Instructor Development

The following librarians have joined the Libraries' Instructor Development Program of the 2011-2012 academic year:

Danny Dotson
Leta Hendricks
Deidra Herring
Brian Leaf
Jessica Page
Graham Walden

Program Description:

Participants are involved in a learning community for developing general skills to teach with technology and to work intensively on a particular technology or teaching situation that will help participants achieve a personal goal to teach with technology.  The program is designed for librarians and library staff who are involved in, or hope to be involved in, teaching students library, research, or information concepts and skills.

This program consists of a variety of activities designed for the participants and incorporates opportunities for individual members to learn across campus, online and nationally. Group activities include: informal lunch, workshops, discussion sessions, expert presentations, etc. The program coordinators facilitate the organization of these activities and help identify individualized activities based on each participant's specific goal(s).

Participants were selected through an application process in which they have identified their general interests, a specific goal they hope to achieve, a commitment to the program, a student group that will benefit from their work, and a statement of why they are interested. The applicant pool were reviewed by Teaching & Learning program coordinators.

Eligibility:

Open to all University Libraries and regional campus library faculty and staff, Health Sciences Library faculty and staff who teach or will teach students.

NOTE: Participants whose project is also awarded a 2012 Course Enhancement Grant may be selected for the program but will not receive funding from this program.

Participants benefits include:
  • exposure to a wide range of expertise from across campus as well as within the group
  • a community of learners working to achieve similar goals with whom to interact, exchange ideas, and problem-solve
  • access to up to $1,000 fund for necessary software, hardware, or travel related to instructional development activities or eLearning issues
  • a certificate of completion from the OSU Libraries
Participants are expected to:
  • meet monthly with the group
  • work with program coordinators to develop an instructional development plan to accomplish their goal
  • commit 2-5 hours per month to program activities or events
  • write at least 1 blog post about their project or experience in the program
  • lead one activity for the group in the year (might be a workshop, a discussion, etc.)
  • complete their goal or articulate how their goal will be met through a showcase at the end of the year
Criteria for Selecting Participants:
  • Projects with the potential to reach a significant audience will be given preference
Program Coordinators:
  • Karen Diaz
  • Tingting Lu

The program will make use of as many campus resources as possible.  These might include taking advantage of programs or expertise offered through (but not limited to):

  • Learning Technologies
  • University Center for the Advancement of Teaching
  • Center for the Study of Teaching of Writing (technology workshops)