We’re making plans for teaching First Year Writing in the fall, but every plan we make raises at least as many questions as it answers. We’ll keep you informed every step of the way here (updated on July 7).

Dear Colleague,

I hope this email finds you well in this stressful time! As promised, we have created a LibGuide for library instruction for English 110: https://qc-cuny.libguides.com/english110. This will also be linked as an announcement on our English 110 website for instructors. (This guide might also be helpful for teaching/reviewing research in other courses.)

The guide includes videos (with transcripts), detailed text-based guidance, three short research exercises tied to the learning objectives for each topic, and a chat box on every page that students can use to connect with a librarian. During the time of the instruction session as it was originally scheduled, the chat box will be staffed by the librarian originally assigned to the class during the time of the instruction session as it was originally scheduled. At other times (Mon-Thurs 11am-8pm and Sat/Sun 12-4pm) another librarian will be available to chat.

This is definitely a work in progress, and we will continue to make adjustments and improvements as we get a better sense of how students (and faculty!) engage with these materials. Please do let us know if there are changes we can make to better support English 110 instruction!

With all best wishes,
Leila.

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Dr. Leila Walker
Emerging Technologies and Digital Scholarship Librarian
Queens College, CUNY
leila.walker@qc.cuny.edu

As you create your English 110 syllabus for Fall 2019, use the Library Workshops Schedule to include your assigned workshop date and location into your course schedule. This is a change from how this has typically been managed but we expect that it will become standard practice going forward. This new approach will reduce the administrative workload that typically happens in the thick of the semester and also will allow instructors and librarians to know their workshop dates well in advance and plan accordingly. Therefore, we ask that you try your best to work with your assigned date. If you absolutely need to change your assignment, please contact Mary Santora at mary.santora@qc.cuny.edu or 718-997-3747. 

You will also see in the spreadsheet that librarians have not (yet) been assigned to sections. Rosenthal Library has recently hired a dedicated English 110 instruction team who will co-facilitate the majority of these classes — you will be informed of your assigned librarian in the first few weeks of the Fall semester. Furthermore, this team will work closely with the Library’s Instruction Coordinator (Digital Scholarship and Emerging Technologies Librarian, Dr. Leila Walker) and FYW to continue reviewing and revising the pedagogy of these workshops to make sure that they are student-centered, interactive, and memorable. Ideally, students’ introduction to the Library should not only inform them about the value of the library as a resource but also inspire them to continue using the library throughout their academic careers. If you have any ideas or sample lesson outlines for the 110 library workshop, email FYW (fyw@qc.cuny.edu). Our goal is to share model lesson plans and interactive classroom activities for the library workshop in the Fall.

Thanks for your continued hard work at QC. See you all in the Fall!

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