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SCIL – Food for Thought: SCIL Summer Retreat

May 15, 2009 at 7:03 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

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Event: Food for Thought: SCIL Summer Retreat

Date: Friday, June 19

Location: Occidental College

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

In a continuing spirit of re-invention, we have decided to forego the Spring Program and instead close out this year and prepare for the one ahead with a summer retreat.

Mark your calendars for Friday, June 19 at Occidental College from 9:00 to 2:00. We promise a time of profound conversation. Talk with and learn from your instructional librarian colleagues from around So Cal.

In deference to contracting or extinguished professional development/travel budgets, we’re keeping registration to the cost of catering breakfast and lunch - $40/person.

Details to follow next week.

On behalf of: Marsha Schnirring, SCIL Vice-Chair/Chair Elect

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Blended Librarian Webcast: Academic Library Administrators’ Perceptions of Critical Skills Needed by Librarians for the Instruction Process

April 6, 2009 at 5:09 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

Steven Bell and John Shank, co-founders of the Blended Librarians Online Learning Community and their guest, Nancy H. Dewald, invite you to join the next webcast, “Academic Library Administrators’ Perceptions of Critical Skills Needed by Librarians for the Instruction Process” On Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 3 pm. EDT.
Event Description:

This research study explores the attitudes of today’s library leaders toward the skill sets needed to fulfill the library’s educational role. The speakers will share preliminary results from their research and discuss possible implications, impact, and effects. This session will help you become more aware of the skills and traits that could affect your future hiring needs. This research will include information that can enable academic public services librarians and future library school graduates to identify critical existing and newly emerging skills and traits in order to pursue strategic professional development. Additionally, Library school faculty can gain a deeper understanding of newly emerging trends in instructional positions and be more informed when modifying curricula.

Although this event is free, advance registration is required.

http://home.learningtimes.net/library?go=2102816

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ACRL offering library instruction workshop register by Dec. 5

November 25, 2008 at 3:45 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

Register by Friday, December 5, 2008 for the ACRL workshop, “Nobody Told Me I’d Have to Teach! Strategies for the Accidental Librarian.”  This workshop, held in conjunction with the 2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, will take place from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on January 23, 2009.

DESCRIPTION
Many people become librarians because of a love of research or a strong commitment to public service – not because they love getting up in front of groups and teaching. Yet academic librarians are more and more frequently finding themselves thrust into the teaching spotlight by the increasing demand for library skills and information literacy programs. This full-day workshop uses a little lecture mixed with a lot of discussion and meaningful activities to explore some pedagogical fundamentals that will help you become better in the classroom.

The workshop will cover:
• Planning effective content and negotiating with teaching faculty
• Improving delivery for increased student outcomes
• Evaluation and assessment

LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Attendees will be able to plan and develop time- and format-appropriate content that meets faculty and student needs.

2. Attendees will understand different learning and teaching styles as well as classroom pacing techniques, and be able to use that understanding to create structured yet dynamic classroom experiences that engage all learners.

3. Attendees will be able to identify several different assessment techniques and implement them appropriately.

SPEAKERS
Michelle Drumm, Emerging Technology Trainer; Laura Coons, Instructor, General Education, Johnson and Wales University

REGISTRATION
December 5, 2008 is the advance registration deadline.  Registration materials are online.

Complete details about this and other ACRL workshops are available online at www.ala.org/acrl/events (click “ACRL @ Midwinter”).

Direct questions to Margot Conahan at mconahan@ala.org or call 312-280-2522.

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Session Recording – “Opening New Windows of Opportunity: Creating Breakthrough Instructional Experiences”

June 16, 2008 at 3:58 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

This talk, “Opening New Windows of Opportunity: Creating Breakthrough Instructional Experiences”, discussed how the library at Georgia Tech approaches and thinks about exposing students to the benefits of the campus library, finding new ways that the library can benefit students and in general the thought process and experience in trying non-traditional roles of the library.

http://home.learningtimes.net/library?go=1826771

Registration with the Learning Times Network required

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Blended Librarian Webcast: Opening New Windows of Opportunity: Creating Breakthrough Instructional Experiences

June 2, 2008 at 3:40 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

Blended Librarian Webcast: Opening New Windows of Opportunity: Creating Breakthrough Instructional Experiences
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Steven Bell and John Shank, co-founders of the Blended Librarians Online Learning Community and their guest, Brian Mathews, invite you to join the next Blended Librarian community event, “Opening New Windows of Opportunity: Creating Breakthrough Instructional Experiences” On Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 3 pm. EST.

Event Description:

Brian Mathews will speak on “breakthrough opportunities” as he shares his latest ideas on creating interactive library experiences for students. This session will feature tactics for engaging students in both the classroom as well as in digital environments. Brian will also discuss possibilities for the library and librarians to become a more integrated part of campus and will highlight his ubiquitous “push-out” philosophy.


Guest Speaker Bio:

Brian Mathewsis the User Experience Librarian at Georgia Tech. He frequency writes and speaks on the topics of marketing, assessment, and user interactions. His blog, The Ubiquitous Librarian, frequently describes many of his on-going projects aimed at making the library a more user-centered experience.

Although this event is free, advance registration is required.

Edited to add the link to registration – http://home.learningtimes.net/library?go=1199293

(Yes, it was rescheduled from the May date)

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Reminder – May 16 deadline to register for ACRL preconferences

May 14, 2008 at 11:59 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , , , ,

Reminder – May 16 deadline to register for ACRL preconferences

ACRL is offering three professional development preconferences in conjunction with the 2008 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA. All preconferences will take place on June 27, 2008. This Friday, May 16 is the deadline to register for ACRL preconferences; registration materials are online at www.ala.org/acrl/events (click “ACRL @ Annual”).

“Assessment of Academic Library Effectiveness: Using ACRL Standards for Continuous Evaluation” (Friday, June 27, 2008, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m..): This full-day preconference will introduce the ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education as a framework for assessing all academic libraries.

“Library Instruction 2.0: Building Your Online Instruction Toolkit,” ” (Friday, June 27, 2008, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.): In this preconference, explore the continuum of technologies available for web-based instruction, from proprietary screencasting software to open-source, “2.0″ services and technologies. Become introduced to the conceptual and philosophical underpinnings of Web 2.0, and gain practical, hands-on experience applying these principles to your teaching.

“Mindfully Resolving Conflicts: Facilitation for Diversity Issues” (Friday, June 27, 2008, 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.): This experiential workshop combines role play, training vignettes and exercises, and discussion to address issues such as racism and cultural differences. Participants, through mindful listening and inquiry, develop observation, intervention and facilitation skills for working with diverse communities.

Complete details about these preconferences are available online at www.ala.org/acrl/events (click “ACRL @ Annual”

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ACS Online Social Networking Presentations: Being There | Swiss Army Information Tools

April 19, 2008 at 8:43 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , , ,

Colleagues,

I’m pleased to announce that two of my presentations prepared for the American Chemical Society Spring Conference held in New Orleans earlier this month have been self-archived and are Now Available

[1] Being There: Using Social Networking Services For Engaged Library Instruction

At colleges and universities today, a significant portion of students are members of Facebook (http://www.facebook.com), the online social networking service. Beginning in Summer 2007, we initiated a series of outreach projects using Facebook to directly promote Library programs and services to select members of the ISU community. These initiatives sought to inform students and faculty not only about the availability of core services offered by the reference and instruction deparpment (e.g., book and journal selection, library presentations, research assistance) but also about the general library services provided by the library (e.g., interlibrary loan, library collections, reserve and media services).

This presentation will report on the results of these projects and describe future outreach plans. In addition, the general nature of Facebook, and its current and potential use by educators will be reviewed. The presentation will conclude with a brief overview of key readings and Web resources about online social networks.

Link to PPT is available at
http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/03/social-networking-services-for-engaged.html

OR

http://tinyurl.com/2w8uon

[2] PAPER TITLE: “Online social networks: Swiss Army information tools” (final paper number: 7)

NAME: Gerry McKiernan
INSTITUTION: Iowa State University Library
PAPER ID: 1163097
DIVISION: Division of Chemical Information
SESSION: Transformation of Library Services in the Digital Age
SESSION START TIME: Sunday, April 6, 2008, 8:30 AM
PRESENTATION FORMAT: Oral
DAY & TIME OF PRESENTATION: Sunday, April 6, 2008 from 11:15 AM to 11:40 AM
LOCATION: Marriott Convention Center, Room: Blaine Kern C

ABSTRACT: As of July 2007, Facebook [ http://www.facebook.com/ ] , a social networking service launched in February 2004, had the largest number of registered users among college-focused sites. There are now more than an estimated 40 million users, an increase of more than 30 million in just over a year. As characterized by Wikipedia, a *social network service focuses on the building * [of] communities of people who share interests and activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others **

[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network_service ]

We believe that social networking services, such as Facebook, are not only excellent environments to foster and facilitate contact and communication among members of a local community, but also prime venues in which library and librarian services can be more actively and visibly promoted. This presentation will provide an overview of Facebook features and describe local and national library outreach projects using Facebook functionalities

Link to PPT is available at

http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/02/acs-spring-2008-online-social-networks.html

OR

http://tinyurl.com/2g6xmh

Enjoy!

Gerry

Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011

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