This document discusses improving library instruction through creative instructional design. It begins by defining creative library instruction as instruction that is varied, customized, incorporates active learning, and uses novel approaches. It then addresses common barriers to creative instruction such as lack of time, control, and discomfort. Benefits of creative instruction are presented such as reducing burnout for librarians and improving the instruction over time. Key concepts in the study of creativity from psychology are outlined. Ways to cultivate creative habits of mind are explored, such as overcoming discomfort and lack of control barriers. Specific creative classroom activities are presented including using real-world examples, brainstorming, storytelling, games, and assessment techniques. The presentation concludes by having attendees practice

1. ASYOU ARRIVE ...
List as many things you are passionate about
as you can.
What drives you?

2. IMPROVING LEARNER EXPERIENCE
THROUGH CREATIVE LIBRARY
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
MANDI GOODSETT, CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY

3. CREATIVE
LIBRARY INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
Library instruction that
● Is varied
● Is customized for instructional situation
● Incorporates active learning
● Uses novel approaches and activities

4. BARRIERS
What holds us back?

5. BARRIERS
Lack of time
Lack of control
Intimidation
Discomfort

6. BENEFITS
Reasons to do it anyway

7. BENEFITS
For the librarian: reduces burn-out
For the students: less repetition
For the instruction: gradual improvement

8. WHAT IS CREATIVITY AND HOW DOES
IT FUNCTION IN THE BRAIN?

9. CREATIVITY IS NOT
“Discard this outdated conventional wisdom today, this very
minute.There is nothing you cannot get better at doing.”
-Sandra Bond Chapman,
MakeYour Brain SMARTER: IncreaseYour Brain’s Creativity, Energy, and Focus

10. SOME KEY IDEAS IN THE STUDY OF
CREATIVITY IN PSYCHOLOGY
 Plasticity
 Divergence
 Convergence
 Associative Pathways

11. RECOMMENDED READING
How Creativity Happens in
the Brain – Arne Dietrich
Scientific American –
Creativity Issue, Jan. 2016
Wired to Create –by Scott
Barry Kaufmann and Carolyn
Gregoire

12. CULTIVATING CREATIVE HABITS OF MIND

13. CULTIVATING CREATIVE HABITS OF
MIND

14. CULTIVATING CREATIVE HABITS OF
MIND
Overcoming the
Intimidation
Barrier

15. CULTIVATING CREATIVE HABITS OF
MIND

16. CULTIVATING CREATIVE HABITS OF
MIND
Overcoming the
Discomfort Barrier

17. CULTIVATING CREATIVE HABITS OF
MIND

18. CULTIVATING CREATIVE HABITS OF
MIND
Return to the list you
made as you came in.
How could you
connect your passions
to your library
instruction?

19. CULTIVATING CREATIVE HABITS OF
MIND

20. CULTIVATING CREATIVE HABITS OF
MIND
Overcoming the
Lack of Control
Barrier

21. CULTIVATING CREATIVE HABITS OF
MIND

22. CULTIVATING CREATIVE HABITS OF
MIND
Overcoming the
Lack of Time
Barrier

23. CULTIVATING CREATIVE HABITS OF
MIND

24. COLLABORATION & CRITICAL FRIENDSHIP

25. CRITICAL FRIENDSHIP

26. TEACHING SQUARES

27. REMIX!
• Read relevant literature
• Talk with colleagues
• Go to conferences
• Collect ideas
• Bibliography

28. SHARE

29. SHARE

30. CREATIVE APPROACHES TO INSTRUCTIONAL
DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION

31. TOP 5 CREATIVITY-
BOOSTING
CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES

32. CLASSROOM ACTIVITY ONE: REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES

33. CLASSROOM ACTIVITY TWO: BRAINSTORMING

34. CLASSROOM ACTIVITY THREE: STORYTELLING

35. CLASSROOM ACTIVITY FOUR: GAMES

36. CLASSROOM ACTIVITY FIVE: CATS

37. CLASSROOM ACTIVITY FIVE: CATS
Classroom Assessment Techniques

38. CREATIVE APPROACHES TO INSTRUCTIONAL
DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION

39. PRACTICE TIME!
Remember …
 Let your personal interests inspire your instruction.
 Practice letting your ideas flow without judging them.Write
down even the crazy ideas!
 Think on other experiences you’ve had recently. How can
they be applied to this instruction?
 Use stories, real-world examples, student involvement, or
brainstorming activities to change things up.
 Padlet link: http://bit.ly/2ec7hbL

40. REFLECTION
 What specific steps will you take to
cultivate creative habits of mind?
 What creative techniques (no matter
how small) will you use the next time
you teach?

41. RESEARCH GUIDE LINK
http://researchguides.csuohio.edu/creativelibinstruction
Includes:
• My bibliography
• Padlet link
• My contact info & blog
link
• Place to give feedback

42. THANKYOU!
MANDI GOODSETT
A.GOODSETT@CSUOHIO.EDU