Are you seeking a meaningful opportunity to make a contribution to the profession and higher education? As ACRL President Steven Bell indicated in his recent post, an ACRL task force (the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education Task Force) is in the process of extensively revising the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, [...]
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ACRL Seeks Visiting Program Officer to Support Revised Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
June 18th, 2013 · Comments Off · About ACRL, Information Literacy, Standards and Guidelines
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Rethinking ACRL’s Information Literacy Standards: The Process Begins
June 4th, 2013 · Comments Off · About ACRL, Information Literacy, Standards and Guidelines
ACRL’s Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (“the Standards”) were first adopted in 2000. Since then the Standards have become one of, if not the most essential document, related to the emergence of information literacy as a recognized learning outcome at many institutions of higher education. In the vast collection of research and writings [...]
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Immersion Program application extended to May 24, 2013
May 15th, 2013 · Comments Off · Events, Information Literacy
The application deadline for the ACRL Immersion Program Assessment and Intentional Teaching Tracks has been extended to Friday, May 24, 2013. The Information Literacy Immersion Program allows you to embrace your educational role by embarking on a path of teacher development and pedagogical inquiry in a community of practice for academic librarians devoted to collaborative [...]
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Immersion Program Applications Due May 10
May 3rd, 2013 · Comments Off · Events, Information Literacy
Applications for the Immersion Program Assessment and Intentional Teaching tracks are due Friday, May 10, 2013. Embrace your educational role by embarking on a path of teacher development and pedagogical inquiry in a community of practice for academic librarians devoted to collaborative learning and individual renewal. The Assessment and Intentional Teaching Tracks will be offered November 20-24, 2013, [...]
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“Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy”
March 26th, 2013 · Comments Off · Information Literacy, Publications, Scholarly Communication
ACRL announces the publication of a new white paper, “Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy: Creating Strategic Collaborations for a Changing Academic Environment,” written by a working group of leaders from many areas of the association. This white paper explores and articulates three intersections between scholarly communication and information literacy: economics of the distribution [...]
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“Common Ground at the Nexus of Information Literacy and Scholarly Communication”
March 25th, 2013 · Comments Off · Information Literacy, Publications, Scholarly Communication
ACRL announces the publication of Common Ground at the Nexus of Information Literacy and Scholarly Communication. Edited by Stephanie Davis-Kahl and Merinda Kaye Hensley, this volume forges a new path that crosses boundaries between two vital areas of librarianship. Davis-Kahl and Hensley explore how librarians at a variety of institutions can engage students and faculty [...]
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Immersion Program Applications Due May 10
March 7th, 2013 · Comments Off · Events, Information Literacy
Applications for the ACRL Information Literacy Immersion Program Assessment and Intentional Teaching Tracks are due Friday, May 10, 2013. The Immersion Program allows you to embrace your educational role by embarking on a path of teacher development and pedagogical inquiry in a community of practice for academic librarians devoted to collaborative learning and individual renewal. [...]
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New Immersion Program Track – Practical Management for the Instruction Coordinator
December 5th, 2012 · Comments Off · Events, Information Literacy
ACRL is pleased to announce its new Immersion track, “Practical Management for the Instruction Coordinator.” Complete program details and registration materials are online. Note that competitive application is not required for this track; simply submit your registration materials by February 22, 2013! Instruction coordinators are often well-grounded in theory and instruction practice and have some [...]
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Immersion ’13 application deadline Dec. 7
November 28th, 2012 · Comments Off · Events, Information Literacy
Friday, December 7 is the application deadline for the Information Literacy Immersion ’13 Program (Teacher, Program, and Teaching with Technology tracks). Complete program and track details, along with application materials, are available online. The Teacher and Program tracks will be held July 28-August 2, 2013 at Seattle University. These tracks will provide four-and-a-half days of [...]
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Apply for New Immersion Teaching with Technology Track
October 16th, 2012 · Comments Off · Events, Information Literacy
Apply now for the new Information Literacy Immersion Teaching with Technology track; applications are due December 7, 2012. The Immersion ’13 Teaching with Technology track will provide a practical and design-minded framework for evaluating instructional technologies in order to integrate them more effectively into face to face and/or online teaching. The curriculum includes instructional design, [...]
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