(via Merinda Kaye Hensley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
ACRL invites proposal submissions for our ACRL e-Learning program. Submit a proposalfor a webcast or online course and share your knowledge and innovative developments with your colleagues. April 13, 2018 is the submission deadline.
ACRL has identified four key areas in our Plan for Excellence. ACRL welcomes proposal submissions on all types of academic and research librarianship, and especially encourages proposals related to the following key areas:
- Value of Academic Libraries – academic library impact; assessment; learning analytics; student success
- Student Learning – information literacy; instructional practices; pedagogy; institutional student learning outcomes
- Research and Scholarly Environment – scholarly communication; data management, library publishing; open access; digital scholarship
- New Roles and Changing Landscapes – open educational resources; leadership and management; transformational change; equity, diversity, and inclusion; collaborations; higher education trends; critlib
Program proposals should address specific issues facing academic and research librarians today and provide timely, thought-provoking, and practical content and research, as well as actionable steps attendees can take.
e-Learning Formats
Webcasts
ACRL webcasts are offered live and are 60 minutes in length, including participant Q&A. Presenters can use PowerPoint, online polls, white board, and other interactive tools during the webcast. ACRL offers webcast presenters a 10% royalty of webcast registration fees, split between the presenters, each time the webcast is offered.
Online Courses
ACRL online courses are primarily asynchronous events offered over the course of three or four weeks. Courses should include weekly readings, discussion questions, weekly assignments, live chat sessions, and/or a final assignment. ACRL provides a one-time $1,000 for content development for new multi-week courses. In addition, course presenters receive a royalty of 10% of the course registration fees, split between the presenters, each time the course is offered.
How to Submit
Complete details and the proposal submission form are available online. Proposals must be submitted by Friday, April 13, 2018. Notifications will be issued by May 2018.