(via Molly Roberts, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Here’s your exciting reminder that the May, 2017, GMR Update is Monday, May 15, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CST. Please join us for the first update of the 2017-2018 fiscal year to learn about awards and funding, outreach libraries, course offerings, and more. Note…
Category: Webinars
Link to Keynote Address at Information Literacy Summit Available
(via Dr. Troy Swanson, Moraine Valley Community College) I am excited to share the video from the keynote talk at this year’s Information Literacy Summit, which was co-hosted by DePaul University and Moraine Valley Community College. The link to the talk is below, along with background on keynote speaker Dr. Wendy Holliday. “Boundaries and Sovereignties:…
Circulating Ideas Podcasts on Libraries and Fake News
(via Dr. Troy Swanson, Moraine Valley Community College) I am excited to send along the link to an interview I did with Jeremy Shermak, Moody College of Communication Doctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin about journalism, fake news, libraries, and “truth”. This is part of a series of interviews on the Circulating…
NLM Webinar “Mapping Tools for Outreach and Public Health” on May 10
(via Molly Roberts, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region, in conjunction with the National Library of Medicine, is offering the one-hour webinar “Mapping Tools for Outreach and Public Health”. The event will take place from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CST on Wednesday, May…
Updates on ACRL Instruction Section Management & Leadership Professional Development Series
(via Michele Ostrow, University of Texas at Austin) Here is an update on the spring ACRL Instruction Section Management & Leadership Professional Development Series, events of interest to instruction coordinators and librarians with instruction responsibilities. The first event in the series, “Accessibility in Teaching with Technology”, with Stephanie Rosen, Accessibility Specialist at the University of Michigan…
ACRL DLS Instruction Committee Hosting May 19 Webinar on Collaborative Instructional Design
(via Heather Dalal, Rider University) Join the ACRL DLS (Distance Learning Section) Instruction Committee for our free spring webinar, “Collaborative Instructional Design: Leveraging Resources to Build Online Learning Experiences”. The webinar will take place on Friday, May 19, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. More information is below. Student interest and participation in online courses and…
Next NN/LM – GMR Update is Monday, May 15
(via Molly Roberts, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The May GMR Update will be presented on Monday, May 15, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CST. During this fiscal year, GMR Updates will be presented quarterly instead of monthly. You can submit your questions ahead of time, and we will be sure to design the…
ACRL Instruction Section Offering Spring Professional-Development Webinars (May 1, May 17, and June 2)
(via Michele Ostrow, University of Texas at Austin) The ACRL Instruction Section Management & Leadership Committee is excited to announce our spring online professional-development series, three online webinars on topics of interest to instruction coordinators and library staff with instruction responsibilities. We hope you can join us for any, or all, of these free events….
Next ACRL IS Teaching Methods Virtual Event is Tuesday, April 25
(via Emilie Vrbanic, University of Washington) This is just a reminder that the ACRL IS (Instruction Section) Teaching Methods Virtual Event is Tuesday, April 25, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CST. The event is titled “Improve Your Instruction with Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Conversation with Melissa Bowles-Terry and Cassandra Kvenild”. Bowles-Terry and Kvenild are the…
Webinar on May 24: “The Importance of Mapping to the ACRL Standards for Distance Learning Library Services”
(via Kelly McCallister, Appalachian State University) The North Carolina Library Association, College & University Section, is sponsoring a free webinar, “The Importance of Mapping to the ACRL Standards for Distance Learning Library Services“. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, May 24, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CST. To register for the webinar, click here. To register for…