Cornell University Library Instruction Charge
The Instruction Team provides leadership for library-wide instruction initiatives, and supports CUL in its commitment to effective instruction and comprehensive information and related literacies (data literacy, visual literacy, media literacy, primary source literacy), by serving as a clearinghouse for information, facilitating a community of practice, and partnering with other groups on initiatives and projects of shared import.
End of Semester Events
In December, the Instruction Team hosts an end-of-semester event featuring trainings, presentations, refreshments, and discussion. Every May, Instruction co-organizes an end of semester event with the Outreach and Engagement (O&E) and Liaison Program Steering committees. The Instruction Team uses these outlets to highlight a variety of instruction methods being taught, in addition to conducting workshops and training on how to improve instruction. Topics might include: assessment, teaching with technology, threshold concepts, and curriculum development. Instructors working on new projects are invited to share their work with the larger group.
Subteams
Within Instruction, tasks are distributed across subteams:
- Leadership
- LibGuides
- Programming
- Outreach and Communications
- Assessment
Instruction Team Members 2020-2021
Leadership Team
- Lenora Schneller, Outgoing Team Lead and Specialized Humanities and Social Sciences representative
- Ashley Shea, Current Team Lead and member-at-large
- Christina Sheley, Director Sponsor
Cluster Reps/Liaisons
- (Open), Humanities and Social Sciences representative
- Lenora Schneller, Specialized Humanities and Social Sciences representative
- Laurent Ferri, RMC representative
- You Lee Chun, Kroch Asia representative
- Rachel Holder, Business representative
- Mel Jensen, Life Sciences representative
- Nina Scholtz, Law representative
- Christian Miller, ILR representative
- Kelly Johnson, Veterinary Library representative
Member(s)-at-large
- Lynn Thitchener, member-at-large
- Ashley Shea, member-at-large
- Marcie Farwell, member-at-large