Jennifer Sharkey and Catherine Fraser Riehle, Purdue University librarians, conducted a workshop this morning called “Beyond the Entertainment Factor: Integrating Multimedia into Information Literacy Instruction.”  Jennifer and Catherine drew upon their experience with information literacy and instructional design to share theoretical and practical ideas with workshop participants.  Following is what I took away from the workshop:

• Learning goals are broad (e.g. Students will understand the value of using scholarly resources), while learning outcomes are specific (e.g. Students will differentiate between scholarly and popular resources)
• The ICT (Information & Communication Technology) model combines with information literacy with technology literacy.
• Information literacy instruction can be enriched by using education and instructional design theories.
• Establishing learning goals and objectives is essential for deciding what you want to teach and why, especially when integrating multimedia into instruction.
• Keep in mind: ”In general, students don’t know as much about technology as we give them credit for” (Jennifer Sharkey).

Well done, Jennifer and Catherine! 

Friday morning’s workshop, Primary Sources: Out of Special Collections and Into the Curriculum, was led by librarians from UC Irvine and Marymount College and focused on creative ideas for using primary sources in various instruction settings. 

After discussing ways of collaborating with faculty members about primary source instruction and stressing the value of marketing one’s institution’s archival materials, workshop leaders led participants in a hands-on evaluation of various primary sources.  My group evaluated three primary sources on the history and how-to of 1980’s break dancing and brainstormed ideas about how to teach with these resources. 

This very interesting workshop ended with some of the best resources for finding primary sources and ways to assess instruction for using and evaluating primary sources.  Best resources for primary sources include WorldCat, local catalogs, History Matters (http://historymatters.gmu.edu/), American Memory (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html),  JSTOR’s new archive of British pamphlets. 

Thanks to the presenters for illuminating excellent teaching methods and theory for primary sources!

Primary Sources: Out of Special Collections and Into the Curriculum

Session Description:
User-Centered Design is a methodology whose theme is that the human user is central to the design of a product or service. The qualitative and quantitative techniques used to gather information about users are important tools for librarians to better understand and serve their constituents. In this workshop, participants are introduced to User-Centered Design concepts, and engage in a set of fast-paced, structured exercises to give them experience in first hand data collection and discussion.
Benefits/Objectives:

• Understand the fundamental concepts of User-Centered Design in order to be familiar with this methodology and how it can be used in a library setting;

• Practice several concrete data collection techniques (qualitative and quantitative) in order to gain first-hand experience as both subject and investigator
• Consider the application of User-Centered techniques in order to improve understanding of library users from a personal as well as an organizational point of view

Presenters:
Erika Rogers, ChezVous Technology, Los Osos, CA, United States

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PURPOSE of the Library Visual Scan

The purpose of the Library Visual Scan is:

• To evaluate a service operation and space needs.
• To identify service and operational constraints.
• To identify physical constraints.

OUTCOMES of the Library Visual Scan

The Visual Scan is an aid in:

• Needs assessments.
• Strategic planning.
• Master facilities plans.
• Facility repurposing, redesign and renovations.
• Development of the Library as a Place.
• The ability to change as needs, requirements and technologies change.

Benefits/Objectives:

• Learn about Library Programming Standards

• Learn best practices “”Planning a Library Facility”"
• Collections, User Seating and Staffing Measurements for Library Buildings

Presenters:
Alexander Cohen, Aaron Cohen Associates, LTD, Croton-on-hudson, NY, United States

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Session Description:
The Art of Strategic Persuasion: Essential Skills for Leaders is a must-attend workshop for anyone who is serious about developing their communication and leadership skills. This workshop features two dynamic speakers and teachersDr. Susan Miller (Professional Voice Trainer) and Mr. Tom Calcagni (Communication Strategist) both of whom will provide invaluable guidance and instruction concerning the art of public speaking and presentation.

Benefits/Objectives:

• Participants will learn strategies to diminish anxiety and assert themselves during challenging and confrontive situations
• Participants willl learn the “”what-why-how”" technique for high-stakes presentations and interviews
• Participants will learn exercises and techniques to enhance your vocal tone and professional presense

Presenters:
Susan Miller, Miller Calcagni Speaking 360, Washington, DC, United States
Tom Calcagni, Miller & Calcagni: Speaking 360, Alexandria, VA, United States

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Session Description:
Got a great idea for a digital project, but just don’t know how to get started? This session introduces both novices and experts to action planning for digital projects with a particular emphasis on integrating emerging social networking technologies such as blogs, mash-ups, and widgets into digital projects. Participants will understand the differences between emerging technologies, follow an action-planning process for digital projects, and gain confidence to turn a great idea into an actionable project.

Benefits/Objectives:

• Participants will learn the difference between emerging technologies (widgets) and their uses
• Participants will learn how to follow an action-planning process to turn ideas into actionable goals and objectives
• Participants will gain the confidence to plan a digital project that integrates emerging social networking technologies and tools

Presenters:
Ira Revels, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States

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Session Description:
Exposure to primary sources can fundamentally enhance undergraduate education. Librarians can play significant roles in this process. This workshop will approach that challenge from various perspectives. Workshop participants will work through exercises designed to help them consider how best to incorporate primary sources in their instruction. Participants will learn strategies to promote the use of primary sources, to articulate student outcomes for instruction sessions, identify appropriate active learning techniques, and use simple assessment methods.

Benefits/Objectives:

• By the end of the Primary Sources workshop, participants will create a curriculum that will engage the intended audience in order to promote their understanding of primary souces.
• By the end of the Primary Sources workshop, participants will develop student learning outcomes and active learning techniques for instruction sessions on the definition, identification, use and interpretation of primary sources in order to design content that will achieve the learning outcomes.
• By the end of the Primary Sources workshop, participants will develop an action plan that will foster the integration of Special Collections expertise on primary sources into general education courses.

Presenters:
Stephen MacLeod, UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, CA, United States
Cathy Palmer, UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, CA, United States
Becky Imamoto, UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, CA, United States
Melanie Sellar, UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, CA, United States

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Session Description:
Libraries have felt the assessment buzz in recent years. Assessment is best when done early and often; in the real world, projects may fall short of this goal. Time constraints often push assessment to the margins of a project. This workshop will teach librarians to design an assessment project plan through the principles of good project management. Participants will learn to structure and define assessment projects, overcome challenges, and become familiar with project management softwares.

Benefits/Objectives:

• Develop strategies for managing an assessment project team and defining roles within the project team in order to work efficiently and effectively given a strict timeline.
• Identify scope, goals, priorities, audience and timeline for an assessment project in order to create an assessment project plan.
• Understand how and when to use project management software in order to maintain communication and accountability with an assessment project team.

Presenters:
Jennifer Rutner, Columbia University Libraries, New York, NY, United States
Joanna DiPasquale, Columbia University Libraries, New York, NY, United States

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Session Description:
A structured, interactive overview of the scholarly communication system to underpin individual or institutional strategic planning and action. Four modules will focus on new methods of scholarly publishing and communication, copyright and intellectual property, economics, and open access and openness as a principle. Appropriate for those with new leadership assignments in scholarly communication as well as liaisons and others who are interested in the issues, and need foundational understanding.

Benefits/Objectives:

• Understand scholarly communication as a system to manage the results of research and scholarly inquiry and be able to describe system characteristics, including academic libraries and other major stakeholders and stakeholder interests, major types and sources of current stress and evolution, and key indicators of size, complexity, and rates of change
• Enumerate new modes and models of scholarly communication; business models; research & social interaction models (from blogs, curated websites, etc), and peer review models and examples of the ways in which academic libraries have or can initiate or support those models
• Be able to select and cite key principles, facts, and messages relevant to current or nascent scholarly communication plans and programs in their institutions, e.g. as preparation for library staff or faculty outreach, to contextualize collection development decisions

Presenters:
Lee VanOrsdel, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, United States
Joy Kirchner, University of British Columbia Library, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Molly Keener, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
Sarah Shreeves, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States

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Session Description:
Each of us sees, feels,and thinks of different imagery when we read the phrase Standing on the Edge. And so it is with CHANGE. In the workshop, you will gain an enhanced understanding of how you react to change personally and techniques that can help you play an effective, proactive role in change. You will also be equipped with models to develop change plans that create a more agile organization.

Benefits/Objectives:

• Learn the patterns and commonalities that people share when going through change
• Increase understanding of how flexible each participant is in coping with change
• Examine a change model and evaluate its application to an institutional situation

Presenters:
Elaine Jennerich, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
Sue Baughman, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States

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