Tagged: Professional Development Committee

Library Instruction Together: Building a Community of Practice on a Shoestring Budget (Video Replay)

This is a recording of the April 26, 2023 presentation, Library Instruction Together: Building a Community of Practice on a Shoestring Budget.

A Day in the Life of a Digital Scholarship Intern (Video Replay)

This is a recording of the May 3, 2023 presentation, A Day in the Life of a Digital Scholarship Intern.

Model Reference Behavior (Video Replay)

This is a recording of the March 29, 2023 presentation, Model Reference Behavior.

Beyond Universal Design for Learning (Video Replay)

This is a recording of the March 10, 2023 presentation: Beyond Universal Design for Learning.

A Day in the Life of a Digital Scholarship Intern

Over the past year, the Roux Library Technical Services Department at Florida Southern College has partnered with San José State University’s (SJSU) iSchool to provide a virtual Digital Scholarship Internship to students enrolled in the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) graduate program. Under the supervision of the Metadata Librarian, the Digital Scholarship interns gained experience in the skills of digital scholarship, specifically as it relates to supporting faculty and students in using digital tools to organize, share, and publish their research.

Library Instruction Together: Building a Community of Practice on a Shoestring Budget

As an academic librarian, do you feel a lack of opportunities to network, share best practices, and find support locally? In 2017, a group of instruction librarians from across Tennessee gathered online to discuss creating something beyond the state-wide offerings, which were limited and not always representative of their voices and interests.

Changing Roles: Impacting Student Achievement through Faculty Development (Video Replay)

This is a recording of the February 27, 2023 presentation: Changing Roles: Impacting Student Achievement through Faculty Development. In this interactive panel discussion, three librarians with significant experience leading faculty development initiatives will discuss how librarians can impact student outcomes by adopting a faculty developer role. Presenters: The presentation slides are available...

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Model Reference Behavior

Everyone wants to provide exceptional chat reference services, and SMU Libraries has exceeded expectations. Since it’s the initial touch point for library services, we provide exemplary interactions by employing a distributed model for our Ask Us service, meaning library staff across our Libraries work together to respond to queries.

Beyond Universal Design for Learning – Rescheduled Webinar

As instructional designers, our choices impact learners in various ways and take on more importance when the instructor and learner are unseen participants in the learning process. One of the key frameworks in use for the creation of learning objects is Universal Design for Learning (UDL). It has provided many librarians with a roadmap for creating learning objects by providing guidance on making design choices that recognize the diverse ways in which learners engage with virtual content. While helpful, UDL is just a starting point for inclusive learning. As a profession, we need to move beyond UDL because it falls short of inclusive design practices. Inclusive design, defined by the Inclusive Design Research Center, considers the full range of human diversity with respect to ability, language, culture, gender, age, and other forms of human difference

Changing Roles: Impacting Student Achievement through Faculty Development

Faculty development provides librarians the opportunity to use our considerable expertise to develop scalable and sustainable programs that support teaching and learning – making a significant, demonstrable impact on the educational missions of our institutions. In this interactive panel discussion, three librarians with significant experience leading faculty development initiatives will discuss how librarians can impact student outcomes by adopting a faculty developer role.