Charge: To coordinate and promote virtual discussion of current instruction topics across the Instruction Section. To that end, the committee will provide support to other IS committees in the coordination of virtual discussions by maintaining a primer of online discussion formats; maintaining a tip sheet with best practices for the facilitation of virtual discussions; and assisting with the scheduling of virtual events hosted by IS committees to ensure an even distribution throughout the year. Additionally, the committee will coordinate one virtual event each year, including issuing a call for, reviewing, and selecting a proposal for discussion; communicating decisions to all applicants; providing guidance and support to conveners/moderators/panelists as needed; ensuring that digests are completed and shared to IS membership via the IS website and through email distribution lists; and refining criteria for selection of proposals as needed.
Annual Planning:
View planning documents such as annual goals, measuring success reports, or annual reports by selecting the appropriate report from the IS Archive.
Roster:
Committee Members & Contact Information
Best Practices for Hosting Virtual Events Guide:
Have you ever helped to facilitate a virtual event for an ACRL committee? The process can involve navigating logistics such as requesting the ACRL Zoom Meeting room, planning for captions for accessibility, and advertising for your event. During the pandemic, the ACRL Instruction Section Virtual Engagement Committee put together a brief guide to help you plan a successful virtual event, and in 2022-2023 our committee made some brief updates to it. Access the Best Practices guide here: tinyurl.com/hostingvirtualevents
The Best Practices document gives recommendations for planning different types of events, including panel discussions, webinar presentations, and Twitter chats. There are also sample communication templates for advertising your event on listservs and social media. Please feel free to use the Best Practices guide as a resource for committee or individual event planning.
Recordings from Virtual Events
Engaging Students in Library Instruction: Experimentation & Innovation (May 1, 2023)
Resisting Overcommitment (June 15, 2022)
Privacy Literacy Reboot: Grounding Practice in Theory (December 4, 2020)
Virtual Event Digests
Engaging Students in Library Instruction: Experimentation & Innovation (May 1, 2023)
Resisting Overcommitment (June 15, 2022)
Privacy Literacy Reboot: Grounding Practice in Theory (December 4, 2020)
Challenging Deficit Thinking in Academic Libraries: Ideas and Applications
Make Small Changes, Get Inclusive Results: Bringing Universal Design into Library Instruction
All Current Issue Discussion Digests
Other Virtual Engagement Information
Best Practices for Hosting Virtual Events
Tips for Discussion Group Conveners
