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Informationen zum Autor Pete McDonnell is Assistant Professor and System/Distance Learning/Circulation Librarian at Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota, USA. His professional research interests include experiential learning, organizational development, and support of student learning through library technology. Over the past decade, he has developed and facilitated percussion-based experiential exercises (also known as drum circles) for students, campus staff and faculty, and attendees at professional conferences. He has written on topics such as the intersections between experiential learning and academic libraries, and librarian professional development, for the Unabashed Librarian, College & Research Libraries News, as well as on his blog at http://thecircleisacircuit.blogspot.com. He is a member of ALA, ACRL, and the Association for Experiential Education. He received his MLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and has an MS in Experiential Education from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
List of contents
Part 1: The Experiential Library: New Paths for Information Literacy Instruction
1. Integrating experiential learning into information literacy curriculum
2. Experiential Learning in a Faculty of Education Library
3. Beyond Object Lessons: Object-Based Learning in the Academic Library
4. Taking the Class out of the Classroom: Libraries, Literacy, and Service Learning
5. Training Student Drivers: Using a Flipped Classroom Model for IL Instruction
6. Handheld Learning: Authentic Assessment Using iPads
Part 2: The Experiential Library: Programs, Collections, Spaces, Staff Development and Training
7. "Out of the Vault”: Engaging Students in Experiential Learning through Special Collections and Archives
8. Game On! Experiential Learning with Tabletop Games
9. Building Knowledge Together: Interactive Course Exhibits in the Academic Library
10. Going Vertical: Enhancing Staff Development and Training through Vertically Integrated Instruction
11. From Training to Learning: Developing Student Employees Through Experiential Learning Design
Part 3: The Experiential Library: Innovation and Multi-Library Collaborations
12. Home Grown: Lessons Learned from EL partnerships in an Academic Library
13. Grasping a Golden Opportunity: Librarian Support for Students on Summer Internships
14. The New Hampshire Human Library Project: Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges by Engaging Communities of Learners
15. Conclusion: An Experiential Librarian's Creed
