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  TL Captain's Blog. Stardate 2020.271. Reading Review #2 My keywords that will focus my assignment for LIBE 477 are: library instruction... the term reference/bibliographic instruction did not find the information that I was looking for and returned many outdated websites and articles, so it needed to be updated. information/digital literacy skills information inquiry process I was able to find a great chapter called "Leveraging Library  Instruction in a Digital Age" from the book  Changing the Scope of Library Instruction in the Digital Age (which I downloaded for later exploration.) The chapter talked about using our brief face-to-face time with students, as well as digital supplemental lessons to provide students with a solid understanding of information literacy skills. They even went so far as to break down the process into a comprehensive list of activities, and state which activities would be best suited to each situation (in a table!!!!). I will use this t...

  TL Captain's Blog. Stardate 2020.267. Learning Log Prompt 1, module 3 A grade 10 student comes into the library weary because he has to submit an intended reading list and goals for the year. The teacher is excited about his/her new syllabus and is making attempts to slowly integrate more choice in reading in combination with the required novels assigned.  The only novels he has ever finished, reluctantly, have been the ones that were required reading in class. He dislikes reading and the idea of finishing one novel let alone a pre-determined list for the year is overwhelming. He is thinking of dropping the class. What do you do/say? How do you help this student? Who do you involve? How do you turn this dilemma into an opportunity? First, I would engage in readers' advisory (Parrott, 2017) and ask the student about their interests and hobbies to determine what genres and topics the student could be intrigued by. Questions like "What was the last book you read? What was y...

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TL Captain's Blog. Stardate: 2020.261.  After much thought, I decided that want to focus on reference instruction (bibliographic instruction) to support student's information literacy skills and the information inquiry process. I don't feel confident teaching the research/inquiry process. From previous courses, I am familiar with various models of the inquiry/research process, but I don't feel confident in what bibliographic instruction each stage should include, what the information inquiry process should look like (real life examples please!!!), how to assess the practiced/gained information literacy skills, and introducing the newest apps and technologies for final presentations. These areas rely heavily on digital technologies spanning the online catalogue to find books, online databases, web searches and websites, the use of Google Drive or other word processing software to gather information and record their bibliography, and whatever presentation technology/app t...

TL Captain's Blog. Stardate: 2020.256 Here is my first post for LIBE 467 and 477 and LLED 462.