Now let’s be honest. How effective is the typical school library orientation? We try to pack in as much information as possible, and the chances of our students actually remembering the basic library skills we cover are fairly remote. We know that teaching library skills in isolation is generally inauthentic and therefore ineffective, not being connected to an immediate learning need. Basic library skills are perfect subjects for short, engaging online videos, available at the point of learning, be that in the library, the classroom or at home. Having a bank of these videos has the added benefit of freeing up face-to-face time for deeper collaborative learning experiences. In this session we will explore best approaches to creating and sharing videos using free (and mostly free) online tools, so that you can flip your library orientation!
Learning Outcomes
Participants will understand the potential that flipping basic library instruction provides for differentiated instruction, and using precious instructional time for deeper collaborative learning tasks.
Participants will understand the characteristics of effective instructional videos.
Participants will gain hands-on experience in using online video creation tools, including creating animated videos. Tools might include iMovie, MovieMaker, Snagit screen capture, Powtoon and/or other similar tools.
