Matt Jabaily
Reference and Instruction
I am currently the Education Reference Librarian in Old Dominion University's Perry Library. I treat patrons information needs as if they were my own, and pursue answers with perserverence and creativity.
As a former high school teacher, I thrive in front of a class and am experienced in instructional design. In my current position, I teach course related information literacy sessions and workshops for courses in College of Education.
Aside from my classroom teaching experience, I have also provided instruction through the creation of course pages, staff trainings, and online video tutorials. Below you'll find examples of my work.
Workshops
In my current job at Old Dominion University I have taught a variety of workshops for students and faculty. For these sessions, I created manuals and/or online guides. Below are two of the most recent.
- Curating Your Scholarly Publications: Online Guide and Slides
- An Introduction to Google Maps and Georeferencing: Online Guide and Handout
At MERIT Library, I taught workshops related to software and equipment. One taught instructed participants in how to make online tutorials with PowerPoint, Jing and Captivate. Some of the software workshops I led include sessions on Photoshop, Illustrator, Word, and iMovie.
Captivate Tutorials
At ODU, I created several tutorials to supplement instruction and teach the basics of finding resources using library website and catalog.
Before working at ODU, I made several tutorials for Wendt (Engineering) Library at UW-Madison. The first is an interactive tutorial about ENGnetBASE, an engineering e-book repository. It was originally designed for training reference librarians but has been used by library patrons as well. It is highly interactive, incorporating multimedia elements and requiring responses from users. The second is tutorial I made with another library student, Laura Schmidli, to teach about patent databases. It was used as part of an online class about information resources for Engineers.
Training Materials
At Perry Library, I have conducted several training sessions and provided guides for self-paced trainings. Below are examples of manuals I created for both types of training
- Using Authoritative Lists in WorldCat Collection Analysis
- Using Outlook Calendars
- Creating Custom Ebsco Search Boxes
At MERIT (Education) Library, one of my jobs was to train the staff how to use new equipment in our collection. I designed activities that introduced staff members to the equipment and had them use it to create concrete, assessable artifacts. Some examples include: