History 597A: Teaching Methods and Practice

Underlying assumptions relating to Library Instruction

Pedagogical:

Students learn best by participating in their own learning - Active techniques
Students learn best when it relates to something they know

Information Literacy:

Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education-
Research Process -Carol C. Kulthau
Kuhlthau's Model of the Stages of the Information Process

How a Librarian can Help Teaching Faculty:

Order materials to support instruction
Identify materials that can be used for research assignments
Teach students how to use the library for research
Consult with faculty on the development of research assignments
Identify resources that can be used in the research process
Make sure the research assignment is supported by the library
Design aides and guides to assist students in completing their research

Sample of Library Instruction Partnerships:

History 440/540 - Karen Anderson

The term paper for this course should offer an analysis of one of two major trials from the 1960s:

Famous Trials Home Page

Librarian Role: Found Trials page, Prepared class to analyze transcripts and find supporting sources.

History 396A - Karen Anderson

Women's International League for Peace and Feedom Project

Developed materials for the web site Women and Social Movements in the U.S. 1600-2000.

Librarian's Role: Introduced class to use of microfilm and reel guide for Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; taught students how to find biogrpahical information and supplementary primary and secondary source information.

Trad 103 - Making of American History. Reeve Huston

Assignment: Student select and find answer to one quesion from a list of 51.

Librarian's Role: Research each question and find primary source material students could use to answer questions; develop teaching web page to aid students in finding primary sources.

Web Tutorials:

Usful for instructing large classes. Best developed if research assignment is targeted.

Citation Writing Tutorial
Self guided tutorial on how to write citations in eaither MLA, APA, or Chicago.

Librarians Role: Develop self-guided tutorial.

INDV 102 Gender & Contemporary Society
Assignment: Find a scholarly article on research project topic.

Librarian Role: Develop class directed exercise to teach students basics of search the catalog and finding materials in the library; develop web tutorial about the differences between popular and scholarly articles - respond to each student about how they did on the tutorial.

Part 1: WS 200: Women and Western Culture

Part 2: WS 200: Women and Western Culture Tutorial

Evaluating Information on the Web.

Other Class Pages for History at UA:

Trad 103 History - Sharla Fett http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/courses/hist/597/harpweek.html

Other Web Sites with History Teaching Resources:

H-Net Teaching

World Lecture Hall

Hypermedia in History (Judy Reiff, UCLA)

Syllabi on the Web for Women- and Gender-Related Courses

Scout Report - Online newsletter reviewing the best internet sites for instruction.

UA Library Pages:

History Subject Guide
Subject found by searching library home page - Subject Guides and then History

UA Library Web Exhibits