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LOTW 2012 Conference: Conference Presentations

LOTW 2012 Conference - Burbank, CA June 6-8 Woodbury University

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Keynote Speaker: Esther Grassian

Thursday 10:45 - 11:50 AM Sessions

Et Tu, Bart? Information Literacy with the Simpsons - Heidi Blackburn

Participation on the High Plains: Increasing Student Engagement in an Upper-Division, 3-Credit Info Lit Course - Jennifer Mayer

ILI-L Overgrown: Information Literacy Landscapers Trim Thorny Listserv Topics - Russell Palmer & Andrea G. Stanfield

Information Literacy: Can We Recognize it When We See It? - C. Palmer, K. Andrews, B. Williams, & C. Plovnick

As the Landscape Shifts So Does Library Instruction: Managing Change in an Evolving University Environment - C. Johnson & S. Borrelli

Thursday 1:20 - 2:35 PM Sessions

Introduction to WASSAIL: Open Source Info Lit Assessment Software - Nancy Goebel

A Garden of Juicy Shrubs: Librarian and Teaching Faculty Plant Little Cuttings - Lilleth Newby Beckford

Empowering International Students with Library Skills: A Campus-Wide Initiative - E. Bosch & S. Bahavar Second file with handout here.

Taking Root: Establishing a Culture of Outreach - Amy Stewart-Mailhiot & Genevieve Williams

15 Minutes in the 15th Century: Sharing Course-related Rare Books to Introduce Students to Primary Source Research - M. Nykanen

Using Real World Analogies to Explain Concepts in Information Literacy Instruction - Katherine O'Clair

Sowing the Seeds of a Successful Program: Using Unconventional Interview Techniques to Build a Strong Team - A. Barnhart, D. Sullivan, A. Pashia, J. Cook, J. Critten, & A. Stanfield

Thursday 3:00 - 4:05 PM Sessions

When Students Look Sleepy: Making Research Relevant and Demanding - Kacy Lundstrom & Erin Davis

Reaching the Summit: Using Assessment to Help You Get There - Julie Nanavati & Brandy Whitlock

More Than a Scavenger Hunt: Using iPads and QR Codes to Find Sources in a One-Shot Library Instruction Session - Ngoc-Yen Tran Second file with activity handout here.

South of the Border Boolean: Teaching Search Strategies with the Value Menu - Heidi Blackburn

The "What Stuck?" Game - Joan Kaplowitz Discount offer for Joan's book here.

Not At Your Service: Building Genuine Librarian-Faculty Partnerships - Allison Carr & Yvonne Meulemans

Friday, June 8, 2012

Friday 9:15 - 10:20 AM Sessions

HML-IQ, Exploring New Terrain: Creating, Designing, & Implementing an Online Library Orientation Game - M. Fusich & V. Vang

What's Your Story? Building a Narrative Pathway to Online/Subject-Specific Info Lit Instruction - J. Bussmann & C. Plovnick Also, Google Doc Bibliography available here.

Using Library of Congress Subject Headings to Navigate the Online Environment in the Age of Discovery - L. Cummings & D. Spidal

Navigating the Hybrid World: Going from Paper-Based to Paperless Library Research Assignments - C. Goldman & A. Agee Their LibGuide about interactive technologies can be found here.

Embedded Librarianship that Promotes Effective Information Use - Amy Kelly & Emily Buzicky Also, handout is available here.

Building and Sustaining a Culture of Assessment in Your Instruction Program - Meredith Farkas

Friday 10:45 - 11:50 AM Sessions

The Amazing Library Race - Katherine O'Clair Also: Example questions here. Race Worksheet here. And Questions used during presentation here.

Texts, Lies, and Videotape: Using Multimedia Examples of Bad Behavior to Teach Plagiarism and Academic Ethics - Marisa Diehl

Cutting the Commute: Assess Authentically and Still Arrive on Time - Toni Carter & Juliet Rumble

Desert or Oasis? Reflecting on Teaching and Tweaking a Discovery Layer - Amy Fyn, Vera Lux, & Robert J. Snyder

Taming the Garden of Good and Evil: Teaching Information Literacy Through a Discovery Tool - Nancy Fawley & Nikki Krysak

Plant a Seed, Watch it Grow: Using Frequently Requested One-Shots to Create a First-Year Curriculum - J. Cook, J. Critten, & A. Pashia

The Myth of the Super Hero Librarian, or, Why Teaching 100 One Shot Sessions in September is Not (Necessarily) a Good Thing - R. Palmer

Friday 1:30 - 2:35 PM Sessions

Beyond Transcripts: Accessible Video Tutorials - Danielle Skaggs

Rubber Chickens and Wild West Shootouts: Exploring Creative Activities Designed to Engage Students in Library Instruction - P. Roche & R. Christensen

Exploring the Unmapped IL Terrain: Planning Transitions and Programming For Future Reference, Outreach, and Instructional Services - L. Lampert, S. Eng-Ziskin, & C. Martin

Navigating the One-Shot Instruction Session: Using Assessment to Drive Instruction - Elisa Slater Acosta

What Did Your Library Instruction Yield? Using Student Learning Outcomes to Harvest Assessment Data - Andrea G. Stanfield

Everybody's Surfin' Now: Teaching and Learning with Mobile Technology - R. Canuel, C. Crichton, & M. Savova

Friday 3:00 - 4:05 PM Sessions

Throwing Them in the Deep End: A Constructivist Approach to Web Evaluation - Candice Benjes-Small

Sandcastles to the Sky: Building Community Through Outreach - Lia Friedman & Gayatri Singh Also, Flickr set from presentation here.

Navigating the Information-Scape: Do Information Visualization Activities Impact Student Search Behavior? - M. Browne & M. Conner

Getting to the Nougaty Center: Clarifying Priorities and Planning Instruction with Understanding by Design - Steven Hoover

Collaborative Peer Conversation: Cultivating Intention and Reflection to Improve Teaching - Dale Vidmar