This summer has been busy, and I’m almost in disbelief that it’s July. Due to our busyness, my colleagues I are splitting up the 23 Framework Things for professional development during the summer and fall. (To earn the certificate, however, I would have to complete all 23 modules by the site deadline, which is August 31. I won’t be able to finish by that time, but I do plan to do them all eventually.) My supervisor graciously put together a schedule for us, and our first assignment is due this Friday.  I’ll be sharing my progress here.

If you’re curious, below is how we’re dividing the Things. I’m including my initials only next to the sections I have been assigned; we’re to complete all the Things in the Assessment track. We’ll be meeting to discuss as a group during our semi-monthly Instruction Brown Bags, which is a working lunch meeting to talk pedagogy and teaching in a more casual setting.

Have you completed the 23 Things Framework? Are you working on it right now? Has your library instruction team done these as a group?

Approach

• Complete Pedagogy Tracks & @ Your Institutions Tracks this summer
  • see assignments
• Complete Frame Focus Track this summer
  • see assignments
• Complete Assessment Track over the fall
  • complete all

Pedagogy Track

• Thing 1: Introduction to the Framework
• Thing 2: Threshold Concepts
• Thing 13: Understanding by Design
• Thing 16: Discipline Specific Instruction
• Thing 19: Metacognition
• Thing 22: Online Learning LD (I volunteered for this because I have done coursework in online teaching)

Instruction Brown Bag

• Discuss some aspect of the Pedagogy Track.
• What was your biggest take-away from these readings/activities?  What could you see applying to your instruction practice?
• Meet to discuss on Friday, July 13

@ Your Institution Track

• Thing 3 Environmental Scan
• Thing 14 One-Shots & IL Courses
• Thing 15 Collaborating with Writing Programs
• Thing 18 Outreach/Marketing LD
• Thing 21 Social Justice

Instruction Brown Bag

• Discuss some aspect of the @Your Intitution Track.
• What was your biggest take-away from these readings/activities?  What could you see applying to your instruction practice?
• Meet to discuss on Wednesday, August 8

Frame Focus Track (complete 1 or 2 only)

• Thing 5 Authority is Constructed and Contextual
• Thing 6 Information Creation as a Process
• Thing 7 Information Has Value
• Thing 8 Research as Inquiry  LD
• Thing 9 Scholarship as Conversation
• Thing 10 Searching as Strategic Exploration

Instruction Brown Bag

• Summarize article(s) for colleagues based on the Thing(s) you were assigned.  Share what you found to be of most value.
• Meet to discuss on Wednesday, August 15

Assessment Track (complete all)

• Thing 4  – Assessment Overview
• Thing 11 – Student Learning Outcomes
• Thing 12 – Collaborating with Faculty
• Thing 17 – Curriculum – Mapping
• Thing 20 – Rubric Based Assessment
• Thing 23 – Assessing Dispositions

Instruction Brown Bags

• Meet to discuss Things 4 & 11 in September
• Meet to discuss Things 12 & 17 in October
• Meet to discuss Things 20 & 23 in November