Speaking into the Void… Reflections of a teaching librarian during Covid An overview of reflections on the highs and lows of teaching during COVID. The ideas that worked and didn’t, and the workarounds that helped. With a look at new techniques and practices that will stay after a return to campus.

1. Speaking into the Void…
Reflections of a teaching librarian during
COVID

2. In the beginning….

5. Polls
Whiteboards
Breakout Rooms
The Chat
Chunk Screen-casting

9. What I Can’t Control…
Broadband
(students)
Access to
technology

10. Broadband
(students)
Mitigation…
• Record sessions
• Chuck content
• Screencast short sections
Access to
technology
• Explain how the session will
work
• Outline a plan for when things
go wrong

11. What I Can’t Always Control…
Time
Student
Engagement

12. Time
Mitigation…
• Review and refine/reduce
objectives and learning
outcomes
Student
Engagement
• Tell students you will require
input – just a little
• Poll/Whiteboard
• Offer them a chance to put a
topic/resource in the chat –
they don’t have to type full
questions. Just one word
would do.
• Teach in pairs
• Be flexible
• Give out your contact details

13. Surviving the void…
• Be flexible
• Embrace the stuff that
works for your
situation
• Offer follow ups
• Peer support

14. The Future…

16. For help or further information please contact the
Academic Liaison Librarian
Róisín Guilfoyle
roisin.guilfoyle@tudublin.ie
Phone: +353 1 402 3681
Email: library.bst@tudublin.ie