Tutoring the Virtual Student – WILU 2009

Here is a post of the WILU 2009 Conference presentation I delivered with Irene Tencinger on the Social Constructivist theory of Scaffolding and it’s application in Virtual Reference.  This was my first attempt at attaching sound to a presentation and although I sound strange due to a sore throat, I think it went well.  I apologize for the poor sound quality when people are asking questions.

Here is a brief description of the presentation:

This presentation will provide a response to the issues/problems that are holding back virtual reference from becoming a truly instructional forum by providing the best ways to translate theory into “sound” instructional practice in virtual reference. By applying the theoretical principals of scaffolding with practical examples, the participants will learn techniques and strategies to apply in training librarians in an instructional methodological approach to information literacy in the virtual environment.

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