FACULTY BROWN LIBRARY Reaching Goals Together:

Faculty Evaluation Forms “design learning activities that facilitate student engagement, active learning, critical thinking…” “Select high quality learning resources” “facilitate higher order cognitive skills…such as analyzing, evaluating…” “foster communication” “substantially alter an assignment” “Engage in… conference presentations, scholarly research,… publication.”

How can the library help? Many library services dovetail with key points in the Faculty Evaluation Form. Think of the library as a willing partner.

Library Instruction/Workshops The traditional library visit where the students are introduced to the library and its resources. Is that what you need? A session on how to evaluate websites may be more relevant for your class. These sessions can be customized to meet your students’ needs. Hands-on workshops allow your students to get started on research with help from the team.

Embedded Librarian Encourages student communication with library staff and other students. Creates familiarity with library staff and resources. Connects students with academic supports on campus. Gives students a quick simple way to contact librarians at their point of need.

InfoGuides The librarians can create a one-stop shop for your particular class or the class in general. ex. ENG 112 BrowningENG 112 Browning See our Faculty Resources InfoGuide!Faculty Resources

Assignment Collaboration Don’t have an assignment that requires research or information evaluation? Talk to us. We can discuss opportunities. Determine what kind of sources best support an assignment. Open web or library sources or both? Unhappy with the quality of sources students are using? Talk to us about how we can help.

Active Learning Activities Scavenger Hunts (Can be customized for your subject area) Hands-on activities related to the instruction topic can be created. Ex. scholarly vs. popular sources, website evaluation (see example)example

Self-Paced Online Learning Opportunities Library Orientation InfoGuide and Blackboard Quiz More to come…

Help Finding Resources Books, articles, websites for the classroom or your personal research needs. Library databases, open web, print books, e-books. Many resources can be put on reserve for class access. Inter-Library Loan.

Help Finding Resources cont. Suggest a purchase. Questions about copyright? OER resources? (Ongoing)

Questions? Dale Dulaney, M.L.I.S. | Reference & Instruction Librarian Brown Library | Virginia Western Community College 3095 Colonial Ave SW, Roanoke, VA |