Revising the "One-Shot" through Lesson Study: Collaborating with Writing Faculty to Rebuild a Library Instruction Session

Shevaun E. Watson is Assistant Professor of English and Composition Director, Cathy Rex is Assistant Professor of English, Jill Markgraf is Associate Professor and Head of Research & Instruction, Hans Kishel is Assistant Professor and Research & Instruction Librarian, Eric Jennings is Assistant Professor and Instruction & Outreach Librarian, and Kate Hinnant Associate Lecturer of English, all at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; e-mails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], kishelhf@uwec. edu, [email protected], [email protected]. © 2013 Shevaun E. Watson, Cathy Rex, Jill Markgraf, Hans Kishel, Eric Jennings, and Kate Hinnant, Attribution-NonCommercial (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) CC BY-NC. The one-shot library instruction session has long been a mainstay for many information literacy programs. Identifying realistic learning goals, integrating active learning techniques, and conducting meaningful assessment for a single lesson all present challenges. Librarians and English faculty at one college campus confronted these challenges by participating in a year-long lesson study, a process of collaboratively planning, observing, and assessing a single lesson. By collectively identifying goals and priorities, designing and redesigning the lesson, and assessing outcomes through observation, surveys, and focus groups, librarians and teaching faculty negotiated varying expectations and demands for providing one-shot library instruction.