**THIS EVENT IS FOR ACRL-NC SECTION MEMBERS ONLY**

Adults are attending college in record numbers every year. These students, many with families and careers, may have been away from an academic environment for many years and have unique needs in developing lifelong learning skills. This webinar will provide a broad overview of some of the theories that support active learning in adults, especially in an online environment, for academic teaching librarians.

The webinar will review an example of determining a learning activity through collaboration with disciplinary faculty, creating learning outcomes, modeling the activity, students practicing the activity, and assessing through reflection and group discussion. Webinar participants will have the opportunity to briefly share what has, and has not, worked for them.

Now more than ever, online education curriculum and instructional design needs to incorporate motivation, learning, and cognitive science theories to ensure learners feel engaged and valued. Without a carefully designed curriculum that is mindful of adult learners’ varied experience, agency, and emotions, and that fosters a more inclusive learning experience, adults may become overwhelmed and lost and find it difficult to achieve their learning goals. This is especially true for academic teaching librarians, who may get only one chance to engage students during an information literacy instruction session during a semester.

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