ACRL Webcast
In October, Jennifer Nutefall & I will lead an ACRL Webcast, Service Learning and Information Literacy: Models for Engagement. Details are available here: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/servicel...
Conferences & Awards
Service-Learning Webcast
An Ohio Campus Compact staff member/consultant, Jen Gilbride-Brown, is leading a webinar about designing service learning courses. More details are available here: https://www.academicimpressions.com/events/event_listing.php?i=1122&t=Overview
Service-Learning Research Academy - Part II
The facilitators at the Service-Learning Research Academy last week encouraged participants to develop and/or refine projects that could translate into high quality research in the field of service-learning. I'm really excited to get started on my project. Breakout sessions provided opportunities to refresh knowledge or get familiar with the basics of qualitative and quantitative research. Then, participants broke into small groups to discuss possible research questions and methods.
Summary: Service Learning Roundtable Discussion at ACRL
Jennifer Nutefall and I co-facilitated a roundtable discussion about service learning and information literacy connections at last week's ACRL Annual conference. These are some of the notes from the discussion. What roles can librarians play in Service Learning?
SL Discussion at ACRL
Join Jennifer Nutefall and I at ACRL for a round table discussion: Strengthening information literacy through service learning partnerships. This round table discussion takes place Friday, April 1 from 12:15 - 1:15 in the Exhibit Hall in the Pennsylvania Convention Center. I believe we're at Round Table #13. Details: Participants will explore Service Learning (SL) pedagogy in order to discover practical ways to contribute to SL collaborations at their institutions.
Outstanding Collaboration Award
I'm pleased to announce that I received an award today at the Wright State University Learning Community luncheon. My partners, Craig This (a first-year seminar instructor at WSU) and Becky Garvin (Interim Director for Project READ, our community partner) and I were awarded "Outstanding Collaboration" fo
LAUNC-CH presentation
I will give a presentation next Monday, March 7 at the Librarians Association of The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (LAUNC-CH) Annual Conference, Service Learning: Keeping the library engaged in the curriculum and the community. The presentation description is: Librarians are uniquely positioned to support faculty members as they create service learning courses to engage students with curriculum and forge vital community partnerships.