"I'll be Hermione": A simulation approach for faculty development for service-learning
This post is by SLL blog coordinator, Anne Marie Gruber, Liaison & Textbook Equity Librarian at University of Northern Iowa's Rod Library.
Pairing Information Literacy and Service-Learning
Integrating service-learning in the new Information and Society course at Seattle Pacific University
Today's guest post is co-authored by Kristen Hoffman and Liz Gruchala-Gilbert. Kristen is the Psychology and Scholarly Communications Librarian, and Liz is the College of Arts and Sciences Librarian.
Finding Synergies between Data Literacy, Community Engagement, and Librarianship
Today's guest post is by Ben Chiewphasa, Economics and Data Librarian with the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, part of University of Notre Dame's Hesburgh Libraries.
Service Learning and Elmo Says, “Conscientização”
Today's guest post author is Cameron Tuai, Data & Business Librarian at Drake University's Cowles Library.
Critical Information Literacy and Critical Service Learning: Building on Common Ground
Today's post is by Nicole Branch, Associate University Librarian for Learning and Engagement at Santa Clara University and Andrea Brewster, Assessment Manager, Undergraduate Studies at Santa Clara University. It describes research they conducted with Jennifer Nutefall, formerly of Santa Clara University and currently Dean of University Libraries at University of Northern Colorado.
Library Scavenger Hunt for Faculty Community-Based Learning Workshop
Today's post is by guest author Shauna Edson, Instructional Design Librarian at University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
From Research to Action: Pairing Information Literacy and Service-Learning
Thanks to those of you who may be visiting this blog because you attended the session "From research to action: Pairing Information Literacy and Service-learning" at the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) conference last week. My co-presenters (Dr. Maggie Stevens, Executive Director, Indiana Campus Compact; Jennifer Nutefall, University Librarian at Santa Clara University and Dr.
Service-learning presentation at ACRL 2013
Academic librarians: If you're going to the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) conference in April, I hope you'll consider attending the panel presentation: "From research to action: pairing information literacy and service-learning." I will be co-presenting with my friend and co-instructor, Dr. Sarah Twill, a Wright State Social Work professor, my friend and fellow service-learning enthusiast, Jennifer Nutefall, University Librarian at Santa Clara University, and Dr. Maggie Stevens, Executive Director of Indiana Campus Compact.
SLL's 100th post!
If my Wordpress dashboard is correct, this is the 100th post on Service Learning Librarian! This is a big week for my blog and for my "agenda" of pairing service-learning and information literacy. On Monday, Chris Sweet, Information Literacy Librarian at Illinois Wesleyan University, became SLL's first-ever guest contributor! If you haven't read it yet, here is his
Service-Learning and Information Literacy: Right Time, Right Place
Let me begin this guest post with a short introduction. My name is Chris Sweet and I am the Information Literacy Librarian at Illinois Wesleyan University (Central Illinois). I had been following Maureen's blog as well as her publications for some time prior to meeting her in-person at this year's LOEX Conference in Columbus, OH. Both of us have discovered a real passion for service-learning and have seen first-hand how adding information literacy elements to service-learning courses can create even stronger and more effective classes.