The Cephalonian method is an active-learning technique for library orientation, first made popular in the United Kingdom at Cardiff University and named for a method used to orient tourists at a resort on the Greek island of Cephalonia. Introduced to a wider audience in 2004 by Linda Davies and Nigel Morgan, it works by giving students cards carrying prepared questions that they ask aloud during the session for the instructor to answer, with the questions grouped into colour-coded categories and asked in an order set by which students choose to stand up first, which makes each session less repetitive for both librarians and patrons. It is used to reduce library anxiety and is considered more suited to first-year students than to more senior ones.
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Core ClaimThe Cephalonian method is an active-learning technique for library orientation in which students are given prepared question cards that they read aloud during the session for the instructor to answer, an approach used to reduce library anxiety and the repetitiveness of a conventional guided tour. 2 Classification
Education LevelBachelor or Equivalent (ISCED 6) 1 Sources
1. Cephalonian method (Wikipedia)
it may be more appropriate for first year students than more senior studentsView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Cephalonian Method
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Introduced to a wider audience in 2004 by Linda Davies and Nigel Morgan, the method consists of giving students class cards with prepared questions they are to ask during the session for the instructor to answer.
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