The library student employee as student: Using learning outcomes to develop an instructional approach to training

Abstract

The development and implementation of a student employee training program creates a unique opportunity for librarians and library staff to contribute to the career preparation of students. The Jerry Falwell Library Learning Commons developed its training program around the creation of three learning outcomes that reframed the student employee position as an educational experience. Through experience and reflection, the training program components direct students to develop transferable skills relevant across many career paths. The replicable model developed using these learning outcomes represents a means of aligning the interests of both the library and the student in order to promote a more transformational instructor- student exchange.