CARL-SCIL (Southern California Instruction Librarians) presents:

May 6, 2005 - 8:30AM - 3PM

Abstract: The one-shot library instruction session is one of the most  popular modes for delivering information literacy  instruction and often the first opportunity for librarians  to come into contact with students.  The fifty-minute "one  shot" instruction session, however, presents a challenge for  effective teaching and learning. But, does time really  matter? What does matter when it comes to effective teaching  and learning? How can instructors make the most of any library instruction session? Drawing on current research on  teaching and learning, Professor Jeff Liles will answer  these and other questions regarding effective planning,  teaching, and assessment of library instruction.

Speaker: Dr. Jeff Liles Dr. Jeff Liles bridges the gap between the librarians,  faculty and students.  Currently, Dr. Jeff Liles is an  Assistant Professor of Education at St. John Fisher College  in Rochester, New York.  He has over 20 years teaching  experience, including five years supervising in-service  teachers and three years coaching librarians to be effective  teachers.  From June 2001 to July 2004, Dr. Liles served as  the Library Instruction Coordinator at the State University  of New York, College at Geneseo.  Dr. Liles was originally  hired by the SUNY Geneseo Libraries to teach a graduate  level teaching and learning seminar designed specifically  for librarians teaching in a one-shot instruction  environment.  As Library Instruction Coordinator, Dr. Liles  observed and team-taught several information literacy  instruction sessions.  He also collaborated with librarians,  faculty and college administrators to integrate information  literacy into the general education curriculum, and to  develop information literacy assessment tools to meet  accreditation standards.  Dr. Liles has conducted  presentations at state, regional, and national library  conferences and worked as a consultant in libraries across  New York State.