Susan Gardner, Nikki Julian, Felicia Palsson, and Norah Xiao led a panel session titled Whose Line Is It: The Business of Improvisation Applied to Library Instruction at the Association of College and Research Libraries conference in March. The four have experimented with using improv techniques in their instructional sessions for USC students.
As they've found, improv exercises teach both students and teachers to think on their feet while solving real-life research and reference problems. You can learn more about their session and experiences during sessions at USC in their Improv LibGuide, which includes videos of instructional exercises that utilize improv techniques, recommended reading, and their ACRL Powerpoint.