The ACRL/New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) presents a one day program exploring ways that librarians are rethinking information literacy instruction in light of today’s student expectations, behaviors, and emerging technologies.
| 10:00am |
Registration and Refreshments |
| 10:30am |
Opening Remarks |
| 10:45am |
Keynote:
Born Digital
John Palfrey, Henry N. Ess Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Library and Information Resources at Harvard Law School |
| 12:00pm |
Breakout sessions
- Information Seeking Habits of College Students: Using Assessment to Help Build Better Information Literacy Programs
Mary Jane Sobinski-Smith and Joshua Becker, Western New England College
- Integrating Assistive Technology with Library Instruction
Candace Brown, Landmark College
- Quality Counts: Developing a Game for Information Literacy Instruction
Maura A. Smale, New York City College of Technology, CUNY
- Make No Assumptions: Incorporating the Student’s Viewpoint to Improve Library Spaces, Services, and Resources
Susanna Cowan and Michael Howser, University of Connecticut |
| 12:45pm |
Lunch - Discussion table topics:
- Meaningful or Meaningless: ACRL’s Information Literacy Competency Standards in 2010
- In through the back door: Harnessing back-door communication to enhance information literacy instruction
- ‘BFFs: Broaden Faculty Following’ by Using Emerging Technology to Strengthen Relationships
- What Do I Write About? Approaches to Teaching Information Literacy Standard One
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| 1:45pm |
Breakout Sessions
- A Perfect Storm: Cloud Computing and JiTT
Ann Perbohner, Dartmouth College
- The Big Picture: Visual Storytelling in Library Instruction
Nicole E. Brown and Erica Schattle, Emerson College
- Redefining Instruction for the Future
Sarah Walkowiak, Brandeis University |
| 2:30pm |
Break |
| 2:45pm |
Presentation:
The Crossroads of Learning: Librarians and IT Professionals Banding Together to Embed Information and Technology Literacies into Undergraduate Courses
Clarence Maybee, Charlotte Droll, Debbie Krahmer, Francesca Livermore, Colgate University |
| 3:30pm |
Program Wrap-up |
