LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table)

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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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Spring issue of Tips and Trends: Universal Design for Learning

  • 1.  Spring issue of Tips and Trends: Universal Design for Learning

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    How can librarians best approach instructional design? The latest Tips and Trends issue covers https://acrl.ala.org/IS/tips-and-trends-universal-design-for-learning/. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="9" rel="noopener">Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework that emphasize the proactive creation of accessible, inclusive learning materials. Author Abigail Higgins explains how librarians can employ UDL in a variety of instructional contexts and provides tips for ensuring that instructional technologies are employed with UDL principles in mind.

    Published by the Instructional Technologies Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section, Tips & Trends introduces and discusses new, emerging or even familiar technologies that can be used in library instruction. The latest article and past issues are available on the http://acrl.ala.org/IS/instruction-tools-resources-2/technology/tips-and-trends/. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="10" rel="noopener">Instructional Technologies Committee webpage. Recent topics include Articulate software, AI text detectors, and AI and personalized learning.



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    Abigail Higgins
    Instruction and Student Success Librarian
    Auburn University
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