The Grounded Instruction Librarian: Participating In the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning,

摘要

The Grounded Instruction Librarian: Participating in The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, published by the Association of College and Research Libraries in July 2019, explicitly recognizes the deep connections between the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and the scholarly work of librarians. The book demonstrates the range of connections supporting and strengthening librarians' contributions to teaching, learning, and research across higher education. Those librarians looking to more deeply connect their instruction to the broader conversations occurring within SoTL will find many practical and theoretical insights in this text. SoTL is a growing discipline dedicated to the serious intellectual work of teaching and learning, where learning spaces are treated as sites for inquiry and innovation. Student learning, teaching practices, theories, and instruction programs across colleges and universities are critically examined in order to improve outcomes. SoTL research is often interdisciplinary and is currently practiced around the world across many different fields. Margy MacMillan, in her forward to the text, explains, "SoTL provides an useful framework and communities of practice in which to rethink academic librarianship... SoTL can be a meaningful pathway for both developments of the individual professional and the profession as a whole" (ix, 2019).