http://cecily.info/2008/11/26/teach-your-colleagues-well-the-instructional-role-of-the-librarian/ they see me shushin', they hatin' Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://cecily.info/2008/11/26/teach-your-colleagues-well-the-instructional-role-of-the-librarian/comment-page-1/#comment-161 cecily Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:35:56 +0000 http://cecily.info/?p=1613#comment-161 The instructional role, much like learning itself, is ongoing. I don't mind if people ask me questions, because it gives me the opportunity to come up with a new way to make the subject relevant to them. The instructional role, much like learning itself, is ongoing. I don't mind if people ask me questions, because it gives me the opportunity to come up with a new way to make the subject relevant to them.

]]> http://cecily.info/2008/11/26/teach-your-colleagues-well-the-instructional-role-of-the-librarian/comment-page-1/#comment-836 Cecily Walker Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:35:00 +0000 http://cecily.info/?p=1613#comment-836 The instructional role, much like learning itself, is ongoing. I don't mind if people ask me questions, because it gives me the opportunity to come up with a new way to make the subject relevant to them. The instructional role, much like learning itself, is ongoing. I don't mind if people ask me questions, because it gives me the opportunity to come up with a new way to make the subject relevant to them.

]]> http://cecily.info/2008/11/26/teach-your-colleagues-well-the-instructional-role-of-the-librarian/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Circus Bear Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:29:31 +0000 http://cecily.info/?p=1613#comment-160 *Ahem.* An excellent argument. But... As a twelve year vetran of teaching *exactly* those same staff peers (I work with Cecily), I must point out the Terrible Consequences of the Shiny New Thing. Many of our peers are Web 1.0 drop-outs, let alone unready for library 2.0. Yes, if you demo <i>in situ</i> how wonderful and appropriate this new stuff is, they will come running to use it. And then stop dead in their tracks. And ask for help. My help. Or yours. They don't all have the depth of context and trust in the conventions of 2.0, or the faith that they can experiment and not blow it all up. That fearfulness upon approach is why we continue to coddle the neophytes and bore the skillful with hours of class room training. o ahead. Try it. Just be ready for the alarmingly high percentage of Really Stupid Support Questions. Oh, and I will be forwarding my calls ... ;-) *Ahem.* An excellent argument. But… As a twelve year vetran of teaching *exactly* those same staff peers (I work with Cecily), I must point out the Terrible Consequences of the Shiny New Thing. Many of our peers are Web 1.0 drop-outs, let alone unready for library 2.0. Yes, if you demo in situ how wonderful and appropriate this new stuff is, they will come running to use it. And then stop dead in their tracks. And ask for help. My help. Or yours. They don't all have the depth of context and trust in the conventions of 2.0, or the faith that they can experiment and not blow it all up. That fearfulness upon approach is why we continue to coddle the neophytes and bore the skillful with hours of class room training. o ahead. Try it. Just be ready for the alarmingly high percentage of Really Stupid Support Questions. Oh, and I will be forwarding my calls …

]]> http://cecily.info/2008/11/26/teach-your-colleagues-well-the-instructional-role-of-the-librarian/comment-page-1/#comment-835 Circus Bear Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:29:00 +0000 http://cecily.info/?p=1613#comment-835 *Ahem.* An excellent argument. But... As a twelve year vetran of teaching *exactly* those same staff peers (I work with Cecily), I must point out the Terrible Consequences of the Shiny New Thing. Many of our peers are Web 1.0 drop-outs, let alone unready for library 2.0. Yes, if you demo <i>in situ</i> how wonderful and appropriate this new stuff is, they will come running to use it. And then stop dead in their tracks. And ask for help. My help. Or yours. They don't all have the depth of context and trust in the conventions of 2.0, or the faith that they can experiment and not blow it all up. That fearfulness upon approach is why we continue to coddle the neophytes and bore the skillful with hours of class room training. o ahead. Try it. Just be ready for the alarmingly high percentage of Really Stupid Support Questions. Oh, and I will be forwarding my calls ... ;-) *Ahem.* An excellent argument. But… As a twelve year vetran of teaching *exactly* those same staff peers (I work with Cecily), I must point out the Terrible Consequences of the Shiny New Thing. Many of our peers are Web 1.0 drop-outs, let alone unready for library 2.0. Yes, if you demo in situ how wonderful and appropriate this new stuff is, they will come running to use it. And then stop dead in their tracks. And ask for help. My help. Or yours. They don't all have the depth of context and trust in the conventions of 2.0, or the faith that they can experiment and not blow it all up. That fearfulness upon approach is why we continue to coddle the neophytes and bore the skillful with hours of class room training. o ahead. Try it. Just be ready for the alarmingly high percentage of Really Stupid Support Questions. Oh, and I will be forwarding my calls …

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