(via Kimberly Shotick, Northern Illinois University) Do you have examples of online instruction that utilizes multiple means of representation, allows for student interaction, or provides students with multiple means of engagement? Relevant examples will be highlighted in the chapter “Designing for Everyone: Accessibility, Inclusion, and Equity in Online Instruction”, to be published in Universal Design for Learning…
Author: Eric Edwards
Reminder: Next Online with the CMC Webinar, “”Word of Mouth: Transcribing an Oral History Collection”, Takes Place Thurs., March 17, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) The next Online with the CMC webinar, “Word of Mouth: Transcribing an Oral History Collection”, will take place on Thursday, March 17, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. This pre-recorded presentation outlines the technological aspects of undertaking a larger-scale oral history transcription project (256 interviews, 180+ hours), including developing guidelines, researching…
Reminder: Survey on Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Courses Closes Fri., March 11
(via Stephanie Alexander–California State University, East Bay) Does your institution offer credit-bearing information literacy courses? If so, this survey is for you! We are seeking information about the naming conventions for credit-bearing, information literacy courses taught at institutions of higher education. You have been invited to participate because your institution may offer credit-bearing information literacy…
Registration Open for Webinar “Towards a Future of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies” (Tues., March 22, at 11:00 AM CDT)
(via Adrienne Warner, University of New Mexico) We are thrilled to host Sofia Leung and Jorge López-McKnight as they present “Towards a Future of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies”. We hope you can join us! The webinar will take place on Tuesday, March 22, starting at 11:00 AM CDT. Registration is required (see below for link). This talk will feature…
Seeking to Interview Academic Librarians Who Teach or Curate Open Science or Scholarship Practices in Undergraduate Education
(via Sanja Gidakovic, University of Central Missouri) I am currently enrolled in a Human Information Behavior graduate seminar at the University of Missouri. As a part of the course, I am conducting an exploratory research study on open science and scholarship, especially as they relate to reproducibility, along with trends in librarian and faculty collaboration….
Call for Participation: Survey on Public Library Services for Sexual and Reproductive Health Information
(via Barbara Alvarez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s School of Information Sciences) I am conducting a survey with Dr. Emily Knox at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s School of Information Sciences. The survey focuses on library services for sexual and reproductive health information. If you are a public librarian in the United States, I would…
Registration Open for Book Talk on Daniel Greene’s The Promise of Access (Online Wed., March 9, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Registration is open for a book talk on The Promise of Access, by Daniel Greene. The discussion will take place online Wednesday, March 9, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. More information is below. In the book The Promise of Access, Daniel Greene argues that the problem of poverty became a problem of…
Call for Proposals: Free 2022 Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium (Online Nov. 2-4, Wed.-Fri.)
(via Nicole Pagowsky, University of Arizona) We’re excited to announce that the call for proposals for the 2022 Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium (CLAPS) is now live. We are also welcoming suggestions for invited keynote speakers. The Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium is an online symposium bringing together critical pedagogy discourse among academic librarians, critical pedagogy scholars, and teaching…
National Library of Medicine Holding 2022 Lecture on Science, Technology, and Society, “Taking on Big Tech: New Paradigms for New Possibilities” (Online Tues., March 15, at 2:00 PM CDT)–Registration Not Required
(via Twanna Hodge, University of Florida) Please join us on Tuesday, March 15 at 2:00 PM CDT, when Dr. Safiya U. Noble will deliver the 2022 Annual NLM Lecture on Science, Technology, and Society, entitled, “Taking on Big Tech: New Paradigms for New Possibilities”. The lecture will be videocast and is open to all here. Dr. Noble is an internet…
Reminder: Seeking Library Administrators to Participate in Research Project on Student Success in Academic Libraries
(via Jennifer Sharkey, Illinois State University) We have some spots open for these focus groups. Academic librarians in the United States and Canada that are currently working as library administrators (Deans, directors, middle management, etc.) are invited to participate in an hour-long focus group on student success in academic libraries. In appreciation for your participation in the…