Building a digital repository of assignments: A collaborative initiative

Librarians are often exposed to a wide variety of assignments through their work. Beyond applying their firsthand knowledge to better assist individual faculty members with assignment design, what role can librarians play in campus-wide faculty development programs? This article describes such an initiative at Lafayette College. The assignment repository—a collaborative project between the Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (CITLS), the College Writing Program (CWP), the First Year Seminar (FYS) program, and the College Library—aims to archive and showcase excellent faculty assignments. Furthermore, it hopes to generate conversations, inspire new ideas and approaches for assignments, and encourage creative options that “extend critical thinking and deepen learning.” In this article, we will discuss the development and promotion of the repository, its features, selected assignments, informal feedback from faculty members, and lessons learned.

Title	Building a digital repository of assignments: A collaborative initiative
Creator	Xu, Lijuan
	Falbo, Bianca
	Addy, Tracie Marcella
Publisher	College and Research Libraries News
Academic Department	Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship
	Libraries
	English
Division	Humanities
Organization	Lafayette College
Date Issued	December 2021
Date Available	2021-12-03
Type	Article
Language	English
Bibliographic Citation	Addy, T. M., B. Falbo, and L. Xu (2021 Dec) "Building a digital repository of assignments: A collaborative initiative." College and Research Libraries News 82 (11): 506-8.
Standard Identifier	Handle 10385/6395w864q
Standard Identifier	DOI 10.5860/crln.82.11.506
Permalink	http://hdl.handle.net/10385/6395w864q
Rights Statement	In Copyright
Rights Holders	Xu, Lijuan
	Falbo, Bianca
	Addy, Tracie Marcella