Presented at The Innovative Library Classroom 2016 held at Radford University on May 12, 2016.

1. Meridith Wolnick, University of Virginia
Paula Roy, University of Virginia
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Embracingthehulk:
Maintainingyourinstruction
program’ssmashingsuccess

2. Outcomes
Recognize characteristics of an
instruction program that has
grown beyond its capabilities
Identify factors within an
instruction program that are
vulnerable to exceeding its
scope
Identify strategies for
managing an increased
workload while maintaining
staff energy and commitment

3. Eachinstructionprogramisunique
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4. Eachinstructionprogramisunique
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● No required
course
progression

5. Eachinstructionprogramisunique
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● No required
course
progression
● Not embedded

6. Eachinstructionprogramisunique
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● No required
course
progression
● Not embedded
● No standard
structure or
content

7. Eachinstructionprogramisunique
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● No required
course
progression
● Not embedded
● No standard
structure or
content
● 30-75 minutes

8. Eachinstructionprogramisunique
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● No required
course
progression
● Not embedded
● No standard
structure or
content
● 30-75 minutes
● Support for
subject liaisons

9. HowOurProgramHadGrown
● Increase in instruction requests leading
to…
○ Increased time spent scheduling
○ Increased time spent planning
○ Increased time spent teaching
○ Increase in student consultations
● Increase in customized classes
● Increased partnerships with liaisons

11. Thingstoconsider
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12. Thingstoconsider
Workload and Responsibility Changes

13. New practices:
Assessment
Reflection
Co-teaching
Technology
Thingstoconsider

14. Thingstoconsider
● Increasing requests for customization
● Increased enrollment
● Ripple effect from changing University priorities
External Factors

15. Strategiesformaintaining energyandcommitment
● Reusing/repurposing resources
● Co-teaching
● Limit…
○ Number of classes per day
○ Back-to-back classes
● Focus on specific courses
● Consistency in “repeat” classes
● Time away
Charles Paul Wilson, III

16. mwolnick@virginia.edu
paularoy@virginia.edu
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