Faculty Teaching and Librarian-Facilitated Assignment Design

Abstract

This qualitative study explores the impact of a workshop on collaborative researchassignment design that brought together an interdisciplinary group of faculty in a librarian-facilitated community of practice. Faculty participants attended the workshop, revised andimplemented their assignments, and completed a follow-up interview. Themes that emergedreflected shifts in faculty teaching practices, including increased scaffolding, clarity, modeling,student collaboration, and opportunities for authentic learning. Gaining insight into how facultyapproach the work of teaching directly impacts library instruction and how librarians can contributeto communities of practice among teachers in the academy.

Bibliographic data

Wishkoski, R., Lundstrom, K., & Davis, E. (2019). Faculty teaching and librarian-facilitated assignment design. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 19(1), 95-126.

External source

https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1288&context=lib_pubs