Dis-Connected
I have taught a lot of synchronous IL instruction since we went remote a year ago. I did my first ones— a marathon morning of three speech classes in a row—on March 24, 2020 and since then, have taught another 55 session. Fewer sessions than what I would have done in person, but enough that […]
LILAC Instruction Chat 2/23/21
On this installment of the LILAC Instruction Chat, we heard from Emma Antobam-Ntekudzi, on her experience conducting instruction for a Nursing 100 (Gerontology) class. The class was tasked with finding evidence based practice research with very specific criteria (authored by a nurse, published in a nursing journal, published within the last 7 years, etc.). The […]
Critical Pedagogy Symposium – CFP deadline March 8
CRITICAL PEDAGOGY SYMPOSIUM: Call for Proposals [mnylc.org] May 17-19, 2021 CFP Deadline: March 8, 2021 More info: https://mnylc.org/cps/ A “working symposium” intends to give professionals within the library and information field, with or without the MLS, including students, the space to learn, collaborate, and engage with critical pedagogies. Our working definition of critical pedagogy includes: teaching and learning in the library that interrogates […]
LILAC in 2020 / Welcoming 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic would forever change the way librarians live, socialize, work and teach. Prior to March 16, 2020, I remember a life that was made up of commuter traffic, in-person meetings, and face-to-face time with students and teaching faculty. Soon an emerging virus would became deadly and very quickly the stay-at-home orders were initiated. […]
Spring Training Reports – Final Installment
Here are the last reports from the 2019 LILAC Spring Training. Looking forward to a great new school year with everyone! Culturally Responsive Teaching through the Intersectionality of Collection Development and Information Literacy Presented by Madeline Ruggiero, Queensborough Community College Blog post by Linda Miles (Hostos Community College) Madeline Ruggiero discussed the rationale and strategies […]
Spring Training reports – part III
Today we present the third installment of reports from the 2019 LILAC Spring Training. MoneyBoss Workshops – Financial Literacy for Community College Students Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration Presented by M. Anne O’Reilly (LaGuardia Community College) Blog post by Susan Wengler (Queensborough Community College) Building credit. Managing student debt. Preventing identity theft. These are just a few […]
Spring Training reports – part II
Today we share the second installment of reports on the 2019 LILAC Spring Training sessions. Wikipedia Redux: Using Wikipedia in One-Shots and Credit Courses Presented by Monica Berger (City Tech) Blog post by Julie Turley (Kingsborough Community College) Professor Berger’s presentation was an opportunity to ask the audience how they have used Wikipedia in an […]
Info Lit without Librarians?
A few years ago, while attending ACRL’s Immersion Program, an instructor held up an Ease-Impact matrix, a visual tool we could use to prioritize our IL program’s efforts. As this drawing illustrates, effort is measured against impact: In our class discussion, we decided, for example, one-shot sessions would fit in the lower-right quadrant of the […]
Spring Training reports – part I
After a rich experience at the 2019 LILAC Spring Training on 7, LILAC committee members and attendees are reporting back on the sessions they experienced that day. Today we share the first installment of those reports. Using Instructional Scaffolding to Teach Scholarly and Popular Sources Presented by Mark Aaron Polger (College of Staten Island) Blog […]
RSVP for 2019 LILAC Spring Training
Add to Your Methodology Toolkit: From Reflective to Participative Action Friday, June 7th, 2019 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CUNY Central | 205 East 42nd Street | Room 818/819 RSVP by June 1st. Registration is required. Security needs all visitors names for entry into building. Program Session 1 (1:10-1:55pm) Mindful Movement and Breath Work for Everybody & Every […]
