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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Bass Family Teaching and Learning Fellow
Bass Family Teaching &Learning Fellow
Term appointment
The Teaching and Learning Fellow is an exciting opportunity for an educational
professional with the relevant experience, abilities and creative enthusiasm to integrate
library services with innovative teaching and learning methodologies. Working within the
Research and Instructional Services department of the University of Pennsylvania
Libraries, the T&L Fellow supports faculty and students in both online learning
environments and face-to-face active learning classrooms, and engages with a variety of
stakeholders as we explore and experiment with active learning spaces in a library setting.
The T&L Fellow is responsible for:
Supporting faculty who teach in the library’s new Collaborative Classroom,
providing instructional design assistance that leverages the active learning
technologies available, and helps faculty embed research and information
competencies into student assignments and learning outcomes.
Managing and assessing use of the Collaborative Classroom, including promotion,
scheduling, technology, equipment, supplies, and facilities. Overseeing daily
operations, collecting use data, and completing reports.
Assisting with faculty projects that involve online learning and development of
modules or learning objects.
Designing and teaching workshops to optimize use of learning environments, both
physical and online.
Researching and reporting on learning theories, pedagogies and the design of
learning environments in support of service design goals.
Participating in cross-campus working groups and on library liaison teams, to
enhance and assess effectiveness of instructional efforts.
Providing reference services to library users to more closely integrate reference
and instruction.
Required qualifications:
A Master’s Degree in Instructional Design, Education, Library/Information Science, or
other related field is required.
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