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NERCOMP EVENT
IT/Library Collaborations in Teaching and Learning, IV
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IT and library constituencies and teaching interests overlap, and the tools we are using and developing intersect. So, we are exploring effective ways to co-develop, reinforce, and support one another's initiatives, resulting in better teaching and learning for our higher education communities. We will discuss specific programs involving collaborative efforts. We will point up lessons learned from our experiences, and where we see possible future opportunities. Participants will be encouraged to participate in the discussions and offer lessons learned in their environments. This session will include 4 presentations and three exercises related to IT/library collaboration.
This SIG is the fourth in a series, following ones offered on 3/30/05, 11/14/05, and 03/05/07, each with different presenters and presentations.
Workshop Organizer/Host: Gayle Barton of Williams College and Susan Fliss of Harvard University
Date/Time:
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
9:00am - 3:00pm
Registration begins at 8:00am
Location:
College of the Holy Cross
Hogan Campus Center, Third Floor - Ballroom
Parking is at the Hogan Campus Center
Worcester, MA
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Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $75
Non-Members: $175
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Additional Information
Event Schedule:
8:00am - 9:00am Registration & Coffee
9:00am - 9:10am Introduction
9:10am – 10:00am Inspirational Concept Mapping: from the Adaptive Technology Room to the Reference Interview at Brandeis University Libraries
Speaker: Jason Bernard, Research & Instruction Librarian, Brandeis University
Inspiration ® concept mapping software is one of many tools that Brandeis offers to community members with disabilities in the jointly managed Adaptive Technology Room. Librarians mainstreamed this technology to assist students during the Reference interview. Some students need assistance conceptualizing and focusing their research topics during the reference interview. Although librarians tend to share ideas with students verbally, many students are better able to conceptualize research visually. With Inspiration® visual mapping software or by hand, reference librarians can help students identify and narrow their topic. Visualizing the ideas on one screen/page facilitates topic selection and subsequent searching strategies. The concept map can serve as a reminder of the points that were covered when the student leaves the desk with the map in hand. By using concept mapping, a tool commonly applied to other fields of study, the librarian can offer an innovative way to facilitate a reference interview.
10:00am – 10:30am Exercise - Identifying Commonalities Between IT and Libraries
10:30am – 10:40am Break
10:40am – 11:30am Librarian – Instructional Designer Collaboration: Integrating Content and Design to Create Electronic Library Instruction Modules
Speakers:
Kate MacDonald, Associate Professor and Director of Instructional Design Services,
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Marilyn Steinberg, Assistant Professor and Science Librarian, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
The Health Sciences Library at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has a close relationship with the College’s Director of Instructional Design Services. Combining librarian and course design expertise a series of online learning modules were developed and are now the foundation of the Library’s instruction program and are required for graduation. Additionally, another series of online modules on searching the PubMed database were created using the Tegrity course delivery software system and funded by a grant written collaboratively. These modules have been successfully integrated into an approved continuing education course for physician assistants. This presentation will cover the challenges and rewards of individuals with different skill sets coming together to develop innovative online learning modules.
11:30am – 12:00pm Exercise – Problem Solving
12:00pm – 12:50pm Lunch
12:50pm – 1:40pm What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been!
Speakers:
Nikki Reynolds, Director, Instructional Technology Services, Hamilton College
Kristin Strohmeyer, Reference Librarian/Coordinator of Instructional Services, Hamilton College
Hamilton College librarians and instructional technologists have collaborated quite successfully for over seven years. What started as early technology courses has now evolved into a fully staffed Information Commons and coordinated support for academic programs for faculty and students. This presentation will describe the evolutionary nature of our collaborations, and the commitment to interdepartmental teamwork that provides the foundation for our ongoing development.
1:40pm – 2:10pm Exercise - Collaborative Student Orientation Programs
2:10pm – 3:00pm Wellesley Plus: Integrating Library and IT into a Supplementary First Year Experience
Speakers:
Megan Adams Brooks, Director, Research & Instruction, Wellesley College
Heather Woods, Director, Digital Media & Instruction, Wellesley College
Wellesley College is piloting a supplementary program for a small number of first-year students in 07-08. Along with enhanced advising and co-curricular support, students are attending a weekly 2.5 hour lab session taught by Information Services staff covering finding, analyzing and producing information in print, graphics, audio and video. In this lab, which runs in conjunction with their expository writing courses, students will experience a range of strategies for planning, research, content development, and publication. Because the lab is being co-taught by our library and technical staff we are able to provide the students with a more comprehensive and connected look at information history, sources and production.
Our first semester ends on December 5th so we will be presenting our "work in progress" as well as our early evaluations of this program.
3:00pm End
Speaker:
Heather Woods
Heather Woods joined the Wellesley College Information Services staff in 1999. As the Director of Digital Media and Instruction Heather is responsible for the Knapp Media & Technology Center, satellite computing labs, ResNet, course reserves, e-reserves, license managers, and Macintosh/Windows computer imaging and support.
Heather thrives on creating successful partnerships with Wellesley faculty and staff to support student learning. Recently Heather worked with Knapp Center staff to launch a comprehensive academic project support program including "assignment refinement" assistance for faculty, project-specific technical instruction workshops, and one-on-one support for students. This year an IS and Student Life partnership spurred a pilot program providing an "IS Advisor" to every entering student mentor group.
Prior to her work at Wellesley, Heather taught high school math and computer science.
Speaker:
Jason Bernard
Jason Bernard is a Research and Instruction Librarian at Brandies University in Waltham, MA. In his role as a technology coordinator, Jason manages the Adaptive Technology Room and electronic resources. He is a subject specialist in the fields of economics and business. Jason received his MLS from Simmons College in Boston, MA.
Speaker:
Kate MacDonald
Kate MacDonald, Associate Professor and Director of Instructional Design Services at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, has been designing, teaching, and participating in online learning for over 16 years. Her focus is on developing interactive, learner-centered strategies for synchronous and asynchronous formats. She has published and presented on best practices in team-based production of learning programs and materials, and on distance learning methods and technologies.
Speaker:
Kristin Strohmeyer
Kristin Strohmeyer is a Reference Librarian and the Coordinator of Instructional Services at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. Kristin is the departmental liaison for the much of the humanities and non-North American history, providing course-related instruction and research assistance to those faculty and students. Along with Janet Simons and Professor John O’Neill, she participated in the summer 2002 Mellon workshop, Talking about Technopedagogy, held at Bryn Mawr College, co-developing a course focusing on film adaptations of Jane Austen’s novels. She is also a former facilitator of the HILLgroup, member of the Information Commons Committee, and is actively involved in New Faculty and New Student Orientation. She currently chairs the American Library Association Library Instruction Round Table Research Committee, former co-chair of the Association of College and Research Libraries Instruction Section Awards Committee, and a past-president of the Eastern New York Chapter of ACRL. Kristin received her B.A. in English Literature and Medieval History from Potsdam College in New York, and her M.S. in Library Science from Simmons College in Boston.
Speaker:
Marilyn Steinberg
Marilyn Steinberg, Assistant Professor and Science Librarian at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, where she has been for the past 7 years. Her previous endeavors include 14 years at a university as a manager of the science libraries, and 7 years as a high school teacher. Marilyn has given presentations at national/regional education and medical library conferences in the areas of information literacy and faculty/librarian collaboration.
Speaker:
Megan Adams Brooks
Megan Adams Brooks joined Wellesley College in 2006 as the Director of Research and Instruction. In this role, she is responsible for reference and instruction services in the libraries, special collections, the book arts program, and the faculty/staff computing help desk. Megan enjoys breaking down the invisible walls that keep librarians and technologists from collaborating effectively and helping students, faculty, and staff track down obscure pieces of information. She excels at teaching in the classroom. She's taught hesitant faculty members how to use EndNote, confused undergraduates how to focus their research, and everything in between. A passionate advocate for libraries, she needs two hands and a foot to count the number of people she's recruited to become librarians.
Prior to coming to Wellesley, she spent several years as the social sciences librarian at Swarthmore College. In addition to her regular reference, instruction, and collection development responsibilities, she worked with the Tri-College Library Consortium of Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore Colleges as electronic resources coordinator and member of the library web services integration group.
Speaker:
Nikki Reynolds
Nikki Reynolds is Director of Instructional Technology Support Services at Hamilton College. As a member of the Information Technology Services department at Hamilton, Nikki is responsible for the planning and management of services that support the use of technology for teaching and learning across the curriculum. In this role, she has been instrumental in developing collaborations between the Library and ITS, including the HILLgroup and the Information Commons. Nikki received her B.S in Architectural Studies from Washington State University, and her M.S. in Systems Science and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Binghamton University. The one constant theme throughout the years of study and work has been Nikki’s interest in creating systems that accommodate human factors in all their diversity.
Related Media Files:
Library-IT-collaboration.ppt
Contact Information:
Lisa DiMauro
860-345-2081
ldimauro@nercomp.org
Hotel Information:
Rooms are available at the Comfort Inn, 426 Southbridge Street in Auburn, MA.
Please state that you are with NERCOMP and you will receive the reduced rate of $85, includes continental breakfast & internet access.
Call the hotel directly at: 1-508-832-8300
The room block will be held until November 24, 2007.
For additional information go to:
http://www.comfortinn.com
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