Summary
Whether you are teaching a single lesson, designing self-guided resources, or developing an entire information literacy course, Instructional Design Essentials: A Practical Guide for Librarians provides a practical blueprint to understanding the theory, concepts, tools, and strategies for analyzing learner needs; designing and implementing systematic instruction; and conducting assessment in face-to-face and online library learning environments. A one-stop guide for library teaching, Instructional Design Essentials provides real-life examples and documents, professional insight from teaching librarians and instructional designers, and templates and exercises designed to increase library instruction effectiveness for teaching librarians and staff at all experience levels.
Dr. Sean Cordes is currently a professor at Western Illinois University where he teaches bibliographic instruction, library credit courses, and coordinates the library instruction program His research interests include human-computer interaction in the teaching, learning, and training process, and the development of 21st century information skills. He has published scholarly articles and research in the areas of information seeking and library instruction and management.
