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.

About the Author
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.

Reviews
Too often library instruction consists of either providing information or clicking through a demonstration. The strength of this book is in applying learning theories to designing effective instructional strategies, with specific examples for librarians. -- James A. West, professor, Instructional Design and Technology, Western Illinois University
An excellent bridge between instructional design and library science, Instructional Design Essentials is a critical addition to the Practical Guide for Librarians series. It bridges the fields of instructional design and library science by distilling the theory and practice of instructional design into principles, processes, and strategies needed in practical applications for librarians. -- Hoyet H Hemphill, professor and graduate program director of Instructional Design and Technology, Western Illinois University
Sean Cordes' Instructional Design Essentials: A Practical Guide for Librarians is a meticulously researched, comprehensive tool that can be used in a variety of libraries to produce lifelong learners for our digital age. Using various methodologies to create a model and assessment plan for any library instruction program, Sean provides a script that modernizes information literacy instruction for the digital age. -- T. J. Urbanski, library director, Lewis University



Book Information
ISBN 9781538107232
Author Sean Cordes
Format Paperback
Page Count 148
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 399g
Dimensions(mm) 272mm * 207mm * 10mm