Creating the One-Shot Library Workshop

by Jerilyn R. Veldof

Good instruction should not be left to chance and luck…This book is intended to provide you with a deliberate process of instructional design and the essential background information to ensure the resounding success of your library workshops. ―Jerilyn Veldof from the Introduction Whether teaching research skills to college freshman, Internet skills to seniors, or staff development sessions to employees, librarians are repeatedly called on to deliver instruction in their library settings. Many librarians have never learned the basics of instructional design, much less how to effectively deliver information in a short time span, and they typically only have a short period of time―"one shot"―to deliver information. Now librarian and instructional design expert Jerilyn Veldof demystifies the process for her library colleagues. From needs assessment through design and implementation to final evaluations, this practical guide takes librarians step by step through the workshop process. Using these proven instructional design principles, librarians These principles of instructional design are for every librarian who delivers instruction in any form. Use the step-by-step checklist and ADDIE principles (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) to have a powerful impact on your audiences. With a focus on practical applications, Veldof shows instruction librarians how to make every minute count.

180 pages, Paperback

First published March 30, 2006

Reviews

[Walt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Most of this seems like common sense. In fact, it reads more usefully as a textbook rather than a pragmatic approach to LIS instruction. It does offer some good sound bytes to planning and administrative jargon.

[Danielle Notz · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very linear design that doesn’t give much room for more modern approaches to library learning tools.

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the third and final book I am reading to help with my instructional duties at work. This one is much more purely a how-to book than the other two were. Thus, it reads very much like an instruction manual - a little bland, but very easy to follow.There's not a lot here that's truly revelatory, but it is nice to see the complete process of designing and delivering an information literacy session laid out in one place. I'm not sure how much of it I can really implement at work, given that this book was clearly written with the assumption of a larger library and staff than I'm working with.Even so, the advice in this book will be worth keeping in mind.