Mann Library Instruction Program for Fall 2020
Are you interested in having your students learn more about information and digital literacy skills? The Mann Library Instruction Team offers a range of options to meet your needs in this ever changing educational landscape.
Librarians are eager to help you develop a suite of materials and to determine the most appropriate mode of delivery for your needs.
Questions about the instruction program can be addressed to: mann-ref@cornell.edu
Information and Digital Literacy Instruction Options
Synchronous Instruction via Zoom
- Librarians can be invited to your class via Zoom to deliver instruction by sharing screens and demonstrating skills.
- Chat option allows for questions and answers.
- Break out rooms provide an option for small group discussion.
- Students could complete an activity or tutorial prior to session.
Asynchronous Instruction
- Librarians can pre-record an instruction session rather than offering it "live."
- Power Point and LibWizard tutorials have already been created on a range of topics.
- Some tutorials have built-in quizzes to assess comprehension.
- Tutorials can be assigned to students without involvement of librarians.
- Librarians can also partner with you to assess student learning and/or to provide follow up assistance.
Learning Materials in Canvas
- A range of stand alone learning objects can be incorporated into Canvas or your own Power Points.
- These include videos, tutorials and infographics -- some created by Cornell librarians, some by other libraries.
- Tools can be available to students without librarian involvement.
Library Guides (Research Guides)
- A library guide similar to this one can be created for your course and focused on your assignments.
- Research guides are linked from the Cornell University Libraries website.