Double, Triple, Quadruple the Recipe: Serve Library Instruction to a Crowd (and Assess It, Too!) with LibGuides and PollEverywhere Melissa Bowles-Terry Kennedy Penn-O'Toole

PollEverywhere How To Text your responses to or Visit pollev.com/wyo

Poll: Tell us about your experience with PollEverywhere

Poll: Do you see your students using their cellphones in class?

Background

Poll: What's the biggest class in which you've done library instruction?

Challenges Large class size Auditorium as classroom Integrating active learning Solutions Online guide Drop-in library time PollEverywhere

Students will: 1.identify sources that meet their information needs. 2.evaluate information sources for relevance and authority. 3.learn about additional information sources they may not have considered before.

What is the name of the newspaper your article came from?

Why would you use or reject the article you found?

What is the subject of the books in JF2112?

Feedback Republican candidates at a Fox News Debate in 2011 | AP Photo

Recommendations Focus on a specific issue Connect activity to course content Mix up groups of students What worked well Discussion facilitated by PollEverywhere Over 80% of students answered factual questions correctly; so the self-guided nature of the assignment worked fine Accountability through PollEverywhere registration

Library Instruction: Serving the Greater Good It helped me broaden my knowledge of the tools I can use to make a political decision. I learned a lot about some of the candidates.

Poll: Do you have ideas for designing or adapting library activities for a large class?

Questions? Melissa Bowles-Terry: Kennedy Penn-O’Toole: