(via Russell Michalak–Director of Library, Learning Center & Archives, Goldey-Beacom College) Registration is now open for the ACRL Leadership Discussion Group webinar “Strategic Planning in a Pandemic”. It will take place on Friday, April 8, at 11:00 AM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Presenters Jennifer Nutefall–Dean of Libraries, University of…
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Reminder: Submissions for Spring Issue of ACRL Instruction Section Newsletter Due Mon., April 18
(via Lori DuBois, Instruction Section Newsletter editor) Don’t forget! The deadline for submissions for the Spring issue of the Instruction Section Newsletter is Monday, April 18. We are interested in short articles (2050-500 words) about your instruction experiences. Topics of interest include the following. active learning techniques learning-object creation student learning outcomes and pedagogy assessment instructional design (online, universal, backward, accessibility, etc.)…
Registration Open for Lightning Rounds on Content of Forthcoming ACRL Publication Exploring Inclusive & Equitable Pedagogies: Creating Space for All Learners (Wed., April 27, 1:00-2:00 PM)
(via Kelleen Maluski, University of New Mexico) Join the ACRL Instruction Section’s Inclusive Pedagogy Committee for its latest Inclusive Pedagogies in Practice session. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, April 27, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. The meeting will consist of four lightning rounds from the editors and chapter authors from the upcoming ACRL publication Exploring Inclusive & Equitable Pedagogies:…
Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar “Designing Email Challenges for Remote Teaching and Learning” (Mon., March 28, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Leeanne Romane, McMaster University) Registration is open for the ACRL ULS (University Libraries Section) Professional Development Committee webinar “Designing Email Challenges for Remote Teaching and Learning”. This free webinar will take place on Monday, March 28, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. More information, including the link to registration, is below. Overview Teaching and learning has changed…
Call for Proposals Extended: ACRL STS Virtual Research Forum (Wed., June 15) and Lightning Talks (Thurs., June 16)–New Deadline Mon., March 7
(via Jeanne Hoover, East Carolina University) The call has been extended for the ACRL Science and Technology Section’s annual Virtual Research Forum (Wednesday, June 15) and the pilot STS Lightning Talks (Thursday, June 16). Registration for ALA Annual and STS membership is NOT required in order to present at either session. The STS Research Forum provides an excellent opportunity…
Registration Open for ACRL STS Online Discussion “Science Communication and Libraries” (Tues., Feb. 15, at 2;00 PM CDT)
(via Michael Goates, Brigham Young University) The ACRL Science and Technology Section is holding an online discussion at 2:00 PM CDT on Tuesday, February 15. The topic is “”Science Communication and Libraries”. A description is below. Libraries have long played a role in gathering and providing access to scientific research. However, in today’s media landscape,…
ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group Holding General Meeting, with Focus on Library Work Tools (Online Thurs., Feb. 10, at 12:00 PM CDT)
(via Anna Ferri, Roseman University of Health Sciences) Please join us for the ACRL Health Science Interest Group (HSIG) General Meeting on Thursday, February 10, at 12:00 PM CDT. Both current members and those interested are invited. Zoom information below. For the first 30ish minutes, we will get updates from our committees (Programming, Membership) and the…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Instruction Section’s Featured Teaching Librarian (Deadline Mon., Feb. 28)
(via Samantha Kannegiser, Rutgers University) Do you know someone who is an amazing teaching librarian? If yes, consider nominating the person as a Featured Teaching Librarian! If you’re an amazing teaching librarian, consider nominating yourself. The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee wants to highlight excellent teaching librarians. Several times during the year, the Committee selects…
University of Illinois Chicago’s Dr. Jung Mi Scoulas is ACRL Member of the Week for Jan. 31
(via ACRL) Dr. Jung Mi Scoulas, Assistant Professor and Assessment Coordinator at the University of Illinois Chicago, is the ACRL Member of the Week for January 31 – February 6. Below are her answers to questions on how she has benefited from ACRL membership and what her role as an academic librarian means to the…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Distance and Online Library Instruction Virtual Poster Session (April 25-29, Mon.-Fri.)–Deadline Fri., Feb. 11
(via the Poster Session organizers) Calling all library workers! Do you have a tool, project, or great idea about teaching and learning online that you’d like to share with your peers? The ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section Instruction Committee (DOLS-IC) invites you to submit a proposal to our fourth annual Distance and Online Library Instruction Virtual Poster…