2011 Professional Development Call for Proposals

Share your knowledge with a national audience!  ACRL invites proposal submissions for half-day or full-day preconferences to be held prior to the 2011 ALA Annual Conference.  Submissions will be accepted through April 9, 2010.

FORMAT
Preconferences should allow participants to develop skills related to a specific topic and should focus on interactive learning using a variety of presentation styles.  Programs that offer practical tips and cutting-edge techniques are especially encouraged.  Proposals should explicitly outline activities that will be incorporated during the session to enable attendees to achieve the session’s learning outcomes.  Preconferences can either be half-day or full-day sessions. 

PRESENTATION DATE AND LOCATION
Friday, June 24, 2011, at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL
Proposals must be submitted via the online appliation form.

Please prepare the following before you begin your online proposal.  (You may cut and paste directly into the online form.) Proposals must include the following: 

• Complete contact information for all speakers.  Please note that the person submitting a group proposal will be considered the Program Organizer and the main contact for the presentation. 
• Presentation title.
• Presentation description.  The description should be approximately 500 words, should outline the main points of the program, its relevance to attendees, and how you would incorporate at least one active learning exercise in your session.
• Short presentation description.  This description should be approximately 100 words.  If your proposal is accepted, this description will be used in promotional materials.
• At least three learning outcomes and how they will be achieved.
• Example: Participants will define potential of hiring traits in order to streamline hiring practices at their institutions.
• Example: Participants will learn how to critically evaluate various technologies in order to select the right one for use in enhancing library services.
• Example: Participants will increase knowledge of classroom assessment tools in order to select appropriate strategies to improve teaching and learning.
• Indicate whether you have offered this program before for ACRL.

DEADLINE
The deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m. PT, Friday, April 9, 2010.

SELECTION CRITERIA
Proposals will be evaluated by the ACRL Professional Development Coordinating Committee for clarity, originality, and timeliness.  Special attention will be given to proposals that incorporate one or more of these characteristics:

• Generates ideas or report research that contribute to ongoing discussion about the future of academic and research libraries
• Demonstrates innovative thinking and/or new perspectives
• Contributes ideas for positioning academic and research librarians to be leaders both on and off campus
• Presents strategies for effectively implementing new ideas and technology
• Incorporates at least one active learning exercise
• Explicitly includes specific activities that will meet the learning style preferences of a variety of learners
• Demonstrates how learning outcomes would be achieved

NOTIFICATIONS
Notifications will be issued in June 2010.

Questions?  Contact Margot Conahan at mconahan@ala.org; 312-280-2522.