LIBRARY INSTRUCTION IS A TWO-WAY STREET: STUDENTS RECEIVING COURSE CREDIT FOR PEER TEACHING

Librarians of the George A. S mathers Libraries at the University of Florida, partnered with the Anthropology department to develop a peer-to-peer program to provide outreach to undergraduates taking anthropology courses. The peer instructors, librarians and anthropology department developed a three-credit-hour independent study as a way to compensate the peers for their work. The peer instructors developed a lesson plan, provided classroom and individualized instruction, and developed assessment techniques to evaluate the program. This article discusses the development and implementation of the peer instruction program and presents the results ofthe surveys.