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Creating resources to help users navigate the AI landscape
Academic libraries are on the front lines of conversations about the impact of artificial intelligence on student researched writing. Teaching and learning librarians may feel pressured to take a...
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Curiosity Shelf – Leadership
Cover Images for Compassionate Leadership, A Leadership Guide for Women in Higher Education, and Trust Yourself. A few new leadership titles have captured my curiosity and are timely to the malaise of...
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Reflections on the Great Work From Home Experiment
the great work from home experiment #WFH It’s officially one year since the great work from home experiment began. Of course when we began the experiment we didn’t know how long it would be so we did...
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Managing the unexpected: personal reflections on leadership during times of...
During my first stint in middle management, I quickly learned that managers should expect change. That, in fact, a large part of the job is anticipating and planning for change. In academic libraries,...
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Curiosity Shelf – Library Data & Assessment
Assessment is an essential part of my work and has been for quite a long time. In fact, I think all jobs include some form of assessment whether it is clearly stated in the position description or not....
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2019 Summer Instruction Camp
Our theme this year was Inclusive Teaching Practices. Our guest speaker this year was Dr. Jennifer Maney from Marquette University Center for Teaching and Learning. Dr. Maney led our first day...
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Curiosity Shelf – Conference Edition
One thing I consistently take away from conference season is a fresh batch of professional reading. When I get back to my office after a conference I scan my notes looking for all the circled Bs, which...
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Performing Research Instruction in First Year Writing Courses
For the past few years, I have been partnering with Shevaun Watson, First Year Writing Program Director, on integrating information literacy in the two courses that make up our first year writing...
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Leading Change in Times of Change
According to ALA’s State of America’s Libraries 2018 report “in the past five years, more than 58% of all academic libraries have changed their reference staffing models, with the most popular change...
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Curiosity Shelf – November 2018
There are many reasons why I loathe the dreaded small talk question, “So, what do you do?” A question I usually pose instead is, “Have you read anything good lately?” Or, “What are your reading now?”...
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Make the most of your personal assessment test results
I have taken many talent and personality tests over the years. Some are useful for helping me know myself better, or understanding how to better interact with others. Sometimes the results hit the mark...
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2018 Summer Instruction Camp
It was wonderful to partner again with Marquette University on Summer Instruction Camp. New colleagues at UWM at Waukesha also joined us making the 2018 Summer Instruction Camp the most well-attended...
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Why a Librarian?
This year I was recognized by my institution for 10 years of service. 10 years. When I graduated college I never thought I would celebrate more than 5 years at any one place of employment. In our age...
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2017 Summer Instruction Camp
For 2017 Summer Instruction Camp we teamed up with staff from Raynor Memorial Libraries at Marquette University to expand the reach of our unique professional development experience and provide campers...
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Is Library Instruction Worth the Investment?
This post and poster have been co-authored by my former colleague Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon. WAAL 2017 Best Poster Content, Professional Category Our university like most universities are...
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Authority and Credibility in the age of ‘alternative facts’: professional...
“A new study from Stanford University* asked more than 7,800 students to evaluate online articles and news sources. And the results, says lead author Sam Wineburg, are bleak. Large portions of the...
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Information Literacy in Theological Education
I present here my keynote presentation and workshop from the Fall 2016 Chicago Area Theological Library Association. I thoroughly enjoyed preparing and speaking at this event as it gave me the...
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2016 Summer Instruction Camp Day 3
Our task for the final day of camp was to create learning assessments aligned with higher order information literacy. Campers were encouraged to work with one of their usual classes or to build upon...
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2016 Summer Instruction Camp Day 2
Evaluation of Learning Assessments – Gamified! Building on day 1 of camp, we began our session with a brief self-assessment: What are three signs of a good assessment? Here are some of the individual...
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2016 Summer Instruction Camp Day 1
The theme this year is Authentic Assessment. We chose this theme because it has come up more than once in camp feedback and it aligns with our program goals. The Framework for Information Literacy for...
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