Register for now for the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) e-learning webcast, ” Thinking Like a Designer: How Blended Librarians Can Use Design Thinking for Better Information Literacy Collaboration,” to be offered January 13, 2009 at 11 a.m Pacific | 12:00 p.m. Mountain | 1:00 p.m. Central | 2:00 p.m. Eastern.
ABOUT THE WEBCAST
A blended librarian is one who combines traditional library and information technology skills with instructional design and technology skills as well as knowledge of collections of instructional resources and current trends in developing and distributing instructional resources. The blended librarian uses this combination, along with a heightened emphasis on pedagogy, to collaborate with faculty, information technologists, and instructional technologists/designers on the design of information literacy that is tightly integrated into the individual instructor’s courses and with broader programmatic curricular goals.
Participants will draw on the experiences of the workshop leaders and other academic professionals in exploring new forms of collaboration. The instructors will engage their librarian and non-library faculty, administrative, and information technologist colleagues in seeking innovative ways (including the use of newly available tools that support collaborative work and related communication) to use collaboration to further campus-wide information literacy initiatives.
PRESENTERS
Steven Bell, Temple University
John Shank, Penn State University
REGISTRATION
Registration for this webcast is now open. For additional information, including technical requirements and a link to the online registration form, visit:
http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/proftools/courses/blendedlibrarianship.cfm
ACRL and ALA members will receive a registration discount. The seminar is limited to 60 participants, so register early. Payment may be made by credit card or purchase order (PO) only.
ACRL member: $50
ALA member: $75
CACUL member: Can$90 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)
Nonmember: $90
Student: $40
Group*: $295
* Webcasts take place in an interactive, online classroom environment with one user/one login. If you select the group rate, one person must register, login, and keyboard during the event. A group registration allows an institution to project the Webcast to participants in the same location.
