Category Archives: professional-development

ACRL IS VEC Lightning Round: Engaging Students in Library Instruction – Experimentation and Innovation

How do you help cultivate connection and engagement in the classroom? After a long period of isolation due to COVID-19, the need to engage students is more essential than ever.  This online session will feature four lighting talk presentations about … Continue reading

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Management & Leadership Committee Spring Webinars Beginning Next Week

Emotions in the Workplace Wednesday, February 26, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CST Register: https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Zdzg4HkUTF-So1HUxL3_Nw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Many different forms of work contain a requirement, often unspoken, for employees … Continue reading

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Recording for Management & Leadership Committee Discussion Series – Fostering Curiosity: Invigorating Your Library’s Teaching and Learning Culture through SoTL

On May 1st,  the Instruction Section’s Management and Leadership Committee hosted a virtual event titled Fostering Curiosity: Invigorating Your Library’s Teaching and Learning Culture through SoTL, which is now available for viewing via ACRL’s YouTube channel. Session slides are also … Continue reading

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Recording for Management & Leadership Committee Discussion Series – A Complaint has Been Filed. Now What? Strategies for Accessibility Remediation and Prioritization for Future Compliance

On April 24th,  the Instruction Section’s Management and Leadership Committee hosted a virtual event titled A Complaint has Been Filed. Now What? Strategies for Accessibility Remediation and Prioritization for Future Compliance, which is now available for viewing via ACRL’s YouTube … Continue reading

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Recording for Management & Leadership Committee Discussion Series – Mindful Leadership: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Academic Library Instruction Program

On February 20th,  the Instruction Section’s Management and Leadership Committee hosted a virtual event titled Mindful Leadership: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Academic Library Instruction Program, which is now available for viewing via ACRL’s YouTube channel. Session notes and … Continue reading

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Recording for Creating the Big Picture: Improving Instruction Programming through Curriculum Mapping

On April 25th the Instruction Section’s Management and Leadership Committee hosted a virtual event titled Creating the Big Picture: Improving Instruction Programming through Curriculum Mapping. Stefanie Metko and Amanda MacDonald (Virginia Tech) covered the purposes and goals for a curriculum … Continue reading

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Recording for Collective Learning: Developing an Instruction Community of Practice

On April 11th the Instruction Section’s Management and Leadership Committee hosted a virtual event titled: Collective Learning: Developing an Instruction Community of Practice. Amanda Peters and Doreen Bradley (University of Michigan) and Marybeth McCartin (New York University) and Nicole Brown … Continue reading

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ACRL IS Teaching Methods Virtual Event

Gendered Labor and Library Instruction Coordination   Date and Time:  April 11, 2018 @ 11:00-12:00 AM CST | 12:00-1:00 EST |10:00-11:00 MST | 9:00-10:00 PST Please register at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-wisQjyaRXGC892sPbueNg  Join the ACRL IS Teaching Methods committee for a conversation with Veronica … Continue reading

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ACRL IS Teaching Methods Virtual Event

Improve your instruction with classroom assessment techniques: a conversation with Melissa Bowles-Terry and Cassandra Kvenild Join the ACRL IS Teaching Methods committee for a conversation with Melissa Bowles-Terry and Cassandra Kvenild, authors of Classroom Assessment Techniques for Librarians (ALA 2015). … Continue reading

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Recording from “New Framework, New Directions” Virtual Panel

The IS Teaching Methods Committee would like to thank everyone who attended it’s virtual panel titled “New Framework, New Directions: Teaching Information Literacy in a New Context” on April 25, 2016. We greatly appreciate Tania Alekson, Megan Hodge, and Andrea Baer for … Continue reading

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