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 11
Genre
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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