Winning Their Hearts & Minds: Promoting Engagement in Library Instruction Debra Quast Azusa Pacific University & Steve Brewster Riverside Community College

Four Areas of Engagement Student to librarian Student to student Student with the curriculum Student with the world of information SCIL Works 2005

Learning Styles: Gen X and Y Present material in short, focused segments Offer sessions that stimulate rather than alienate Design materials that are concise and engaging SCIL Works 2005

Learning Styles: Gen X and Y Capitalize on students’ enthusiasm for technology Provide opportunities for personal contact SCIL Works 2005 [Costello, et al., 2004]

Student to Librarian Make connections Develop librarian/student relationship Demonstrate care, concern, partnership for success Tell personal stories/history Offer tips for student success Make a seating chart SCIL Works 2005

Student to Student Student interviews Team building activities Contests Group art Student demos Communication SCIL Works 2005

Student with Curriculum Teach in context Teach to “Multiple Intelligences” Use classroom management software Design active learning labs Create course Web presence Make it fun and interesting SCIL Works 2005

Student with the World Encourage connection with local, state, national, and world events Create “Web Quest” for beginning of class session Use events as examples for searching “Information Access Response” SCIL Works 2005

Topic Poster Activity Choose a topic for your group Keywords Topic sentence Decorate the poster Display the poster Use ballot to vote SCIL Works 2005