Linda is not yet back from her Mother's funeral services in Iowa. She has a few classes that I will help out with, but I have never taught these courses before. Linda directs me via email to her handouts and gives me a thumbnail sketch of what to cover. This is not my area of expertise, but I will do my utmost to make sure these students know how to find what they need for their research.
I know Linda must be having a difficult time being in unfamiliar places and dealing with family and stress and loss. I do not wish to add to her angst. The professor is used to Linda teaching about how to construct search queries, not just showing students where to find resources and how to best manipulate the interfaces. In undergraduate classes, the professors teach that kind of information literacy skill. In grad school, students often have not been in class for a long time and have forgotten many things - not to mention that everything has changed.
We struggle through it together. What a wonderful experience to work with students who pay attention and really want to know so they can get on with their work! Even if I know nothing about the subject at hand, I supply the process, and they supply the terminology. Together we progress. Not bad for a last minute sub.
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