Illuminating New Instruction Research:
Applying Research to Practice
Sunday, July 12, 2009 3:30-5:30 p.m.
The IS Conference Program Planning Committee has planned a dynamic and innovative program for the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Not your average conference program, this session promises to engage, inspire, and even entertain you.
Purpose:
- To provide a forum to spotlight and discuss recent instruction-related research.
- To show how instruction-related research can be applied to various instructional practices, including, for example, classroom teaching, instructional design, and programmatic planning.
Overview:
This program will shed light on the thinking processes central to the development of an evidence- or research-based instructional practice. Panelists will use recent instruction-related research as the basis for an interactive discussion. Panelists will summarize the findings of 2-3 studies and collaborate with each other and the audience to apply those findings to an instructional scenario. Using "think-aloud" strategies, the panelists will highlight how they identify key elements from research to improve instructional practice.
Highlighted Research:
Program Handout with Detailed Abstracts
Catherine Haras, Edward M. Lopez, and Kristine Ferry. "(Generation 1.5) Latino Students and the Library: A Case Study." The Journal of Academic Librarianship 34, no. 5 (2008): 425-33. DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2008.06.004. Fulltext available with subscription.
Mandy Lupton. “Evidence, Argument, and Social Responsibility: First-Year Students’ Experience of Information Literacy when Researching an Essay.” Higher Education Research & Development 27, no. 4 (2008): 399-414. DOI: 10.1080/07294360802406858. Fulltext available with subscription.
Margy MacMillan. "Watching Learning Happen: Results of a Longitudinal Study of Journalism Students." The Journal of Academic Librarianship 35, no. 2 (2009): 132-42. DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2009.01.002. Fulltext available with subscription.
Speakers:
Randy Hensley, Head of Instruction, Newman Library, Baruch College, City University of New York
Heidi Julien, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton
Michelle Morton, Librarian, Cañada College
Moderator: Merinda McLure, Applied Human Sciences Librarian & Assistant Professor, Colorado State University
The program will be preceded by a brief ceremony celebrating 2009 recipients of the
Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award, the Innovation Award and the Ilene F. Rockman Publication of the Year Award. This year, we will also award a Special Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation.
This program is co-sponsored by the ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Section.
Questions and comments may be sent to Wendy Holliday, 2009 Conference Program Planning Committee Chair
ACRL Instruction Section
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