The cephalonian method is a method of

active learning Active learning is "a method of learning in which students are actively or experientially involved in the learning process and where there are different levels of active learning, depending on student involvement." states that "students particip ...

for library orientation first made popular in the

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. Introduced to a wider audience in 2004 by Linda Davies and Nigel Morgan, the method consists of giving the students at a library orientation class cards with prepared questions they are to ask during the session for the instructor to answer. Questions are grouped into categories and colour coded to provide some structure; the order of the questions in any section is based on the order the students choose to stand up, which makes the sessions more random and reduces the repetitive nature of library induction / orientation for both librarians and patrons. However, it may be more appropriate for first year students than more senior students. This method can be used to reduce library anxiety. The name is taken from a method used for orientation of tourists at a popular resort in

Cephalonia Kefalonia or Cephalonia (), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallonia (), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th-largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It is also a separate regio ...

, Greece.

References

* * Davies, Linda; Morgan, Nigel
Innovative library induction - introducing the 'Cephalonian Method'
* * Morgan, Nigel
Introducing... The Cephalonian Method
* Education in Wales Learning theory (education) Library science Cardiff University {{Education-stub