My group had our book club this past week. After reading some very interesting stories, I was curious as to what each book club leaders would have us discuss. It turned out that we did get asked some interesting questions. We also had an interesting mix of stories, and we had a very talkative group, so discussion was not lacking. Leading our own book club was a very good experience. Just having run through it once lets me know what things I would change for next time. I can imagine that running through a book club several times would be very beneficial for cleaning things up and one can quickly become a pro at leading a discussion. Our biggest problem was trying to get a word in edgewise. Perhaps a talking stick would help. :) Overall, I am happy that all these teaching experiences such as the screencast and book club have not been as horrible as anticipated. In fact, with a little practice, all are surprisingly manageable.
Our next project is the one shot workshop. In class, we discussed how to create a one shot workshop. Basically, the one shot workshop includes announcements, icebreakers, giving new information, processing new information, and reflection. I appreciate that with all our assignments, we fill out the ADDIE sheet. This reflection process really drives home the purpose and implementation of each assignment. By reflecting on all our projects, I feel that I will better remember and apply what I am learning now to my professional career. So, I am looking forward to the one shot workshop for that reason - to add another very useful means of teaching to my repertoire.
A quick note about HarperCollins: I think publishers and librarians need to compromise on this issue. So let's compromise, and then let's move on....I'm getting sick of reading angry blogs.
I agree with you on getting sick of the angry blogs. My reader is full of new blogs, and I get excited when I see that their are new blogs to read. However, when I see that it's yet another blog about HarperCollins, I'm not so excited. There must be other things to talk about in Libraryland, and I would like to hear about that too. I'm glad you enjoyed your book club too!
ReplyDeleteGlad the book club went well for you as well. The evaluations were really helpful and I agree that there is a lot we learned and some things that we'd change if we were to run this same one again. Doing the ADDIE sheet really did make sure that the book club didn't just end then we move on to the next thing, but taking the time to sit down and think things through was beneficial and ensures that we are mindful of what we did and how it went. Just a note, I hope HC moves beyond just reactions and that librarians can actually get into discussions with HC and other publishers to figure out an e-book policy that benefits everyone.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with the fact that someone needs to find a way to resolve the whole HCOD issue - whether its librarians, Overdrive, or HarperCollins I really don't care. I think after all of this, and all of the angry blogs, librarians are coming across as kind of irrational and overly angry.... not good.
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