Post date: March 10,  2023

Reporting to the Head of Educational Initiatives, the Teaching & Learning Specialist is a key member of a team responsible for educational initiatives that contribute to student learning and faculty development in the University Libraries. The Teaching & Learning Specialist teaches first-year students information literacy skills and concepts primarily through in-person and online library sessions and one-on-one research consultations. The Specialist will participate in additional information literacy instruction activities and co-curricular outreach programs provided by the department, based on the skills of the incumbent and departmental need. The Specialist also works collaboratively with library faculty and staff to support division-wide student learning activities and assessment efforts.

Responsibilities

• Teaches information literacy instruction for English Composition, First-Year Seminar, and other general education courses

• Provides face-to-face and online research assistance as a member of the Reference Service Pool

• Creates research guides, teaching materials, and other instructional digital learning objects to teach students foundational research skills

• Oversees day-to-day operation and use of Lied Library’s Instruction and Research Consultation Rooms

• Offers technology and teaching support to internal users and investigates, evaluates, and recommends emerging technologies for potential adoption 

• Participates in co-curricular student engagement events and activities developed by the department 

• Supports key division-wide educational initiatives, such as the Calvert Award for Undergraduate Research

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