Teaching the Internet to Library Staff and Users: 10 Ready-to-Go Workshops That Work

This guide aims to help librarians teach their staff to be Internet trainers. It even includes ten completely scripted workshops tailored for teaching Intenet skills to library patrons! Part 1 focuses on training library staff with three one-hour workshops teaching staff members: the basic principles of learning; how to apply those principles to the design of solid Internet training sessions; and how to conduct effective Internet training sessions with confidence. Areas covered include training objectives, adult learning principles, choosing and preparing the training site, interactive presentation techniques, and assisted resistant or intimidated trainees. Part 2 features seven ready-to-go workshops for users on major Internet topics: the World Wide Web; search engines and finding information; books and literature information on the Web; college information; and Web publishing and HTML (3 parts). Each one-hour module includes an introduction, an objective, a timed lesson plan, suggested methods for demonstrating the skills covered, tips, a sample script, a reproducible handout, lists of related Web sites and recommended books and magazines.
These modules are designed to be as universal as possible in terms of content, setting, and software, and are relevant to every type and size of library. Evaluation/assessment instruments and a listing of Web resources for trainers round out this time-saving resource.