Using Systematic Design to Create Affective Library Instruction for Distance learning Students: A Model Baserrd on Kuhlthau's Information Serach Process (ISP) - April 20, 2012

Having Kulhthau's name in the title of this presentation caught my eye and brought me back to my days as a K-8 Librarian when I worked to incorporate her process into my library instruction classes.  One of the first questions the presenter (Angela Doucet Rand @ University of South Alabama - Baldwin County) asked was if our goal is to teach students to be librarians? She was being a bit facetious, but sometimes we wonder how much of our area of expertise we expect students to know after a session or two of library instruction.  The thrust of her presentation was focused on cognitive science and how students need to be motivated to learn. She believes we've focused too much on the search process itself and haven't helped students to think about how they learn and feel about their research experience.  She wants to move to a more learner-centric model. While this was a very academic presentation (she's a doctoral candidate) that was more theoretical than practical, it certainly offered librarians the chance to think about what our students may be going through as they encounter the research process.