Presenter: Jane Hammons, Teaching & Learning Engagement Librarian, University Libraries

Instructors’ expectations for student performance on research assignments is heavily influenced by their disciplinary expertise and their knowledge of academic research practices. However, because this knowledge may become tacit, instructors may have difficulty effectively teaching research practices and processes to more novice learners. The Decoding the Disciplines model, developed by Joan Middendorf and David Pace, has been shown to help narrow the gap between expert and novice thinking by providing instructors with a seven-step process that they can follow to identify and model their own thinking and practice. This workshop will provide participants with an overview of the Decoding the Disciplines model and will demonstrate how participants can use this process to identify student learning bottlenecks related to research and develop strategies for helping students move past these bottlenecks. This workshop is open to all faculty, staff, librarians, and graduate students at Ohio State. Instructors and librarians from other institutions are also welcome to attend.

For participants associated with Ohio State, participation counts as credit toward the Teaching Information Literacy Endorsement from the Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning. For participants not associated with Ohio State, participation counts as credit for the Teaching Information Literacy Certificate being offered by the Teaching & Learning Department in The Ohio State University Libraries.

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Following the workshop, email Toacca Roberts (.2384) to confirm your attendance for the full event time. If you were not able to attend the full event, email Toacca Roberts to discuss the possibility of 5001 course points.