Brick & Click: an academic library conference 2018

This session explores activities used with the students at Butler Community College including dot voting, keyword sandwich, mind mapping, speed dating, and Plickers. Active learning and incorporating short activities while teaching encourages students to participate, keeps them engaged in the experience, and helps them to become intensely involved in the learning process.  Additionally, these activities are easy and adaptable which makes the delivery of the content more effective. The activities also help test prior knowledge and offer a way to conduct an assessment at the end of an instruction session. The change in students’ comprehension is amazing as they make connections with other students, the librarian, and the research content.

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Getting students interested in a library session can be difficult at times. This presentation will explore some dynamic active learning practices to incorporate into the library one-shot. These activities can be adapted to work for both in-person and online classes. In this session, participants will leave with multiple strategies to create energetic lessons that will engage a broad range of students.