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The mission of the Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) is to provide a forum for discussion of activities, programs, and problems of instruction in the use of libraries; to contribute to the education and training of librarians for library instruction; to promote instruction in the use of libraries as an essential library service, and to serve as a channel of communication on library instruction between the ALA divisions, ALA and ACRL committees, state clearinghouses, Project LOEX, other organizations concerned with instruction in the use of libraries, and members of the Association.

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Reminder: Creating Informed Learners in the Classroom Symposium - July 12-14

  • 1.  Reminder: Creating Informed Learners in the Classroom Symposium - July 12-14

    Posted Jun 23, 2022 04:01 PM

     

    Creating Informed Learners in the Classroom (CILC) Symposium

     

    Free Virtual Event
    July 12–14, 2022
    All sessions are early afternoon Eastern Time

     

    Symposium Website

     

    This event will showcase the collaborative work of librarians and instructors who codesigned student projects that embed information literacy into disciplinary courses at three research universities in the United States (University of Arizona, University of Nebraska, and Purdue University).  We will also highlight researchers in this field who will give the following invited talks:

     

    Showcase 1: July 12th, 3:20pm ET

    Danni Gilbert & Anita Breckbill: Their project focuses on working with music education student teachers to help them design and conduct an action research study.

    Annette Bochenek: Her project will describe helping students to compare and contrast the gap between research on gender and those applications in the workplace.

     

    Showcase 2: July 13th, 2:15pm ET

    Jeannine Relly & Mary Feeney: Their project focuses on guiding students in analytical techniques and frameworks to analyze and navigate disinformation and misinformation in an upper-level journalism course.

    Rose Holz: She will describe helping students carry out a research project related to women, gender, and/or sexuality using interdisciplinary methods of analysis.

     

    Showcase 3: July 14th, 2:15pm ET

    Tracy L. Clark: Her project focuses on enabling students to share patient information and data visualization about COVID-19. 

    Kiyomi Deards: She will describe her project helping organic chemistry students become proficient at finding and understanding primary scientific literature.

     

    The full symposium schedule is available on the Symposium website. 

     

    We will use the virtual platform Airmeet for this event. It will feature an interactive socializing area for receptions and coffee breaks. You will also find important information concerning the schedule, speaker, and sessions in Airmeet.

     

    Register here

     

    **Be sure to confirm your registration by clicking the link in the automatic Airmeet email sent to you.**

     

    Sincerely,

    Clarence Maybee, on behalf of the CILC Project Team
    Michael Flierl, Ohio State University
    Rachel Fundator, Purdue University
    Catherine Fraser Riehle, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
    Amity Saha, Purdue University
    Maribeth Slebodnik, University of Arizona

     

    This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (RE-13-19-0021-19).add image

     

     

    Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies, 504 W State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907

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