scholarly journals "I Didn't Learn That in Library School"—Experiential Learning in Consumer Health for Future Public Librarians

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen L. Rubenstein
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Consumer Health ◽  
Library School ◽  
Public Librarians

scholarly journals Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge: a health literacy training partnership before and during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 109 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio P. DeRosa ◽  
Caroline Jedlicka ◽  
Keith C. Mages ◽  
Judy Carol Stribling
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Consumer Health Information ◽  
Consumer Health ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
Public Librarians

Background: A request for consumer health information training for public librarians led to the development of a specialized consumer health reference and health literacy training program by professional consumer health librarians from an academic medical center. Professional consumer health librarians created an interactive presentation aimed at improving public librarians’ ability to respond to consumer health questions and provide vetted health resources.Case Presentation: Building on professional expertise, librarians at Weill Cornell Medicine developed a live class demonstration accompanied by a representative subject LibGuide to support public librarians who assist patrons with health questions. Skills involved in effectively communicating with patrons who are seeking consumer health information include conducting reference interviews, matching patrons’ needs with appropriate resources, teaching useful Internet search methods, assessing health information, and understanding health literacy issues. Originally envisioned as two in-person live demonstrations, the team proactively adapted the program to respond to the stay-at-home social-distancing order put in place in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.Conclusions: The team successfully led an in-person live training session followed by an adapted online training experience, the latter designed to complete the curricula while complying with city and state orders.

Community Involvement and Benefits From an International Service Learning Program

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
pp. 5-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lata A. Krishnan ◽  
Christi Masters ◽  
Jennifer M. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Short Term ◽  
International Service Learning ◽  
International Service ◽  
Short Term Study ◽  
Service Activities ◽  
Study Abroad Program

Service learning (SL) is a form of experiential learning in which students are involved in community service activities that are related to academic course objectives. A key aspect that separates SL from other forms of experiential learning is the mutually beneficial nature of the service activities. Much of the SL and international SL (ISL) literature has focused on positive learning outcomes for students, with much less focus on the benefits of SL to the community. Speech, Language, and Hearing Services (SLHS) in Zambia is an intensive SL short-term study abroad program. This paper describes the benefits to the community via the SLHS in Zambia program.

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