LOEX 2013#karaoke2teach
Jennifer and Carrie welcome you to…
--Stand by your Lesson Plan: How the karaoke experience can improve your instructional practice
We hope you will learn more about…
--the physical and mental requirements of teaching
--the aspects of karaoke that correspond with teaching
--the process which the brain and the body undergo during public speaking
--how to incorporate karaoke into instructional practice
This experience probably isn’t for you if…
--you’re not into music or sarcasm
--you equate professionalism with formality
--you do not appreciate irreverent/irrelevant presentation visuals
--you do not care to investigate questions of personality and identity
--you are looking for a research-heavy, evidence-based presentation
Activity #1:Free Fallin’
Now that we’ve shared with you the tensions involved in karaoke, what are some of the tensions that shapeour teaching?
Activity #2: Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You
We can all think of actors/performers who have presence, but what does presence look like for library instructors?
Activities just for you, on your own…
A)What non-library activity do you do that is challenging? How does it match up to karaoke?
Activity: Karaoke / Your Favorite Activity: ______Risk-taking / √
Self-awareness / √
Community-building / √
Physical stamina / √
Mental mastery / √
B)Choosing the perfect karaoke jam for your singing repertoire is a lifelong journey. Begin now.
Factor: / Within your Comfort Zone / Taking it up to 11Genre
Location
Song length
Solo or Duet
Signature move
Recommended Readings
Arora, P. (2010). Perspectives of Schooling through Karaoke: A metaphorical analysis.Educational Philosophy & Theory, 42(8), 846-866.
Bryon, E. (2012). From walking and talking to cartwheels and high Cs: An examination of practice-based laboratory work into physio-vocal integration. Theatre, Dance & Performance Training, 3(1),81-98.
Drew, R. & Breig, W. (2001).Karaoke nights: An ethnographic rhapsody. Walnut Creek: AltaMira Walnut Creek, CA.
Esposito, J. E. (2008). In the spotlight: Overcome your fear of public speaking and performing. Chichester: Capstone.
Goodall, J. R. (2008). Stage presence. New York: Routledge.
Griggs, T. (2001).Teaching as acting: Considering acting as epistemology and its use in teaching and teacher preparation. Teacher Education Quarterly 28(2), 23-37.
Kaplowitz, J. (2012). Transform your Teaching: Two-minute yoga. Retrieved April 30, 2013, from
Lee, R. (2008). Hit me with your best shot!: The ultimate guide to karaoke domination. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
Lewitinn, S. (2008).Pocket karaoke. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
Lum, C. (1996). In search of a voice: Karaoke and the construction of identity in Chinese America. Mahwah, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates.
McKenna, J. (2010). Serious benefits of song and dance. Teacher: The National Education Magazine, 40.
Merritt, L., Richards, A., & Davis, P. (2001). Performance anxiety: Loss of the spoken edge. Journal of Voice, 15(2), 257-269.
Mitsui, T., & Hosokawa, S. (1998).Karaoke around the world: Global technology, local singing. New York: Routledge.
The Power of presence.(2012). Strad, 123(1465), 52.
Raftery, B. (2008).Don't stop believin': How karaoke conquered the world. Cambridge: Da Capo Cambridge, MA.
LET’S DO THIS
We are going to karaoke tonight and you’re all invited!
Location: Troubadour’s (423 Broadway - Upstairs)
Time: anytime after 9:00 p.m.
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