Improving Library Instruction with The Jigsaw ClassroomRobert Monge Instruction and Outreach LibrarianWestern Oregon University monger@wou.edu

What is a Jigsaw Classroom?

Can you identify the picture from this piece of puzzle?

Does this piece make it any easier to identify?

What about this piece?

You can’t see what the picture is until you take all the pieces….

And put them together

The Jigsaw Instruction works the same way

Each student becomes an expert in one resource

The Experts then teach each other what they knowAnd the research puzzle becomes clear

David V. PerkinsRenee N. Sarris (2001)A “Jigsaw Classroom”Technique for Undergraduate Statistics CoursesTeaching of Psychology 28.2:111-113. Jigsaw Instruction arebeing used in a variety of disciplines

Kemel Doymus (2008)Teaching Chemical Equalibrium with the Jigsaw TechniqueResearch in Science Education. 38.2: 249-260

Pricilla Y.L. Chan(2007)Jigsaw Techniquein International Fashion RetailingInternational Journal of Learning 13.11: 121-125

Including Library Instruction Michael Lorenzen(2003)Encouraging Community in Library Instruction: A Jigsaw Experiment in a University Library Skills Classroom.Illinois Libraries (Online) 85.1: 5-14

5 Minutes – Introduction / Divide students into four groups: Wilson Select, Proquest, Lexis-Nexis, MD Consult 25 Minutes – Fill in worksheet as group to learn databases 20 Minutes –Each group selects a spokesperson—spokesperson has five minutes to demonstrate a search using the instructor station.

5 minutes: Introduction: Divide students into three groups. Group 1: Find Books—WorldCat Group 2: Academic Search Premier Group 3: Proquest 15 minutes: Fill out worksheets as group to learn database5 minutes: Reorganize groups--Each new group has at least one member Group 1, Group 2, Group 325 minutes: Have each member from new group teach the other members of the group about their database.Follow up: Post three filled out worksheets to class page

How would you do it?

JIGSAWE-LearningTutorials

Post to CMS / Library Website Class Tutorials WorldCatAcademic Search Premier Proquest Research Library Library Assignment PDF Tutorial Review--PDF

Robert Monge monger@wou.eduhttp://c4lpt.co.uk/Directory/Tools/authoring.htmlChan, P.Y.L. (2007). Jigsaw technique in international fashion retailing. International Journal of Learning 13.11: 121-125Clark, R.C. & Mayer, R.E. (2003). e-Learning and the Science of Instruction. San Francisco: Pfeiffer.Perkins, D.V. & Sarris, R.N. (2001). A “jigsaw classroom”technique for undergraduate statistics courses. Teaching of Psychology 28.2:111-113. Doymus, K. (2008). Teaching chemical equalibrium with the jigsaw Technique. Research in Science Education. 38.2: 249-260Lorenzen, M. (2003). Encouraging community in library instruction: A jigsaw experiment in a university library skills classroom. Illinois Libraries (Online) 85.1: 5-14 Mayer, R.E. (2001) Multimedia learning. New York: Cambridge University Press.