode's theme music:
Srivastav, A. (2013). Merry Go Round [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/909-music/arnav-srivastav-merry-go
Here's where you can find us:
Podcast: @Librarian_Guide
Jessica: @LibraryGeek611
Amanda: @HistoryBuff820
Email: [email protected]
Be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen to the podcast!
...more
13min
September 01, 20202020 ACRL Trends: Takeaways, Concerns and Recommendations
In this episode, Amanda and Jessica are discussing a recent article in College & Research Library News regarding the top trends this year in academic libraries. And how has the pandemic impacted these trends?
Resources referenced in this episode:
2020 top trends in academic libraries: A review of the trends and issues affecting academic libraries in higher education by Members of the ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee, published in C&RL News, June 2020

A Comprehensive Primer to Library Learning Analytics Practices, Initiatives, and Privacy Issues by Kyle M.L. Jones, Kristin A. Briney, Abigail Goben, Dorothea Salo, Andrew Asher, and Michael R. Perry, published in C&RL News

Building a Critical Culture: How Critical Librarianship Falls Short in the Workplace by Jennifer A. Ferretti, published in Communications in Information Literacy

Data Doubles Project
This episode's theme music:
Srivastav, A. (2013). Merry Go Round [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/909-music/arnav-srivastav-merry-go
Here's where you can find us:
Podcast: @Librarian_Guide
Jessica: @LibraryGeek611
Amanda: @HistoryBuff820
Email: [email protected]
Be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen to the podcast!
...more
29min
August 26, 2020Mini Episode #2: Libraries in the Pandemic
Show Notes:
In our second mini episode, Amanda and Jessica are reflecting back on the third episode of LGT which discussed the academic library as perceived by a non-librarian in the article, “College Students Just Want Normal Libraries” in The Atlantic published in 2019. This episode discusses a recent Inside Higher Ed article called “Changed, Changed Utterly”.
Resources referenced in this episode:
College Students Just Want Normal Libraries by Alia Wong in The Atlantic

Episode 3: Can libraries be normal?

Changed, Changed Utterly by Christopher Cox in Inside Higher Ed
This episode's theme music:
Srivastav, A. (2013). Merry Go Round [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/909-music/arnav-srivastav-merry-go
Here's where you can find us:
Podcast: @Librarian_Guide
Jessica: @LibraryGeek611
Amanda: @HistoryBuff820
Email: [email protected]
Be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen to the podcast!
...more
13min
August 19, 2020All about LibGuides: Experiences, Use, and Pie in the Sky Ideas
In this episode, Amanda and Jessica are chatting about all things LibGuides. How have we used them? What would we love them to do? And much more!
Resources referenced in this episode:
Hidden Patterns of LibGuides Usage: Another Facet of Usability by Gabriela Castro-Gessner, Wendy Wilcox, and Adam Chandler

Guidelines for Accessible LibGuides by University of Waterloo

Pace University Free & Fun Online Resources: Stress Relief for Finals

Pace University Book Madness

Berkeley College LibNews Newsletter

No Pedagogical Advantage Found Between LibGuides and Other Web Page Information Literacy Tutorials by Kimberly Miller in Evidence Based Library and Information Practice. 2015;10(1) DOI 10.18438/B8WC8N

Tweet: @Lindsonmars, 1/28/2019 - Breaking news: It’s confirmed. The origin of the name “LibGuides” came from “Liberty” not “Library.” And that is as previously reported, fully bananas. Also you know how to pronounce it now! This is Lindsay Cronk reporting from #ALAMW19. Back to studio.

Tweet: @Kaetrena, 6/3/2020 - Please add your #Antiracism #libguides to this list:
This episode's theme music:
Srivastav, A. (2013). Merry Go Round [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/909-music/arnav-srivastav-merry-go
Here's where you can find us:
Podcast: @Librarian_Guide
Jessica: @LibraryGeek611
Amanda: @HistoryBuff820
Email: [email protected]
Be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen to the podcast!
...more
45min
August 12, 2020Mini Episode 1: Imposter Syndrome Update
Show Notes:
In this first mini episode, Amanda and Jessica are going to reflect back on the first LGT episode about imposter syndrome by discussing a recent article about the topic.
Resources referenced in this episode:
It’s Not Imposter Syndrome: Resisting Self-doubt As Normal For Library Workers by Nicole Andrews, In The Library With the Lead Pipe

Episode #1: Imposters in the Classroom?
This episode's theme music:
Srivastav, A. (2013). Merry Go Round [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/909-music/arnav-srivastav-merry-go
Here's where you can find us:
Podcast: @Librarian_Guide
Jessica: @LibraryGeek611
Amanda: @HistoryBuff820
Email: [email protected]
Be sure to rate and subscribe wherever you listen to the podcast!
...more
11min

FAQs about The Librarian's Guide to Teaching:

How many episodes does The Librarian's Guide to Teaching have?

The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.