Cornell University Library Instruction Charge
The Public Services 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 literacies), 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, PSEC Instruction hosts an end-of-semester event featuring trainings, presentations, refreshments, and discussion. Every May, PSEC Instruction co-organizes an end of semester event with the Reference and Outreach (R&O) and Liaison Program Steering committees. PSEC Instruction 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:
- Information Literacy/Instruction Leadership
- LibGuides
- Programming
- Outreach and Communications
- Assessment
Instruction Team Members 2018-2019
Leadership Team
- Lenora Schneller, Chair and Specialized Humanities and Social Sciences representative
- Mary Ochs, LDLT liaison
- Aliqae Geraci, Outgoing Chair and Specialized Labor representative
Cluster Reps/Liaisons
- Jeremy Cusker, Physical Sciences representative
- Heather Furnas, Humanities and Social Sciences representative
- Lance Heidig, RMC representative
- Mel Jensen, Life Sciences representative
- Nina Scholtz, Law representative
- Alison Shea, Specialized Business and Hospitality representative
Member(s)-at-large
- Zoe Wilkinson Saldana, member-at-large
- Lynn Thitchener, member-at-large
- Ashley Shea, member-at-large